Regenerative ancient agriculture: the chimpanas of Xochimilcho, Mexico City
Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325 AD and was built on a vast lake and a series of wetlands. This ancient culture created an...
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Soil Searching Diaries
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Roo's garden greens and feta pie
With so many edible greens growing in the garden this pie is different every time it gets made, depending on what's available. A...
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Queensland Arrowroot - a potato substitute and much more
Originating in South America it is often commonly called Queensland Arrowroot because it was once grown in commercial qualities in...
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Sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are well know for the delicious and healthy tuber but their stems and leaves are also a nutritious and tasty green...
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Garlic chives and society garlic- delicious and attractive
Easy to grow, tasty and healthy these flat leaved chives keep giving. Garlic chives and society garlic are very similar in appearance -...
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Makrut (aka kaffir lime leaf)
Providing a distinctive South-East Asian flavour to cooking, Makrut trees are an important feature in a sub-tropical garden. The leaves...
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Choko - an international favourite
Chokos have a bad reputation in Australia. People remember them from their childhood being served up boiled to within an inch of their...
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A tea garden
Teas can be made from leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, stem or seeds. Whether they are iced or hot, relaxing, refreshing or medical they...
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Edible flowers - garnishes and decoration
Flowers can be used to decorate cakes, pancakes, drinks, breads and almost anything. Although it generally makes sense to match flavours...
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Edible flowers through the rainbow
Grow your own flowers to add to salads, cakes, teas or simply as a garnish for colour and beauty. Commercially grown flowers are usually...
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Ceylon Spinach
Ceylon or Malabar Spinach, Basella rubra or alba, is much easier to grow than English Spinach in warmer climates. It grows as a vine and...
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Curry leaf tree
The curry leaf tree, murraya koenigii, also known as kadi patta, is part of the citrus family and very commonly used in Indian and Sri...
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Amaranth - super food
Amaranth is an annual plant originating from Central and South America and is heat and drought resistant making it very easy to grow. The...
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Nasturtium - spicy and beautiful
Nasturtium is an easy to grow flowering ground cover. Both its leaves and flowers make a spicy addition to salads, used as a garnish,...
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Pigeon Pea - dried and green peas
Pigeon Pea, or cajanus cajan, also known as arhar dal or split toor (tuvar) dal and Congo Pea, grows in Africa, Asia and Latin America....
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Sub-tropical garden curry
This curry contains the flavours of a South East Asian curry and is very versatile as any vegetables or meats can be used depending what...
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Cassava - versatile potato substitute
The root of the cassava (manihot esculenta), also known as manioc, mandioca or yuca, can be used as a year round potato substitute for...
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