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The Food Forest is a permaculture farm in Australia producing organically certified foods and teach
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Annemarie and Graham Brookman created the Food Forest permaculture farm and learning centre to show how home & land can be managed sustainably and profitably; creating skills, and better infrastructure & natural resources for the next generation. Attend their open days & short courses, buy their produce at the Adelaide Farmers market or order the amazing DVD of how they created The Food Forest

12/06/2026

WORLD’S BEST CELERY, world’s LEMONIEST lemon, world’s mildest LEMON, and that’s just the beginning! We have OUTSTANDING food for the Adelaide Farmers Market tomorrow 14 June, as a result of the mild season.
And our AQUIFER RECHARGE SYSTEM is pumping excellent water from the Gawler River and storing it deep underground, for irrigation in the coming summer.

We’ll have the first of our BLOOD ORANGES, packed with antioxidants, (mainly found in the red anthocyanin pigments), Clementines, Red Centre limes, Tahitian limes, most of your favourite vegetables and herbs.
Our current season’s PISTACHIOS (unsalted and unroasted) will be for sale as kernels and in-shell nuts.

The newly released 'PORTUGAL' red wine made from the classical Touriga Nacional grape grown in the Douro Valley. Unlike our earlier release, this is a big Barossa-style beauty.
Not only Organic, our wine is ULTRA LOW in preservatives (not exceeding 40ppm sulphur)

30/05/2026

Magnificent CELERY, heritage PEARS, ORGANIC WINE and this season's PISTACHIOS are some highlights of tomorrow's offerings at the ADELAIDE FARMERS MARKET 8.30-12.30 (31 May). See you there!

16/05/2026

ORGANIC APPLE, POMEGRANATE AND MANDIE MADNESS! Don’t miss the super ripe Pommie Seconds. Enjoy amazing Sundowner apples, sisters to Pink Ladies and babies of Lady William and Golden Delicious. BUT the Heritage PEARS are back too. Slip a VICAR on THE BARBEQUE ; counter-intuitive but delicious!!

Its almost goodbye BASIL but it is also ‘HELLO CORIANDER’ as Autumn gives way to winter. Quickly buy some EGGPLANT while they are in season, but relish the superb broccoli of winter.

RED CENTRE LIMES are full of TINY BOMBS of citrus juice that will spice-up any salad, curry or dessert….not to mention their special place with a Gin and Tonic

See you at the Adelaide Farmers Market, at the Showground this Sunday 16 May 8.30- 12.30!

01/05/2026

BROCCOLI BONANZA! We have a BIG harvest of ORGANIC BROCCOLI at the Adelaide Farmers Market on Sunday 3 May; supported by loads of KALE (Curly leaf and Cavolo Nero)!

POMEGRANATES & JUJUBES will take care of your fruit needs and WINE-lovers will be delighted by the release of 2024 Wild White, a naturally fermented, very low preservative dry white.

BROCCOLI and KALE are amongst the top foods on the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index, which measures vitamin, mineral, and phytonutrient content in relation to caloric content, provides all your daily need for vitamins C and K, as well as providing Potassium for cardiovascular fitness and fibre for gut health.

Broccoli is good for bone strength and contains sulforaphane and folate which are implicated in decreasing many forms of cancer.
It is great raw and a delicious vegetable that can be cooked in many creative ways...
try this recipe by Holly Larson

Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Tahini Sauce

• about 750gm of fresh broccoli
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 large (or two small) lemon, juiced
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2-3 tablespoons water
• salt and pepper & perhaps some sesame seeds and/or crushed red pepper to garnish
Preheat oven to 250 degrees while you wash the broccoli in cold water and remove any leaves and trim off any dry ends. Cut into large florets and place on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
1. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove tray from oven and turn broccoli florets over. Return to the oven and bake 8-10 minutes more, or until broccoli is browned and fork tender.
2. While broccoli is roasting, mix tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Add water until mixture is thin enough to drizzle.
3. When broccoli is roasted, drizzle with the tahini sauce and garnish with sesame seeds and/or crushed red pepper, if desired.

24/04/2026

FREE AND CHEAP ELECTRICITY? THE GAWLER ENVIRONMENT CENTRE HOME ENERGY FORUM on THURS 30 APRIL 7pm with Alex Fry, co-founder of Adelaide Home Energy Assessors will share all the grant funding, home battery strategies and shifts you can make to save your money and the Planet

Alex visits people in their homes to discuss issues like the house being too hot or cold, high electricity bills or to create an action plan to get off gas. She works with the household to problem-solve, suggesting ideas and a path forward that suits their budget and goals.

We will be diving into more detail on ELECTRICITY BILLS SO BRING YOURS along and see where you might be able to save. We will also look at how to use Government platforms such as Energy Made Easy to find the best energy deal and learn about the Federal Government Cheaper Home Battery scheme.

Date: Thu 30 April
Time: 7pm-8.30pm
Location: Gawler Sport and Community Centre, Nixon Tce, Gawler
Cost: Free
Bookings: Humanitix
Further info: 8524 6265 / [email protected]

18/04/2026

POMEGRANATE PALACE, PERMACULTURE PARADISE & JUJUBE JUNGLE The pomegranate season is in full swing and our stall at the Adelaide Farmers Market tomorrow, Sunday 19 April will have tastings, and show you how to open and use pomegranates. We’ll have the variety WONDERFUL which is loved for its dark colour and super-sweet taste. There will be many varieties of Chinese super-fruit JUJUBES and a superb selection of organic vegetables and herbs

PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE
Last chance to book for the course with Co-originator David Holmgren; training that will help you design sustainable, abundant homes, farms, businesses, professions and communities. Permaculture can be employed by anyone, whatever profession or skill, on any scale: from individual, household, to whole cities. Contact us at [email protected] or
BOOK HERE
https://events.humanitix.com/permaculture-design-course-autumn-2026-at-the-food-forest?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0jg3e10e&fbclid=IwY2xjawRPquJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1SEx0WDZkWmVzSlZWeXlzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh14CT6JV53x9HPCpOiIKSB2bFRbjQUcl3osmMwvYdF1jdf7bLsUn0k66R6x_aem_jxg4TrI71dp0KZTj85FWUQ

06/04/2026

WORLD LEADER TO TEACH PERMACULTURE in SA. David Holmgren, who developed the concept of permaculture with Bill Mollison, will present in an updated DESIGN course at The Food Forest commencing on 22 April. Earlybird bookings close on 10 APRIL.

Whether you want to DESIGN A SUSTAINABLE HOME and garden, re-organise a BUSINESS to be more sustainable, TEACH OTHERS the principles leading to sustainable living, the 10-day course, taught in 3 blocks, will be a life changer!

See details https://events.humanitix.com/permaculture-design-course-autumn-2026-at-the-food-forest

Slip us an email if you have any questions [email protected]

31/03/2026

JUJUBE JOY AND SWEETCORN SATIATION! Autumn has refined the fabulous taste and crunch of our FRESH JUJUBES and we have lots! Large and small, SWEET AND UNIQUE and incredibly health-giving , they challenge apples for crunch, & stonefruit for sweetness. They store well and are easy to dry if wish to save them as dried fruit. We will present more than 10 varieties over coming weeks, including the amazing HULU jujube, associated with good luck in many cultures
YUMMY YOUNG SWEETCORN will lead a variety of vegies and herbs and there will be apples, pears herbs and a selection of ultra-low preservative ORGANIC WINES
For those of you hungering for pomegranates…..they are ripening steadily and you’ll be first to see them when they reach peak sweetness! See you at the Adelaide Farmers market 5 April!

19/03/2026

'LIVING WITH THINGS THAT BITE AND STING'- Don't miss this family-friendly workshop presented by the Gawler Environment Centre
Date: Wed 25 March 10am-12pm
Join Geoff Coombe OAM, one of Australia’s leading authorities on venomous snakes, for this education session on all things crawly and creepy including spiders, scorpions, bees, wasps, ants, and of course snakes (the session includes live snakes under controlled and safe conditions).
Location: Gawler Environment Centre, 8 Main North Rd Gawler
Cost: $10.00 full price, $5.00 concession
Bookings: Humanitix or call 0435 681 005
Further info: [email protected]

18/03/2026

WEATHER ROBS FOOD FOREST OF MAJOR HARVESTS. The continued wet weather of this week caused major loss of our fig crop, which began fermenting on the trees and had to be picked and destroyed to minimise both disease and the risk of fruit fly infestation. (Production will bounce back when dry conditions return). Simultaneously, wet conditions have, so far, made PISTACHIO HARVEST impossible, frustrating the multinational team of pickers we have assembled and causing the CANCELLATION OF OUR STALL AT THE ADELAIDE FARMERS MARKET ON SUNDAY 22 March. APOLOGIES to our supporters.
GRAPE HARVEST and vintage has continued and promises some high quality wines, and we will commence picking the big crop of pistachios on 19 March.
We will potentially have record crops of jujubes and pomegranates if the weather normalises and picking of Leng jujubes has commenced.
We will endeavour to fill large orders made during the next 2 weeks. Our email [email protected].

Address

PO Box 859
Gawler, SA
5116

Telephone

+61885226450

Website

http://www.foodforest.com.au/

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