I just posted about the wonderful Kapok tree (Cochlospermum fraserii) which is in flower now. When I heard it was edible I put it in a pretty basic salad on a fishing trip. Since then I tried it in a very local salad using Snake beans grown in Humpty Doo (steamed and cooled), just hard…
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The Food of Love
What better way to celebrate love than with food; whether it is a romantic meal or a wedding, a family meal or a special feast, food brings people together and is cooked with love! Food is such a central part of every culture, and there are traditions, even if it is a family favourite or…
Toad legs- the new delicacy in feral food?
In the past the GULP team have discussed the various contents of the cook book that will emerge from this wonderful community based local food project. We would like to set the book out to be produce focused and look at the ingredients that we grow, then from this the recipes are written, and include…
A change of Season
Change is here, the full moon has just passed and today is equinox- the sun has passed the equator and is heading towards us, to pass over us at 90 degrees in a couple of months and then to our South. Well we have all felt this, over the last couple of weeks it has…
A Taste of The Tiwi- part two
The Tiwi islands really are a beautiful place and our time with the rangers was fantastic. Amongst other projects we also visited another farm near Milakarpati, this community has a barge less often and so fresh food is not as regularly received The farm is owned by Tiwi enterprises and supplies food to the shop at…
A Taste of Tiwi
The Tiwi islands are just 80 km north of Darwin and in many ways a world away. The islands consist of 2 islands- Bathurst (smaller) and Melville (larger) and have and always will be owned and governed by the Tiwi people, the land is split into 8 areas that are run by 8 family groups….
Bread Fruit and The Pitcairn story
Bread fruit is an amazing fruit, with an amazing story! In preparation for our local food week, I have been on the look out for great ingredients in place of rice, pastas and stuff like that. I saw heaps of bread fruit at Rapid Creek Markets on Sunday and was reminded of this great story and some…
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