Peppermint Ridge Farm Activities
Fresh Honey from Lemon Myrtle Blossoms
Autumn 2017 has brought our first harvest of lemon myrtle honey from our 3 hives. Many thanks to Meg Platte from the Bunyip Beekeeping Group for setting up and maintaining the hives for us. The honey does have a distinctive floral taste due to the large crop of lemon myrtle flowers that the bees have…
Read MoreMaking Flour from Lomandra longifolia (Spiny Headed Mat Rush)
Hi again! It was a busy summer here at Peppermint Ridge as we’ve moved from monthly events to fortnightly lunches on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month (come visit us)! Our native garden is flourishing and we love this time of year as the lemon myrtles are flowering, giving the bees a lovely nectar meal…
Read MoreCooking School Experience at Peppermint Ridge Farm
We love when our guests write about their experiences online! Rachel visited us recently for one of our bush food cooking classes and blogged about the visit at her website, Reduce Reuse Recycle. We’re delighted that Rachel had a great experience and we hope to see her again soon. View the post here: https://reducereuserecycle.me/2016/04/17/cooking-with-bush-foods-peppermint-ridge-farm/ (opens in…
Read MoreAutumn bush food cropping at Peppermint Ridge Farm
Autumn is my favourite time of year at the farm as the days are mild with light soaking rain and the weather very settled. The light seems different and the slanting afternoon light is wonderful viewed from the terrace. The bush food garden is looking its best and with all three layers now well grown…
Read MoreHaving your bush food garden and eating it too!
The bush food garden here at Peppermint Ridge Farm continues to thrive and we are enjoying watching all of the fruits fatten and the edible leaves glowing. The anise myrtle has a particular secret. If you eat the the new red leaves you will discover they taste like a soft sweet licorice lolly but without…
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