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25.01.2022 Fresh, spicy, crunchy and sweet! Torres Strait Islander chef, Nornie Bero talks Indigenous plants with Costa in her cafe kitchen at Mabu Mabu.

21.01.2022 BILL MOLLISON : (IN *PERMACULTURE*) "First, We must learn to Grow, Build, and Manage Natural Systems for Human and Earth Needs" ....

19.01.2022 I'm originally from Sri Lanka and we eat a fair amount of of green leaves. And also the skin of some vegetables are edible delicacies. So here is a list I made ...of green leaves and vegetable skins that I thought many do not know that they are edible. There are more, but only these coming into my mind atm. Usually these leaves have to be young and the young stems are also mixed with them. Young leaves and stems of following plants Bottle gourd leaves Choko leaves Pumpkin leaves Blackberry nightshade leaves Hot chilli leaves (stir fry) Passionfruit leaves (2nd method only) Sweet potato leaves Sweet pea leaves (usually stir fry method) Cassava leaves (different method cooking, not the ways mentioned below) Both young and mature leaves Beetroot leaves Moringa leaves (leaves only, no stem) Amaranth leaves Mustard leaves Raddish leaves Kangkung leaves (water spinach) Mukunuwenna/ Joyweed in Queensland (Alternanthera sessilis) I have heard this grows as an invasive weed in Queensland. People grow commercially in Sri Lanka . And please dont mistake this with Alligator weed. Alligator weed - one flower at the end of the stem. Mukunuwenna - many flowers along the stem) Fenugreek leaves Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower leaves Gotukola ( raw salad or stir fry. Salad - thinly slice gotukola, onion, optionally green chilli and tomato. Mix all with scraped coconut (or desicated softened sprinking some hot water), salt and some lemon/lime juice) Purslane Skin of the vegetable (if stir fried slice these thin) Skin of bottle gourd Skin of loofah Basically there are two methods that we prepare green leaves and the vegetable skins. 1. Stir fry with onion, garlic, chilli flakes, salt (you can add meat too) 2. (We call this method "Mellum"). Thinly slice the leaves/skin and onion, mix with a handful of scraped coconut(or desicated coconut softened by sprinkling some hot water) and a pinch of salt, on low heat cook about 6,7 minutes in a pan, no oil or anything (vegetable skins until soft) P.s. 1. We prepare red raddish and its leaves as salads. Chop both into tiny pieces, slice onion, green, chilli and tomato into same size, sprinkle salt and lime juice(or lemon) optionally add some crushed pepper. mix everything together. 2. Some leaves are made into soup/porridge. Ex:gotukola, mukunuwenna and curry leaves. ( blend the leaves with some water, strain the liquid, mix it with coconut milk, cup of cooked rice, salt. Cook in medium heat for about 20 minutes) Please google and you will find more recipes from different cultures. And I suggest you eat these in a small amount first time because we have been eating these for generations, but this is your first time. If you are used to make dhal curry, try adding bottle gourd leaves, spinach, fenugreek leaves, amaranth leaves, choko leaves, pumpkin leaves or purslane. Make sure you add them last minutes before you switch off the cooker)

17.01.2022 Feel like a cuppa with a difference? Jerry shows us how he grows and steeps turmeric, native lemongrass and Moroccan mint teas straight from his garden.

10.01.2022 Costa re-visits 'Melliodora', the world-famous permaculture demonstration property and chats to founders, David Holmgren and Su Dennet. He learns about how their property has changed over three decades.

06.01.2022 "It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might have less... money to earn because your food is all around you and you don’t have any energy costs. Giant amounts of money might be freed up in society so that we can provide for ourselves better... So it’s a revolution. But permaculture is anti-political. There is no room for politicians or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only ethics we obey are: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends." - #billmollison #permaculture #permaculturedesign #harvestwater #buildsoil #regrowforest #growfood #growyourown #sustainableagriculture #sustainableliving #regenerativeagriculture #permaculturewillfeedtheworld See more

04.01.2022 For all you chook lovers out there who've tried every costly automatic chook feeder (and have been disappointed) this one's for you. Thanks Gardening Australia... for having me back to share this goodness :-). **The only thing I'd add to this little video is we now use chook pellets as their feed. As the pellets are all the same the chooks can't select between grains (and leave their least favourite on the ground for potential birds/rodents).