Grass Roots Magazine

Rhubarb

When the birds have eaten your berries and the possums have pinched the peaches, a clump of rhubarb is a great standby for fruit-based recipes – it’s hardly ever raided by the wildlife.

Rhubarb ( or ) is so easy to grow that you might wonder why it isn’t more popular. The only problem is that it needs a lot of sweetening and we’ve all been told to avoid too much sugar, but honey may provide a

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