HERBAL DEXTERITY

THESE DAYS, CHEFS ARE ALL ABOUT SEASONAL PRODUCE, CLIMATICALLY APPROPRIATE AND GROWN LOCALLY.

asilea Living Herbs is a wholesale plant nursery in Burpengary, just north of Brisbane, offering hydroponically grown herbs, salad greens and edible flowers. It’s run by Sarah Heath, a businesswoman of grit and tenacity who’s also raising three children.

I arrive on a scorching 36-degree day with added humidity. After copious draughts of cold water and a dash around the garden, we sit down to chat over a divine cup of tea made from jasmine, tulsi basil and dried reishi mushroom.

Sarah has been at the helm of Basilea Living Herbs for eight years. The business originally belonged to her mother Janine