Peppermint Ridge Farm Native Foods

An impressive native food and bush tour - a very knowledgeable Anthony dispenses with history of the first nation people and bush food in Tynong and surrounding areas while wife Julie, the master chef prepares amazing food with bush ingredients. They have a well established garden, nursery and a little museum, Cornucopia. It was like the garden of Eden and transformed to a cosy setting, the former Nanagoon North State School now being the function centre - so delightful! I learnt so much about bush tucker and what an amazing lunch!
Oct 3rd, 2022

What a wonderful experience to learn about the native plants they grow on this lovely property. Then get to taste the delicious dishes created and served in the very cute old schoolhouse.
May 29th, 2022

Amazing tour and food :) Julie and Anthony are superbly knowledgeable and doing great work with Indigenous permaculture + bushfoods. Do come here!
Apr 3rd, 2022

Recently arranged for some plants to be shipped to the Hunter Valley. Julie went out of her way to arrange freight during this difficult time. Excellent and friendly service. Will be using them again.
Nov 8th, 2021

I went to the Cooking with Native Foods course. The morning started with a tour of some of the extensive garden to harvest the foods we would cook with. Then we went to the beautifully restored schoolhouse to learn how to use these wonderful plants. Julie was exceptional, her knowledge and ability to share it in such an enthusiastic way was inspiring. The class was interactive, we were split into groups and each cooked a dish for morning tea and lunch. There was time to look over what the other groups were doing so we all learnt about all the dishes. Then we ate the delicious food. I learnt so much about the plants, about their culinary and health benefits, about how we have ignored the aboriginal knowledge refined over thousands of years that would have benefitted us so much if we had only listened. I recommend a visit to all interested in history, cooking, how to utilise plants on our doorstep and in growing their own food. I also recommend Julies book "Australian Native Food Harvest" a wealth of culinary, scientific, health, growing and harvesting information. So much knowledge so simply expressed.
Jan 4th, 2021