Ripe Near Me uncovers homegrown produce in your suburb
If you’ve been watching episodes of Better Homes and Gardens or flicking through the pages of a Little Veggie Patch Co. book, you may have an itch to establish your own edible plot of land in your backyard. While delving into urban agriculture or creating a backyard veggie patch may not be possible for every budding green thumb’s dwelling, luckily there’s a few folk out there who are plough-handy and willing to share their earth’s bounty.
Founded in June 2013 in Adelaide, Ripe Near Me is a local produce-sharing website that gathers together the crop details of local backyard farmers and spreads the word about what’s ripe for the picking. Created by Alistair and Helena Martin, the website has grown from just covering the surrounds of Adelaide to a global resource – you can even find out where to pick mulberries during a trip to New York.
Whether you have a single blossoming planter of rosemary, a backyard peppered with eggplant trees or a few busily laying chooks, you can list your harvest on the website or use Ripe Near Me to discover homegrown fare in your area. Produce can be listed as free, to swap or as a price, with some producers happily swapping their caress-worthy silverbeet, plump blue java bananas or fragrant lemongrass for your own backyard yields.
All of the produce listed is raised on nothing more than sunlight, rainwater, organic compost and care, meaning you’re not only digesting less chemicals by choosing to eat homegrown, but also cutting down food miles and supporting small-scale farmers and budding gardeners. Find what’s around Brisbane here.
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