We've just starting harvesting our abundance of Queensland blue and butternut pumpkins which have gone crazy in our lower backyard. There’s nothing better than the first homegrown pumpkin soup of the season! We find adding red lentils and lots of rosemary, along with garlic, onion and potato, makes an extra hearty and yummy soup.

Pumpkins are fantastic edible groundcovers, as are sweet potatoes, and nasturtiums (leaves and flowers are a spicy addition to salads). These groundcovers suppress weeds, preserve moisture in the soil, and improve soil biology – as well as providing bountiful harvests!