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Julie’s book is available now!

September 9, 2016 By prfwebsite

Australian Native Food Harvest

Australian Native Food Harvest: a guide for the passionate cook and gardener

Now Available

Find inspiration to create your own native food kitchen garden and experience the unique culinary flavours of Australia’s native food plants.

They taste great, have amazing health benefits, and grow beautifully in our backyards—so why aren’t we growing and consuming more native Australian edible plants?

Julie Weatherhead, an environmental scientist and ecologist from West Gippsland, Victoria, hopes to change that. In her newly released book, Australian Native Food Harvest: a guide for the passionate cook and gardener, she provides practical advice for growing, harvesting, and using Australian native plants in the garden and kitchen, whilst exploring Australia’s lost opportunities to fully appreciate the wealth of traditional knowledge in relation to the uses of its native plants.

Australian Native Food Harvest is inspired by Julie’s experiences in growing and using Australian native plants over twenty years at her farm in Victoria, Peppermint Ridge. These experiences have enabled her to identify the tastiest native food plants that will thrive in Australian climates. The book includes comprehensive and detailed information on 31 native food plants selected for sub-tropical, temperate and cool climate areas. Drawing on her education in permaculture and her own experience developing native food gardens, Julie also provides inspiration and useful tips to help you design your own attractive, sustainable native garden that can provide habitat for native wildlife, featuring plants that can survive without much maintenance and taste great in the kitchen.

Over 60 easy-to-follow recipes featuring native Australian flavours to use at home are included in the book as well. The recipes are a culmination of years of experimenting with the flavours and textures of the plants and demonstrate how easy it is to incorporate them into your diet everyday.

Australian Native Food Harvest: A Guide for the Passionate Cook and Gardener is now available online for $29.95 from peppermintridgefarm.com.au

Media Contact: Julie Weatherhead   (03) 5942 8580

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HIGHLIGHTING

  • Tour and Taste Event Saturday September 24 2022 $110.00 – $120.00 (incl. GST)
  • Native Pantry Cooking School Friday November 18 2022 $170.00 (incl. GST)
  • Bush Tucker Sourdough Bread Class Friday October 7 2022 $170.00 (incl. GST)

NEWS FROM THE FARM

  • We have been working with a number of schools and kindergartens to develop native bushfood gardens. We can assist with garden design and supply of bushfood plants suitable for educational settings. http://peppermintridgefarm.com.au/education
  • We have limited quantities of freshly picked finger limes available-200g and 500g. PURCHASE HERE!
  • The nursery now stocks a wide range of advanced native food plants including sexed mountain peppers, strawberry gum, lemon myrtle, finger lime and anise myrtle!
  • Peppermint Ridge Farm is proud to support the Kat Muscat Fellowship. The fellowship provides funding  support to a young writer or editor. https://expressmedia.org.au/programs/the-kat-muscat-fellowship/
  • Check out this article from Broadsheet https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/travel/article/bookmark-eight-lesser-known-wonders-gippsland

 

GIFT VOUCHERS

Our gift vouchers are a popular choice if you are looking for a different experience for a friend or loved one. The vouchers can be used for our regular tour and taste lunches, Native Pantry cooking classes, to purchase native food plants from the nursery, native food spices and teas or our book, Australian Native Food Harvest.

Contact us to arrange gift vouchers.

Australian Native Food Harvest by Julie Weatherhead
Australian Native Food Harvest: a guide for the passionate cook and gardener. Purchase online now!

PRESENTATIONS ON NATIVE BUSHFOODS

Our presentations to libraries and community groups provide an opportunity to learn more about Australia’s wonderful native food plants:

  • history of native food plants
  • plants that grow best in your garden
  • growing and propagating native food plants
  • culinary uses

We also attend a number of field days, garden expos and festivals across Victoria.

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Peppermint Ridge Farm acknowledges the Kulin Nation of peoples as the first inhabitants and the traditional custodians of this land where we live, learn and work.

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