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Andrew Cumberland
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- McDowall, Brisbane, Queensland
- Australia
- Brisbane Northern Suburbs
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I'd like to express my gratitude - or - where's Andy been?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland Jul 13. 5 Replies 3 Favorites
I am happy to announce that BLF gives me the odd, well deserved kick in the bottom - but only when I'm stupid. Let me explain. I've been really busy relocating bananas. I paid attention to a few of…Continue
Wanted: Glen Large garlic bulbs
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Riley May 13. 12 Replies 0 Favorites
Does anyone have any Glen Large garlic bulbs that you are willing to part with? Most places seem to be sold out, or are too far away. Continue
Free coffee grounds
Started this discussion. Last reply by GayleD Apr 22. 13 Replies 2 Favorites
I was contacted by a lovely lady today who is marketing manager for Humanitarian Coffee. They run 5 shops in the Brisbane city centre. The company would like to give us the coffee grounds from all…Continue
Great Australian Bakeoff
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland Feb 1. 3 Replies 1 Favorite
Are you passionate about your pastry? Does your sponge rise to the challenge? Well our friends at the Great Australian Bake Off are on the lookout for Australia's finest home bakers so apply now and…Continue
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Profile Information
- I am interested in:
- Aquaponics - I have a set-up that is going pretty nicely at the moment. It has two grow beds and produces quality Jade Perch.
Fowl - I keep four lovely chickens for eggs only and Japanese quail that breed.
Australian Native Bees - I have a hive and hope to be able to increase the numbers of these Ozzie treasures.
Distilling - I make a fair variety of spirits and liquors. I make rum for me and liquors for others/gifts. However, I'm moving to the stage where I don't want to use bought flavours any more. So, I've taught myself to make a rum from burned raw sugar and molasses. I've also made unflavoured rum by fermenting molasses. I've turned out iced peach tea, plum, strawberry, cumquat, and passionfruit liquors. My home grown cumquat liquor seemed to be a hit at the local garden visits. Lately, I've made a foray into ginger beer which was proved very successful, and some fruit based wines.
Beer - I've done a few batches of simple package based beers now.
Cheese making - I've done a lot of cheeses, including marinated fetas with herbs I grow. My most frequent is my Purple Onion Feta. My favourite cheese is my Brisbane Nutty Blue, modeled after a blue Jarlsberg. I also do a Glasshouse Blue which is mild and creamy. I've done Camembert, raw milk blue, cheddar and quite a few others. These days, I stick to my favourite few, unless I am teaching.
Sausage making: I've do a nice Middle Eastern lamb, Thai chicken and Kransky. Loving the smoked sausages.
Jams/Preserves/Chutney - I do kumquat marmalade (home grown), chili jam (home grown) and a lot of others. I'm my preserves have reached the stage where they are entirely driven by what I grow myself.
Crazy scrap reuse - I've managed to grow shallots from tails, sweet potato from tops and tails, and chopped up and recycled old potatoes. Ginger goes pretty well from off-cuts as well. Oh, and of course the other recycle is to compost kitchen waste. I've now cut my garbage output by half. I also have a worm farm and make compost tea.
I like to bake breads and cook, especially where I am using my own produce.
I teach photography and cheese making.
- I can offer (you can't offer too much or too little - we don't mind)
- Information, Training and Consultancy
- My website is:
- http://www.photoslamour.com
- What I am looking for:
- Information, Products and/or Services, Events, Gardening Help
- Location
- Brisbane Northern Suburbs
Andrew Cumberland's Videos
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A long time between blogs... March
Posted on March 23, 2018 at 22:28 17 Comments 4 Favorites
March 2018
This year I am doing well with eggs. I'm getting a dozen quail eggs every second day (and almost 20 of them aren't old enough to lay yet!) I'm also freezing processed male quails now and currently have 5 vacuumed sealed ready to cook. I might even have a crack at smoking one. The chickens are still producing 2 or 3 eggs a day. If I could keep a rooster, my poultry could go "off grid."…
Continue Quail slaughter and other stuff
Posted on February 17, 2018 at 20:30 14 Comments 2 Favorites
UPDATE (February 18):
For those who watched the video, things have moved on from the previous post below. I am now slaughtering spare males and old females who no longer lay. Yes, I'm quite comfortable with the decision. No, there is no cruelty what-so-ever. In a complete random act of insanity, I am testing whether Big Bertha (the barred plymouth rock) will sit on quail eggs. Oh, the quails are laying and it's too hot for the chickens to want to perform. …
Continue How being frugal fritzed my Fajita kit
Posted on September 7, 2017 at 22:11 0 Comments 1 Favorite
I found A Fajita kit in the back of the pantry today around 3 pm when I was seriously lacking inspiration for tonight's dinner. Well, that's an easy answer. I have some chicken breast in the freezer. I know! I'll duck out and get some greens from the garden .... and that was how the fritzing started!
Thinking about it, I also had some spinach wraps I wanted to use. I'll just replace the burrito wraps from the kit with them. Oh, damn. My Saudi students cooked last night.…
Continue It's gotta melt your heart
Posted on July 13, 2017 at 21:06 10 Comments 3 Favorites
One of the kids across the road, young Andrew aged about 9, watched me put the vege patch on the footpath. He advised me that people would steal the veges. He was very happy when I told him that I wanted them to take them. "You can't steal it, if I've already given it to you."
I've been trying to space my planting out there so that there won't be sudden feast followed by months of famine (inspired by a recent tomato debacle in my yard). Young Andrew decided that I wasn't…
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Valerie replied to Andrew Cumberland's discussion Plans for a native bee hive in the group Bees - native and honey
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Thank you Andrew, I appreciate the welcome!
Thank you Andrew!
Thank you Andrew
I look forward to being a part of this wonderful group
Andrew, thank-you for the welcome.
What a wonderful group. If I ever get to Brisbane, I'll have to come to some events... and I received a link today about Brisbane LETS.. so exciting... I must see if there is one on the coast here.
So hello everyone! happy growing!..
lots of cherry tomatoes, pumpkin and herbs in my garden. I have about an acre of lemongrass running rampant if anyone would like some or all of it.
bye for now and again
Enjoy all regards, Janine
Thanks Andrew...an inspiring community ! :)
Thank you Andrew
Thankyou so much as I love exotic fruits
Hi Andrew - thanks for the welcome! Totally inspired already just by looking at your page!
And I love you too Andrew.... please give my love to Rozie, and I hope she is well and enjoying living with a crazy son of a ,,,,,,,,like you......
Thanks, I am pleased to be back too....Looks like you have been pretty busy at the Manor, Looking good... Cheers...
Hi Andrew - thanks for pointer for placing Add. I think I've added it - not sure if there was a save button that I missed. Will check it later to see if add made it. chat later
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