ORGANIC FORREST
At the Forrest’s stall while Dave serves and chats to customers, wife Sue is showing me the magazine she’s been editor of for ...read more
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06, 2024
29
01, 2024
QUENCH YOUR THIRST
It’s going to be a long hot summer. The big hats and the cool caps can be seen bobbing amongst the crowds at ...read more
11
09, 2023
THE FORRESTS DO BRUSSELS SPROUTS
It’s the first year the Forrests have had a go at growing Brussels sprouts. ‘We’re coming into the season of abundance’, Sue tells ...read more
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10, 2022
Moist and mouth watering ginger cake
Sue's delicious Ginger Cake Ingredients 1 cup (250ml) mild-flavored molasses 1 cup (200g) sugar 1 cup (250ml) vegetable oil 2 1/2 cups (350g) ...read more
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10, 2022
It’s a family affair
The Forrest’s ginger is so fat it seems to be bursting out of its thin papery sheath. ‘It looks likes cartoon ginger!’ I ...read more
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01, 2022
How our farmers markets are supporting young farmers.
With everyone talking about the empty shelves in the supermarkets at the moment, it’s reassuring to know we have over 12 farmer’s markets in ...read more
30
09, 2021
Organic Forrest
Pioneers of the organic food movement, David Forrest and Sue Mangan have been farming in Federal since 1978. As a community we are so ...read more
10
05, 2021
Don’t peel away the goodness
We love that citrus time of the year. But when it's on everyone has an abundance of it. Fortunately, you can bake, dry, poach, ...read more
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12, 2020
Meet Dougal-Organic Forrest
Some of Dougal Forrest’s earliest memories are of being out in the garden with his mum and dad, and crawling around in the ...read more
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06, 2019
In season: Summer
SUMMER FRUITS This season’s bumper mango crop continues, with varieties like the large R2E2 and now available. Dragonfruit is still coming through in flushes, […]