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Bri DiMattina: Nostrana

Bri DiMattina: Nostrana

On wonky asparagus and permaculture principles

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Sep 28, 2023
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This week on Cooking the Books, second gen Italian-Kiwi gardener and cook, Bri DiMattina tells us how she’s grown a ‘food forest’ using permaculture principles in her garden in New Zealand.

Her book Nostrana, meaning ‘home grown’ is also an extraordinary story of Italian food heritage in New Zealand. It’s the legacy of her grandparents growing a new worl…

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