We love a good bit of barter. Especially when it’s for amazing blood orange cordial and lunch in the city. And now as a result, folks in Marrickville are chomping on Milkwood salad! Whoohoo.
Last week Nick and Gigi were heading down to Sydney for a Mushroom Cultivation course. We’d heard that there was a great cafe in Marrickville which welcomed barter of backyard produce (or farm-scale produce) in exchange for… good stuff. And we like good stuff. And we like barter. So…
Gigi, milkwood market garden fare, and Ben from Cornersmith
Happy chef
Boing! Greens magically transformed into blood orange cordial. The lard was not actually involved in the transaction, but this is the only photo i have before we drank it all…
Cornersmith is a small but mighty cafe on Illawarra Road in Marrickville, Sydney. They do barter for backyard produce, and they also do great food.
Lunchtime! Staff menu tasting. Image by Cornersmith
Dulich Hill Green Thumbs harvesting greens for Poached Egg Rolls. Image by Cornersmith
Tomato Day at Cornersmith. Only 200 kg to go… Image by Cornersmith
Cornersmith is the antithesis to franchised food. They’re local. They’re inclusive. They do regular pickling sessions which result in a seasonal tide of pickles, jams, preserves and cordials. Go check them out, and take your lemons with you.
>> More posts about growing great vegetables at backyard & community scale…
Michael (mr market garden) with a box of milkwood produce – this one’s going to Nick’s parents next door. Honor your elders before your blood orange cordial cravings!
