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| Seedsavers on the upper path in the Fernmount Food Forest |
A heavy but short southerly change and shower dropped the temperature from the 40 plus temperatures we had been sheltering from most of the day and made the
The Cherimoya and Rollinia (flowering) were of interest as were the flowering and fruiting Carambolas. (Try Sweet and Spicy Carambola Chips)
We gathered for a quick stroll through the food forest then enjoyed a presentation on edible perennials - some surprises there. A Longevity Spinach (Gynura procumbens) cousin of the Okinawan spinach flourishes in the Bellingen climate.
Then we shared a supper till late. Elaine's herbal punch (lemon myrtle and lemon verbena tea base) was popular.
Noticed on the sharing table: tamarillos, Giant Russian garlic, eggplant seedlings, seeds of mustard, celery, bunching shallot and cuttings of Okinawa and Surinam spinach.
Fernmount Food Forest
garden walk much more pleasant.The Cherimoya and Rollinia (flowering) were of interest as were the flowering and fruiting Carambolas. (Try Sweet and Spicy Carambola Chips)
We gathered for a quick stroll through the food forest then enjoyed a presentation on edible perennials - some surprises there. A Longevity Spinach (Gynura procumbens) cousin of the Okinawan spinach flourishes in the Bellingen climate.
Then we shared a supper till late. Elaine's herbal punch (lemon myrtle and lemon verbena tea base) was popular.
Noticed on the sharing table: tamarillos, Giant Russian garlic, eggplant seedlings, seeds of mustard, celery, bunching shallot and cuttings of Okinawa and Surinam spinach.
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| Tamarillo |
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| Tamarillo cake (substituting tamarillos for plums in a recipe) |
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| Perennial hot capsicum |
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| Okinawa spinach |
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| Curry Leaf bush |
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| Unripe mangoes, yummy with sugar, salt and maybe a touch of chili. |
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| Gramma Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) does well in this humid climate |
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| Our first soursop fruit. Apparently the leaves are also steeped to make a herbal tea. |
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| Jaboticaba |
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| New Guinea Bean Gourd thrives in the wet weather. |
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| Acerola |
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| Carambola. Some say the leaves are edible as well. |
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| Phyllanthus distichus Star Gooseberry |
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| Golden Lyre Grevillia |
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| Black Grumichama |
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| Beneath the Mexican Weeping Bamboo arch |
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| Presentation on Edible Perennials |
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| A shared dinner |
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| Rae's coconut cake |
I'm not familiar with most of these plants and foods, but I love the pictures. I live in the southern United States, and love my home gardening.
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