The natural lawnmower
The fun way to take care of weeds Anyone who has visited the farm will know that the market garden, where our veggies come from, only takes up about one [...]
Greek Dolmades
Greek dolmades with mulberry leaves – makes 8 Ingredients 450g mulberry leaves (roughly 8 large leaves) If you have small leaves, try overlapping them for the rolls 370g long grain [...]
Mulberry madness
Mulberry Madness At the farm, the ripening of the mulberries has become a signifier that spring is in full swing. There is one particular tree that has been there since [...]
Mushroom and Leek soup
30-minute Mushroom Leek Soup Recipe – Serves 6 Ingredients 5 tablespoons butter 8 oz mushrooms sliced 3 medium leeks sliced & washed 2 carrots peeled & grated 1 stick celery chopped 6 cups chicken broth 5 medium potatoes peeled & cubed salt & pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme [...]
Lebanese Malfouf recipe
Lebanese stuffed cabbage rolls “Malfouf” Ingredients Non- Stuffing: 1 small green cabbage (pick one with tender leaves) 1 tbsp salt water- for blanching cabbage leaves 2 garlic cloves, halved or [...]
Spicy pickled celery
Spicy pickled celery sticks – makes 1 jar Ingredients 2 C white vinegar 1/3 C sugar 1 Tbsp salt 3 garlic cloves smashed 1 Tbsp mustard seeds 1 tsp red chili flakes 1 Tbsp black peppercorns 8 celery stalks peeled and cut into pieces Method Bring [...]
Rolling out
Rolling out the Green Carpet The past few months have been a wild ride for everyone the world over, and it’s been no different here at Green Connect farm. But [...]
Breakfast Hash
Breakfast hash with veg – serves 6 Ingredients 2 tablespoons of olive oil 450gram can of chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry of moisture 4 cups of potatoes, chopped 1 [...]
Beetroot Pancakes
Kid Friendly Beetroot pancake Ingredients 1 cup of all-purpose flour ¾ cup of whole-wheat flour 1 tablespoon of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of baking powder ¾ cup of beet puree [...]
flowering in springtime
Spring Flowering There comes a time every spring when we get a sudden change from cool weather to heat waves, and all the vegetables that were planted and grown in [...]
Green Connect News October 2020
Hi, It seems like the world has been a very serious place for the last few months. Worrying about the future and the people around us, watching news events unfold, [...]
Getting to know Shay Reh
Trekking through the market garden of the Green Connect farm, we approach Shay Reh as he gracefully harvests leafy greens using only a kitchen knife. He welcomes us with a kind smile but explains [...]
5 ideas for cooking with veg
5 ideas for Vegbox cooking I have been getting the Green Connect veg box for almost three years and with two young kids and limited time, I’ve developed some “go [...]
A Better TOM-orrow
Content Warning: Domestic abuse, suicide mention ~ Despite his quiet nature and shy smile, anyone who spends more than 5 minutes with Tom will discover an extraordinarily bright young [...]
Evolving our veg box service
Veg Box Evolution The past few months have been a wild ride for everyone the world over, and at Green Connect it has been an absolute rollercoaster. The implications of [...]
The Apiacia family
A Family affair The modern food system is designed in a way that relies on the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. So, when trying to grow things [...]
Spring at the farm
Spring is in the air Su Meh, Pleh Meh and Kaw Meh arrived at the farm last Sunday morning to find one of our miniature goats giving birth to triplets. [...]
Eh Moo – A True Blue
Upon meeting Eh Moo for the first time, his smile is bright and inviting. His warm personality immediately creates an amicable vibe between us. We settle on a bench [...]
Green Connect News September 2020
In the two months since my last update, a lot has changed at Green Connect including staff coming and going, our new op shop opening, our office moving and lots [...]
How the 12 Principles of Permaculture can transform your garden (and our world)
If you’ve heard about permaculture and are wondering what it's all about, then this is your brief introduction! At Green Connect's urban farm, we grow food and raise livestock [...]
Alyssamay’s Day in the Sun
Alyssamay, 19 years old, has been working at the Green Connect farm for six months on a contract through the Green Connect Youth Employment Program. As she shows me around [...]
A Veg Box Spring
A Green Connect veg box spring In the spring of 2014, we launched our veggie box product. And we were stoked to get ten customers who were willing to throw [...]
Sharing skills
Sharing skills We sometimes find at Green Connect that it’s difficult to communicate what we do, because we do so much. People find it easy to get their head around [...]
Young people at Green Connect
Young people at Green Connect Here at Green Connect we are proud to offer youth employment opportunities and with International youth day passing us by last week, we’d like to [...]
Daikon is our winter hero
Our winter hero The winter of 2014 was the first cool season we spent at the farm. We had a steep learning curve about how difficult growing can be when [...]