Olives, on the face of it, are an unlikely plant for humans to have cultivated. Fresh olives from the tree are disgustingly astringent, and aren’t...
Archive for category: vegie boxes
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 13th August
Cabbage is an ancient brassica, believed to have been first cultivated around 3000 years ago, although it’s likely that earlier forms didn’t have the tight,...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 6th August
The vegetables we know and love today are the result of thousands of years of careful cultivation. This can be done either by planting only...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 30th July
Winter root veg are delicious, and parsnips are no exception! We had been sourcing parsnips from Sassafras Farm, but when Sandra sold this business a...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 23rd July
There is no clear definition of a vegetable, but what we call vegetables are generally one of a few parts of a plant: fruit or...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 16th July
Root vegetables are a staple for Tasmanian winter produce, and this week’s boxes feature lots of them – carrots, beetroot, swede and Kennebec potatoes from...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 9th July
The genus Allium includes hundreds of species of plants, and can tend to be taken for granted until you need to try to make food...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 2nd July
This week $30 and $40 boxes include sage, grown by Hills Hydroponics near Devonport, who started out growing seedlings for farming and forestry, but when...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 24th June
This week we welcome back York Town Organics after a short winter break. Clare and Bruce’s carefully tended and certified organic greens go well beyond...
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Backyard Bounty all-Tasmanian Vegie box: 18th June
Brussels sprouts prefer a temperature range of 15-18 degrees Celsius, and not only aren’t damaged by frost but are generally improved by it (in flavour...