The Edible Balcony

by Naidoo, Indira

• ISBN13: 9781921382536
• ISBN10: 1921382538
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Lantern Australia

Summary

Join popular media personality and foodie Indira Naidoo as she embarks on a mission to transform her tiny 13th-floor balcony into a bountiful kitchen garden.  She soon establishes a productive urban oasis that takes just 10 minutes a day to maintain, yet provides her with an ever-changing selection of fresh fruit, herbs, and vegetables. Featuring 60 delicious recipes showcasing her home-grown produce, plus plenty of practical advice, The Edible Balcony charts a year in the life of Indira's balcony garden and gives a season-by-season account of the triumphs and challenges she faces.  This warm and engaging book will inspire even the most reluctant green thumbs to channel their inner gardeners and reconnect with nature, while also saving money and reducing their carbon footprint.

Author Biography

Indira Naidoo is one of Australian television's best-known broadcasters and journalists. She first joined the ABC in Adelaide in 1990 and since then has become a regular TV fixture, most notably as the presenter of SBS Television's national mid-evening news service, World News Tonight. She has also hosted the ABC's 7.30 Report, National Late Edition News, and Behind the News, and made regular guest appearances on The Glass House, Good News Week, The New Inventors, and Race Around the World, amongst others, most recently appearing on the first series of Celebrity MasterChef on Network Ten.