Spring in the plant world is a busy time of growth and reproduction, as plants take advantage of the warming temperatures and longer daylight hours....
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 7th October
This week’s medium and large boxes include a bunch of spring thyme, grown by Anita and Russel at Tasmanian Kitchen Pantry. Tasmanian Kitchen Pantry is...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 30th September
As always, spring in Tasmania really starts in October. Quick turnaround crops like radish and spring onion thrive in spring, but lots of crops tend...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 21st September
This week’s parsnips from So Sweet Tasmania are “second” grade. Fruit and vegetables can be manipulated to varying extents, using selective breeding and pest and...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 16th September
This week we welcome back York Town Organics after a week off to facilitate a regular visit from NASAA – no, not the space agency,...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 9th September
This week’s boxes include the first cherry tomatoes of the season from the Brandsema family at Turners Beach. Both Cracknell Tomatoes and J&A Brandsema grow...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 2nd September
Autumn is a time of abundance, but spring is a time of transition, often referred to as the hunger gap. As we move into September,...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 26th August
All boxes this week include chive bunches from Hills Hydroponics, which whilst generally being regarded as a herb in culinary terms, are actually a member...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 19th August
This week’s large box feature some true backyard bounty – lemons I picked from our handful of lemon trees (although admittedly they’re actually at the...
Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 12th August
This week’s box Jerusalem artichokes from Down the Road Farm, a small eco friendly farm run by Cabe in Lapoinya, near Wynyard. Jerusalem artichokes behave...