On December 3rd we managed to squeeze one last afternoon swap in before the silly season set in. Set under a marquee in the beautifully planned garden of a Permaculture Sydney North member, attendees sipped refreshing homemade cordial (made using garden ingredients), tips and recipes were exchanged, and the owner conducted a tour. The garden buzzed with blue banded bees, new figs were spotted, hot rasperries were eaten straight from the bush and all marveled at the beautiful pomegranates on their way.
A “controlled raid of the garden’ also took place during the tour where cuttings of plants were shared. There was a particularly diverse range of produce, plants and goods at this swap with some listed below.
Kombucha
Homemade Air freshener
Cotton plants
Loofah
Fruit salad plant
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Blue flowered lettuce seeds
Honey cake
Fruit salad water
Shallot seed heads
Beeswax
Honey
Vine leaves
Verjuice grapes
Okra
Edible flowers
Worm juice
Borage
Beetroot relish
Aloe Vera
Homemade Ollas
Jam melon plants and fruit
Pine needles
Closed loop compost Bourke st bakery
Water chestnuts
Oregano plant
Cucumbers
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