Native Plants and Spices
Are Bush Foods Superfoods?
Australian bush foods show tremendous potential in many ways particularly in providing health benefits, so I think they could be superfoods. Testing at the CSIRO and comparing to Blueberry has revealed that plants such as Lemon Myrtle, Anise Myrtle and Mountain Pepper (these grow well in Victorian gardens) contain high levels of antioxidants, Vitamin E, Vitamin…
Read MoreLemon Myrtle Tea Infusion
Lemon Myrtle is a wonderful native spice. We make a delicious Lemon Myrtle Tea Infusion daily and really enjoy the benefits. Here are some quick tips on how to use this bush food: Lemon Myrtle Tea Infusion We make Lemon Myrtle tea everyday – it is very uplifting. All you have to do is to pick…
Read MoreFantastic Warrigal Greens
We have been growing Warrigal Greens at Peppermint Ridge for many years and we really enjoy its distinctive flavour. The plant scrambles over the ground and acts as a great ground cover to shade out weeds. If we get too many growing we feed the excess to our chickens and sheep – they love them. You…
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