Tree Dahlias are one of my favourite plants. This is the first time in eight years that I haven’t had my own so I had to go to Rushall community garden in North Fitzroy to get my May-time fix. There are clumps of them planted on the outside of the garden’s fence and they look fantastic on a super chilly late afternoon #treedahlia #dahliaimperialis #pinkflowers #lateautumnflowers #asteraceae #plantsofmexico #beesloveit #rushallcommunitygarden #railwayinfrastructure

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It’s broccoli harvest time here at Burnley and my Food Production students proudly take their crops with them everywhere, even at the library self-checkout #broccolihead #libraryselfcheck #keepitclose #takeiteverywhere #takemehomeandeatme #randomveggies #harvesttime

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It’s a climbing bean that produces a big turnip-shaped tuber that tastes like a Nashi pear - Jicama or Mexican Yam Bean. It’s become relatively popular in south east Asia because it stays crisp even when cooked, like a water chestnut #jicama #pachyrhizuserosus #sweettuber #plantsofmexico #novelcrops #beanflower #legumes #fabaceae #burnleyfieldstation

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The peanut harvest from the Burnley Field Station is now drying/curing in a polytunnel. The ones I’ve shelled already taste good. Now to investigate roasting them #peanutharvest #arachishypogaea #legumes #fabaceae #plantsofsouthamerica #ancientcrops #novelcrops #novelcropsproject #burnleyfieldstation #polytunnellife

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When Costa shows up with the Gardening Australia team where else to let him loose but the student veggie plots? #costageorgiadis #burnleyfieldstation #gardeningaustralia #staroftheshow #takethree #broccoliontheway

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Sharni Jansen from FareShare gave us such a great tour of their food production plots at Les Baguley’s former flower farm today. The quantity of vegetables going to the FareShare kitchens is seriously impressive, and blue pumpkins are a big part of that. We also did our annual pilgrimage to the Butler Market Garden where, once hair nets were donned, students were able to get up close and personal with Asian veggies #fareshare #urbanagriculture #marketgarden #growingfood #foodbowl #pumpkin #asianveggies #fieldtrip #excursion #studentswholisten #hairnetsarecool

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