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You can grow food all year round in a tropical and subtropical climate. Tropical vegetables from around the tropical belt have been adapted to suit food forest gardening to mimic the conditions as they are found in their original climatic zones. They are mostly perennials and establish themselves for low maintenance gardening pleasure and high productivity. Over a hundred tried and tested recipes are included to help discover the tropical tastes of these nutritious and delicious foods.

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Forest gardening

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Publié par	Xlibris AU
Date de parution	09 novembre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781669832201
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Growing and Cooking Tropical Vegetables

in a food forest garden

ELISABETH FEKONIA

Copyright © 2022 by Elisabeth Fekonia. 827087
Edited by Kym Fullerton

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Rev. date: 10/31/2022
Foreword
Back in the 1990s Permaculture Noosa was very fortunate to be given seeds and planting material by Geoff Lawton. These plants were totally alien to us and all we knew is they were easy to grow in our subtropical climate in Queensland. But as for more details on planting conditions, how to harvest and how to cook with them, there was very little information to be gleaned. This was the beginning of a long journey into studying these unusual tropical vegetables. In those days we didn’t have a computer and many library books were consulted as well as print outs courtesy of the library. My father had also recently retired, and he was on dial up internet. I gave him lots of assignments and I need to acknowledge his input as well. He came up with lots of plant information from Christian aid organisations helping Islander people get off white man’s food and back on their traditional nourishing foods. This information was very useful not only to the indigenous people of the Pacific but also for my research. This is how I gleaned many of the recipes that are in this book. Most recipes have been tried and tested by people from Permaculture Noosa and me. That was a fun exercise, and a lot of these recipes were shared at our Permaculture working bees for everyone to sample.
Another very important lady I need to thank is Jenet Dorchimont Momake. Jenet is an indigenous lady from Papua New Guinea, and she taught me a lot on how to grow taro, cocoyam and other starchy tropical tubers. I also learned about short pitpit and of the many varieties of aibika she grew. Jenet was very generous with giving me planting materials and this also contributed to a large variety of tropical vegetables for my gardens.
The concept of growing these tropical vegetables in a food forest garden makes so much sense. These plants do not need intensive cultivation such as our European vegetables. ‘Stacking’ tropical vegetable plants is mimicking how they grow in the tropics; one gives shade to the other while another creates a mulch as a living ground cover.
I have learned that these tropical vegetables are indeed easy to grow, but a little more knowledge is needed to have productive yields. The information in this book is designed to give you what you need to get the most out of these ‘survival’ foods. It is my desire that you will learn to grow and enjoy these very tasty and nutritious tropical vegetables. Enjoy!
CONTENTS
Foreword
The Food Forest Ga rden
A food forest garden encourages the follo wing:
Role of Support Pl ants
Some examples of support species are
Support pl ants
Ca ssia
Crotal aria
Leuc aena
Pigeon Pea
Co wpea
Sword Bean
Jack Bean
Mu cuna
Dog bane
Pinto Pe anut
Planting times in Southeast Queensland and Northern NSW
Plants originating in the hot tro pics
Cultivation requirements of tropical vegeta bles
Arrowr oo t
West Indian Arrowro ot
Ban ana
Bitter Me lon
Breadfruit and Jackf ruit
Cass ava
Chilac yote
Chinese Water Chest nu t
Coco nu t
Gala ngal
Jerusalem Artic hoke
New Guinea Bean
Pa wpaw
Pe pino
Pi tpit
Sweet Pot ato
Taro Fa mily
Winged Bean
Madagascar Bean
Hyacinth Bean
Rice Bean
Ai bika
Amar anth
Brazilian Ground Cover Spin ach
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spi nach
Chop Suey Greens, Edible Chrysanthe mum
Curry Leaf T ree
Kangk ong
Lebanese C ress
Malu Khia
Moringa Tree
Okinawa Spi nach
Water Ce lery
Pumpkin Vine T ips
Sweet Potato Vine Tips
Mit suba
Taro, Cocoyam and Tahitian Spinach Leaves and St alks
Mukunu w enna
Mushroom P lant
Warrigal Greens, NZ Spi nach
Turm eric
Y akon
Yam Bean
Yam
Five-fingered Yam
RECIPES
Arrowroot Del ight
Arrowroot Pat ties
Lumpia Wrappers made with Arrow root
Arrowroot Meatb alls
Arrowroot Panc akes
Green Banana Pat ties
Spiced Green Bananas with Yam or Sweet Potat o (1)
Spiced Green Bananas with Yam or Sweet Potat o (2)
Banana Poke - this dish originated in the Cook Isl ands
Banana Poi
Caramelised Plan tain
Banana Bellflower Soup
Philippine Vegetable Dish
Plantain Frit ters
Baked Bananas with Miti S auce
Coconut Cream Sauce ( Miti)
Green Cavendish Bananas with Yam
Banana Flower Bu rger
Banana Core in White S auce
Banana Core Stir -fry
Pinakbet with Bitter M elon
Winged Bean in Coconut C ream
Fresh Winged Bean Seed Mari nade
Poor Man’s Bean in Ta hini
Breadfruit Soup
Creamed Breadf ruit
Breadfruit Pud ding
Jackfruit C urry
Jackfruit Bake
Young Jackfruit in Coconut Milk
Sweet Little Cassava B alls
Cassava Panc akes
Cassava and Chi cken
Cassava Pat ties
Cassava in Coconut C ream
Cassava B read
Cassava Base for a Pie
Ubai
Enyu cado
Beef and Cassava Stew
Cassava Cake
Cassava Panc akes
Cassava Pat ties
Cassava and Chi cken
Bibinka Cas sava
Cassava in Coconut C ream
Tapioca Coconut Meri ngue
Cassava Des sert
Manioke Tama- Steamed Cassava in Taro Le aves
Cassava Dessert with Tapioca Pe arls
Coconut C rust
Coconut and Mashed Pum pkin
Coconut Ice c ream
Boiled and Fried Coc oyam
Fried Savoury Cocoyam B alls
Cow Peas and M aize
Steamed Cow Pea Par cels
Cow Pea Frit ters
Greens with Meat - West Af rica
Chicken and Greens in Coconut C ream
Cooked Choko Vine Tips
Greens and Coconut Soup
Kangkong With Noo dles
Coconut Dressing for Salad Gr eens
Greens in White S auce
Soup with Gr eens
Green Leaf Pa rcel
New Zealand Spinach Soup
Greens Stir Fry
Moringa in Coconut C ream
Greens with Peanuts (A typical African dish)
Malu khia Soup
Kangkong with Beef
Moringa Leaf Dahl
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Vai Lesi (A native pud ding)
Fresh Pawpaw Chilli S auce
Green Paw Paw Pi ckle
Sweet Pawpaw Bake
Pawpaw She rbet
Baked Stuffed Pa wpaw
Green Pawpaw S alad
Pawpaw Pi ckle
Pawpaw Top ping
Stuffed Green Pa wpaw
Cook Islands Fruit Pud ding
Pawpaw Soup
Pawpaw Pie
Pawpaw in Coconut C ream
Pawpaw Sou fflé
Pigeon Pea with Curry Le aves
Pitpit and Mixed Vegetable S alad
Tall Pitpit - Gri lled
Pitpit in Coconut C ream
Sweet Potato F lour
Sweet Potato and Sour Cream Casse role
Sweet Potato and Peanut Pat ties
Sweet Potato Bur gers
Sweet Potato Cake
Sweet Potato with Persimmon Bake
Sweet Potato and Pork Meat B alls
Spicy Sweet Potato Mash
Sweet Potato and Apple Bake
Fermented Sweet Potato Pat ties
Sweet Potato Sou fflé
Sweet Potato Curry Fry
Sweet Potato Bake with Pr unes
Sweet Potato and Banana Frit ters
Sweet Potato Vine Tip S alad
Fermented Sweet Po tato
Sweet Potato Pone
Sweet Potatoes with Cranber ries
Candied Sweet Po tato
Scalloped Taro with Coconut C ream
Malanga-Taro Frit ters
Taro in Coconut C ream
Taro Pat ties
Taro and Chicken Casse role
Taro P uffs
One Pot Fish Dish with Taro
Fish Dish with Tahitian Spinach Le aves
Taro Bisc uits
Taro Leaf au Gr atin
Turmeric P aste
Turmeric Po wder
Yakon S auce
Yakon Wine
Yam and Tuna Savoury Cake
Yam Pie
Yam with Fish Rissoles in Grated Coc onut
Yam in Coconut Cream and Ch eese
Halaya Purple Yam Cake - Yum!
Yam with Spiced Green Ban anas
Yam bean - Jicama S alad
The Food Forest Garden
Food forest gardening is a central practise of Permaculture
and is a design strategy for sustainable living.
Natural ecosystems such as rain forests have a huge number of relationships between their component parts. Trees , understory , ground cover , soil , fungi , insects and animals are a vital part of this system. Plants grow at different heights and habits, and this allows a diverse community of life to grow in a relatively small space. Food forest gardens can mimic the complexity of a mature ecosystem and can offer perennial polycultures and multipurpose plants in small-scale settings. We can apply the principles of a natural ecology to design our home gardens to grow our food, fodder, mulch, and fertilisers. We should learn how to apply natures’ principles to the design of our gardens and understand her complex laws.
Food forest gardening is also known as three-dimensional gardening. It is a food production and land management system based on replicating natural forests using small trees , large bushes, shrubs , herbs , vines, fruits, and vegetables which have yields useful to humans, livestock, and mulch. With the use of support plants, guilds and companion plant s, these can be interplanted to grow on multiple levels in the same area amongst the tropical vegetables as plants in a forest. Ba