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Kitchen Gardeners International: Ten Women Influencing the Kitchen Garden Industry

30/10/2013

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Kitchen gardens
Stephanie Alexander and her work establishing kitchen gardens in primary schools throughout Australia has been recognized by Kitchen Gardeners International [ KGI ].
Stephanie and her kitchen garden foundation have been responsible for initiating kitchen garden programs in 408 schools Australia - wide. As a result 50,ooo children are actively learning to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food.

Read about 10 Inspiring Women Moving the World's Food Garden Needle
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TopĀ Five Edible Flowers

30/10/2013

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Flowers have long been recognized for their brilliant colours and distinctive fragrances. A select number of flowers also have the unique ability to be intergrated within our diet. The following flowers are worthy additions to kitchen gardens.
Edible Flowers
1. Borage
Borago officinalis
The small blue star shaped flowers have a faint cucumber flavour. Ideal for crystallising to decorate cakes and desserts. Fresh flowers can be floated on top of all sorts of drinks or scattered over a green salad.The flowers freeze well. Try putting them one by one in an ice - cube tray and gently covering them with water.
A flowery ice block make an excellent addition to a gin and tonic. Pimms Punch is a refreshing summer drink.

Pimms Punch
Serves 6

1 bottle of Pimms No.1 Cup
1 large bottle lemonade
plenty of ice cubes
2 handfulls freshley picked wild strawberries
1 handfull freshly picked mint sprigs
10 borage flowers

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