Recipes

Red Sorrel

Posted January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Red Sorrel (Rumex sanguineus) is a must in any kitchen garden, this perennial herb has lovely bright lime green leaves […]

Thyme – Common

Posted January 13, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

A herb everyone should have in their garden is Common Thyme (Thyme vulgaris) and we are so glad it grows […]

Bergamot – Lemon Mint

Posted December 1, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Bergamot – Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) – This herb alluded us until recently, we thought it may be a mint […]

Anne’s Bell Peppers

Posted June 12, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

These plants were gifted to us by our neighbour Anne and we have since shared them with many friends and […]

Brahmi – Aquatic Herb

Posted May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

During the recent drought, we were very delighted to discover how well our aquatic floating pots grew. Brahmi (Bacopa monniera) […]

Nigella

Posted November 12, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

This is the second year we’ve grown Nigella (Black Cumin/Nigella sativa) in our garden in Sydney – they have the […]

Lemon – Balm

Posted November 5, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

At Permaculture Sydney West Seed Savers recently we were discussing the value of knowing the herbs in your garden and […]

Calendula

Posted August 13, 2019September 12, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

What an all purposeful flower to have in the garden! The calendula is both edible and medicinal. Commonly known as […]

Coffee Grounds

Posted July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

We have become a coffee nation and in Australia it is estimated 75000 tonnes of ground waste is produced annually, […]

Oregano

Posted September 4, 2018January 11, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

The Oregano in the herb garden is enjoying the dry weather and doing extremely well. This has inspired me to […]