Peppermint Ridge Farm

14/08/2026

After five years of patiently waiting, it was exciting to find our first grass tree flower spike set off beautifully by the recycled crushed red brick paths!

14/08/2026

Busy morning preparing native food plants orders for half a dozen schools, ready for collection or shipment by express post on Monday. Our customers love our great range of thirty species that are ready for your next project! We can ship to the Eastern states, but there are biosecurity restrictions on imports of plants to WA, SA and Tasmania.
You can purchase online or www.peppermontridgefarm.au or why not make a time to visit to check out the thirty year old display garden featuring all the species we have for sale. Hope to see you at the farm soon!.

13/08/2026

Scenes from our last Native Pantry cooking class in June. Our next class is on Saturday September 19. These popular, hands on classes introduce you to the exciting world of Australia's Native Foods and how you can easily incorporate them into your next lunch or dinner. Julie loves to share some of her favourite recipes as you prepare morning tea and lunch that is then shared around the long table. Bookings at www.peppermintridgefarm.au

24/07/2026

On the eve of another of our popular and long running Native food Tour and Taste lunches, preparations are in full swing. Julie has prepared another great menu showcasing the flavours of the native food garden, including one of our favourites, the finger lime tart. We can't wait to welcome our guests as we near a milestone of 300 Tour and Taste lunches. Next one is August 30 .
Bookings at www.peppermintridgefarm.au

24/07/2026

Our new shade house display area for our range of native food plants is stocked and ready for tomorrow's Tour and Taste lunch!
Featuring our interpretive signs, it is great to have the space to showcase more plants.

18/07/2026

The Illawarra plum is an amazing edible, but it is not really a plum! It is an ancient conifer.

The Australian fruit Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus Endl., Podocarpaceae) inhibits telomerase, increases histone deacetylase activity and decreases proliferation of colon cancer cells.

Authors: Erin L Symonds, Izabela Konczak, Michael Fenech

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2012

See weblink for more information:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/australian-fruit-illawarra-plum-podocarpus-elatus-endl-podocarpaceae-inhibits-telomerase-increases-histone-deacetylase-activity-and-decreases-proliferation-of-colon-cancer-cells/C4E46565712258C4FBE66B6BB317D39D

Also see weblink for more information about the Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus Endl., Podocarpaceae) at:

https://indigenousplantsforhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/podocarpus-elatus-may-2025.pdf

12/07/2026

Another perfect sourdough loaf baked by Julie at Peppermint Ridge Farm. Learn the secrets of how to make this loaf that takes only 10 minutes work by the baker at the next Fast Easy Sourdough class on Saturday August 15. Bookings at peppermintridgefarm.au

12/07/2026

We are currently harvesting Tamarillos from our orchard at Peppermint Ridge Farm Native Foods. We plan to poach them in red wine and Anise Myrtle leaves and serve with Finger Lime flavoured whipped cream at our popular Native Foods Tour and Taste events at the Schoolhouse Cafe. The next are on July 25 (limited places left) then August 30.