1.444 kgs of unadulterated freshly skinned Melbourne-grown Taro 'Pacific'. This is what fuelled Polynesian people eastwards across the Pacific as 'Vikings of the Sunrise' along with Yams and Sweet Potatoes (yes, I watched SBS last night on Easter Island!) #taro #carbs #perennialvegetables #colocasiaesculenta #polynesian #staplefood #novelcrops #urbanagriculture #corms

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I walked into Burnley's landscape shed to get a wheelbarrow and found a large scale model river! It's being used to model sediment flows by engineering student Priyaga from Sri Lanka, amazing! #burnleyfieldstation #streamflow #sciencemodel #sediments #unexpected #scienceexperiment

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Gnarly tubers of American Ground Nut, a climbing legume of eastern USA, the small ones growing like beads on a string. They're mildly sweet and high in protein and carbohydrates #apiosamericana #hopniss #wildfoods #nativeamericanfood #perennialvegetables #novelcrops #urbanagriculture

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A Townsville suburban garden #kitschland #shitgardens #wayoverthetop #kindofloveit #kitschlandscapes #troppo

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A Townsville suburban garden #kitschland #shitgardens #wayoverthetop #kindofloveit #kitschlandscapes #troppo

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Magnetic Island - boulders, bays, beaches and buses that turn up on time #publictransportrocks #magneticisland #radicalbay #graniteboulders #tropicalbeach

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Sleepy Koalas on the track to the old WWII Forts on Magnetic Island #koalas #magneticisland #marsupial #babykoala #soporific #asleepinatree

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Plover makes the most of anthropogenic impact at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island #randombird #noisyplovers #birdsdrinking #nellybay #magneticisland

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Hoop Pines grow everywhere on Magnetic Island - a literal littoral conifer woodland #araucaria #araucariacunninghamii #gondwanarainforest #magneticisland #australianplants #tropicalaustralia

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See you soon Magnetic Island. And thanks Townsville for getting me back in shorts #Townsville #magneticisland #holidaypalms #wearingshorts #seeyawinter #tropicalaustralia #streetart

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Done with chokos! #chayote #sechiumedule #chokos #winterharvest #toomuch #istilllovethem #perennialvegetables

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Rare Ulmus sneakeroides at Edinburgh Gardens #ulmus #edinburghgardens #northfitzroy #deciduoustrees #markingterritory #parkmanagement

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