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Farmers Markets Are The Best And I Love Them (part one)
Apr 16

Apr 16 Farmers Markets Are The Best And I Love Them (part one)

Lucy Ridge
Vegetables, Food, Sustainability

 Not only does the food taste better when it's fresh and seasonal, but it's also a good reminder to slow down and appreciate the good things that grow in the place you live. They say home is where the heart is, but I reckon stomach is more accurate for me.

A short introduction
Mar 28

Mar 28 A short introduction

Lucy Ridge
Food, Travel, Vegetables

Latest Press

Recovering chef Lucy Ridge discovers how to have a deeper relationship with the people behind our dinner
Claire Fenwicke, Region Canberra
Are you fed up with feeling powerless when it comes to finding ethical, sustainable food production where care for the environment dominates and farmers and customers aren’t ripped off in the process?
Recovering chef Lucy Ridge has spent the better part of the past six years travelling the country exploring the role of women in food production, and her resulting book will have readers thinking more deeply about the people, and country, responsible for our dinner.


 

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Big thanks to @hercanberra for this lovely piece on Fed Up!
And enjoy this unhinged photo of baby chef Lucy!
Join Lucy Ridge in Canberra for an afternoon of conversation and conviviality to celebrate the launch of her debut book Fed Up.

Lucy will be in conversation with local journalist and CEO of Hands Across Canberra Genevieve Jacobs, followed by a Q&amp
Some summer eats. 
Now accepting suggestions for many apricots.
Yes peas πŸ«›

Chaos garden growing the good stuff 🌱
Shpring is shpranging
Week two of Korea off to a cracking start.
I farewelled my LVC comrades and headed south to Busan where regrets were had at the fish market (I do not recommend the sea cucumber and, frankly, I prefer my lunch not to wiggle at me!
Now on beautiful Jej
Week one of Korea has flown by! I’ve seen temples, palaces and museums, and eaten SO MANY amazing meals! 
And, most importantly I’ve been spending time learning from some INCREDIBLE women peasants from all over Asia at @la_via_campesina_o
Trying out some fun homemade sodas. Rhubarb, beetroot and ginger on soda with lime. Pretty in pink and pretty damn good.
We did it gang! 2 out of 3 womboks are kimchi. Thank you all for believing in me
announce the purchase of three (yes THREE) outrageously large womboks. Should I have checked how bug they were before ordering? Probably. Should I have checked whether I would already have one in my produce box before ordering more? Absolutely! 

Any
I sowed my brassicas and salad greens very thickly because the seeds were old, but it turns out I needn’t have been concerned about the germination rates πŸ˜‚ microgreen salad for me! 
Also:
The prettiest bean you ever did see
Bee on a sunfy (not
Shprang
Love where I live: Light Up Lyneham bringing the art, music, food, community and joy
Sri Lankan short eats at @cbrfoodcoop today! Suiya has cooked up an absolute treat πŸ₯°
Jonai Farms (@meatcollective_jonai) is running an amazing fundraiser for their on-farm micro-abattoir. This project will allow them to control the whole process of raising, slaughtering, butchering and selling their pasture-raised pigs, as well as cr
Hi my name is Lucy and I am obsessed with hoshigaki

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