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Magnificent Magnolias and how to eat them

Magnificent Magnolias and how to eat them

Magnolia flowers are edible, yummy and available everywhere at the moment. Read the guide on how to, find, cook and eat them.

Plants, researchdiego bonetto4 September 2023magnolia, forage, foraging, spring, learn, how to, pickle, recipe, edible, edible flowers, resilience, sustainability, garden, wildfood, wild, foodComment

Wild about brassica- how to identify and eat wild turnip and wild mustard in Australia

Wild about brassica- how to identify and eat wild turnip and wild mustard in Australia

Wild brassicas are everywhere, one of the most widespread weeds in the world. They are also edible and the wild counterpart of modern vegetables. Eat your weeds!

research, Resource, Plantsdiego bonetto16 September 2022Diego Bonettobrassica, wild mustard, wild cabbage, wild turnip, edible weed, eat weeds, forage, foraging, learn, australia, worldwide, eat, edible landscape, skill, brassicaceae, recipe, how to, identify Comment

Weeds, and why we hate them.

Weeds, and why we hate them.

Weeds. Why do we hate them so much? Is it because we fear them? Is it any use to treat all uninvited plants equally? What happened that we can no longer share the earth with other species?

researchdiego bonetto25 February 2021weed, weeds, wildfood, article, rant, ecology, agriculture, invasive, history, opinion, writing, foraging, biodiversity, resilience, sustainability, sustainableComment

It's raining, it's pouring.. are the mushrooms ready yet?

It's raining, it's pouring.. are the mushrooms ready yet?

It’s raining, it’s pouring.. are the edible mushrooms ready yet?

Click through to get the tools to find out.

mushrooms, research, workshopdiego bonetto11 February 2020mushroom, mushrooms, edible mushrooms, foraging, wildfood, wild, food, edible, pine, nsw, state forest, plantation, find, how to, when to, where, when, learn, workshop, survival, self-sufficiencyComment

Storytelling as Art – foraging for change

Storytelling as Art – foraging for change

How can contemporary storytelling be a valuable platform for creativity and change? A short article, feedback welcome>

research, Talksdiego bonetto13 November 2017Kuarna landart, artist, practice, ecology, environmental art, contemporary art, sustainability, foraging, storytellingComment

Foraging as communion

Foraging as communion

Foraging as communion to place.
"There is magic and miracle woven into the stories of the land, water and air. Right where you are now."
Read on>>

media, workshop, Talks, research, Plantsdiego bonetto21 October 2017Shark Pointforaging, wildfood, wild edibles, weed, wild, connection, communion, sydney, seaside, oliver brown, skill, workshop, teach, learnComment

Postcards from Bundanon

Postcards from Bundanon

Spending time down south at Bundanon Trust, with a bunch of printmakers. What could possibly go wrong?

research, craftdiego bonetto22 February 2017Bundanon trustprint, calcography, sale, weeds, wild food, wild medicine, botany, Bundanon Trust, residency, Big Fag PressComment

Mapping human's journey

Mapping human's journey

We all come from Africa, in several waves yes, but hey, we are all brothers and sisters.
Sounds incestuous? Well that's what science says>> Read on

researchdiego bonetto26 February 2016migration, map, human, evolution, world, expansion, indigenous, africa, europe, australiaComment