• The Cape Community Farm – a video

    The Cape Community Farm — part of a sustainable housing estate in Victoria...

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  • Okra

    Okra

    An annual in cooler regions and perennial in the tropics Okra will grow to 2m in height with few leaves that are 10-20cm long with 5-7 lobes on each leaf.

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  • native ginger

    Native ginger

    The berries are known to activate the salivary glands so we're used to keep the mouth moist when bushwalking by aboriginal people. The white pulp inside the berry is the edible part that has a tangy, fruit salad-like taste.

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  • madrono

    Madrono

    The edible fruit has the most wonderful taste similar to mangosteen and can be used to make jams and preserves.

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  • Luffa

    Loofah

    A vigorous annual fruiting vine with vines growing up to 5m long. They look very similar to a cucumber vine with maple leaf shaped leaves and small bright yellow male and female flowers.

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  • Long Net Stinkhorn

    A very unusual-looking fungus, the veiled stinkhorn grows up to 25cm high with a slimy, conical-shaped cap approx. 50mm x 40mm, which varies in colour from white to brown to rusty orange.

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  • Lemongrass

    Lemongrass is a small clumping grass grows to a maximum 1m high with thicker white stems producing bright green leaves with a slightly razor like edge.

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  • Kang Kong

    A semiaquatic tropical perennial that produces edible leaves and tips year-round.

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  • Hummingbird Tree

    The Hummingbird Tree is a softwood that grows to a height of between 3 and 10m.

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  • Cassava

    A perennial plant that grows to 2m it is best grown as an annual for its crop of long and tapered starchy roots.

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