Article and illustrations: Marjatta Asa (COGS Quarterly – Winter 1994) From a talk given by Marjatta at the February (1994) meeting. Swedes aren’t turnips, or are they? Yes, swedes are …
Brassica Crop Notes Growing Guides Recipe Turnip SwedeSwedes (with recipes)
Blog RecipeRoast pumpkin and chickpea salad
Article: Neil Williams (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2022) Looking for something to make with all those pumpkins? Why not try this tasty salad — perfect as main meal or as …
Blog Featured RecipeArtichoke Tea
Article and Photos: Dr Van Kien Nguyen (Canberra Organic – Summer 2021) My family has enjoyed artichoke tea for years. Each year we would buy artichoke tea from Dat Lat …
Blog RecipeMy Tomato Morning
Article: Betty Cornhill (Canberra Organic – Winter 2001) All the working spaces in my kitchen were covered with tomatoes, and Gary at Northside garden had fired me with enthusiasm to …
Blog Recipe SummerBroccoli and Stilton Soup
Article and Photos: Rebecca & Jeremy – Mitchell Garden (Canberra Organic – Summer 2018) Broccoli and Stilton soup 1 onion (diced)2 potatoes, large (diced)1 ltr chicken stock (or vegetable stock …
Blog Crop Notes RecipeGlobe Artichokes
Globe artichokes (Cynara scolymus L.) Article and Photos: Ange McNeilly (Canberra Organic – Winter 2019) I love to grow globe artichokes for their majestic sculptural form, large grey serrated leaves …
Featured RecipeBrainy gardeners
Article: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) All gardeners know that gardening is good for your soul as well as your body; but did you know that gardening is …
Blog RecipeHolder’s Mr Fix-It
Article and Photos: Margaret Stapper (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) Conrad, you have gardened at Holder Garden for a long time. Can you give us a potted history of Holder …
Blog RecipeOverrun by pumpkins?
Article: Michele Barson (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2021) Will you have a bumper pumpkin harvest this autumn? Not sure what to do with them? Here are a couple of recipes …
Blog Crop Notes RecipeMaking the most of the zucchini glut
Zucchini Cake Story and photos: Janet Popovic (Canberra Organic – Autumn 2019) Janet Popovic shared her well-loved recipe for zucchini cake “as the extremely hot weather has boosted the harvest …