Flower Monday - Jagera
Monday, July 28th, 2008
An Australian native tree named after the aboriginal Jagera tribe who lived in South Brisbane.
Posts Tagged ‘native’
Flower Monday - Wattle
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Warrigal Greens
Friday, June 20th, 2008
At this time of year, and given a bit of rain, the Warrigal Greens grow like weeds.
Before I knew much about permaculture I used to grow them and eat them as is; I’ve since found out they have a high oxalic acid content, and should actually be blanched before being used like spinach.
Candlenut
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008One week at the farm we were experimenting with candlenuts. They have a really high oil content, and like the name suggests used to be strung together and burned for light.
So one was strung on wire and lit; it burned for around five minutes, with a strong and not very smoky flame. A good two minutes longer, and with a cleaner flame, than the macadamia nut burned for comparison.
The Finger Lime
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Meet the Finger Lime, a fruit native to south east Queensland. It grows on a spiky bush and is also known as ‘vegetarian caviar’.
My favourite after-lunch snack to have while wandering around the farm.