FIG - Organic food co-op: capers

08 November 2010

Spring Tea

We’ve been enjoying some wonderful cups of very refreshing Spring tea with herbs picked freshly from our garden each morning. Spring is such a lovely time of year, very refreshing in itself, that a nice cup of fresh garden herbal just compliments the energy of the Season so beautifully.

We have been picking geranium (lemon and rose), salad burnet and mint to infuse in our Springtime teas. Spring has really landed here on the Coast and our gardens are full of wonderful little treasures that can be used in the most delightful ways in our culinary experiments.

::Fresh Springtime Garden tea::
    •    Take 1 large handful of tea friendly Spring herbs from your garden
    •    Place in your tea pot
    •    Pour boiled water into the pot
    •    Allow tea to infuse for 3-5 minutes
    •    Pour - drink - relax - enjoy

We’d love to hear what fragrant and tasty herbs you have flourishing in abundance in your gardens at the moment, and your favourite recipe’s for these herbs. And did you know that you can make pesto and capers out of Nasturtiums?

How does FIG work?

FIG is a community run, not-for profit group operating a weekly food box system on the Central Coast, NSW. Co-op members order and pay one week in advance (or more) and collect on Mondays from Ourimbah.

The produce is certified organic or Biodynamic, with a small percentage of some chemical free items as well. The next priority is to source produce as locally grown as possible and support the local farmers.

The co-op is run by volunteers comprising of a management committee and general members, who share in the setting up and packing away, ordering, weighing & bagging up of vegies, being a cashier assistant, and lots of little jobs in between.

An extras table is set up where garlic, honey, Biodynamic olives and oils are available, along with additional fresh produce.

We operate the co-op of a Monday all throughout the year (except for a couple of weeks over Christmas and New Year), at the Ourimbah Scout Hall, Ourimbah Creek Road, Ourimbah; it's just behind the Metro service station at the intersection of Ourimbah Creek Road and Pacific Highway.

The hours are 2.00pm until 5.00pm. When Monday is a public holiday, we operate on Tuesday of that week instead.

To contact FIG, the phone number is 04166 47715 and the email address is info@fig.org.au. More information is available at fig.org.au.

Come along for a visit and you may order a food box for the following week, or email us if you would like to have some further information.

We hope to see you soon at FIG... :)

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