Northern Queensland Permaculture

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Bioregional Diet - suitable plants for the Townsville Region

A bioregional diet focuses on consuming foods grown and produced within one's local ecosystem, emphasizing sustainability, seasonality, and community support. This approach promotes harmony with the natural resources of a specific geographic area, offering benefits to individual health, local economies, and the environment. However, it's crucial to recognize that the foods naturally suited to grow in a region often differ significantly from those readily available in supermarkets. Modern food systems have become globalized, offering a wide variety of out-of-season and non-local products year-round. This disconnect between local agricultural potential and consumer habits presents a challenge for those seeking to adopt a truly bioregional diet. Adjusting to a bioregional diet may require significant changes in eating habits and food choices. It involves:

  • Learning about locally grown produce and their seasons
  • Exploring recipes and cooking methods suitable for this bioregion - which may be at odds with traditional dominant Western cuisine
  • Adapting meal planning to accommodate seasonal availability

While this transition can be challenging, it offers numerous benefits:

  • Reduced environmental impact
  • Enhanced food security
  • Improved nutritional value in food
  • Deeper connection to the local environment and community

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  • Plant page template: link

Page to use, if adding additional plants to the database.

Lists all of the plants that have the correct tags included. May take a while to generate.

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