Fat Hen in Australia: How to forage and use it in your recipes

Fat hen is a versatile wild plant, it can be used as food in many recipes, it has medicinal properties, and its young shoots can be used to create green dye. The crushed fresh roots can be used as a substitute for soap.

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5 best wild edible weeds of springtime

Learn about 5 of the best edible wild plants growing in springtime in Australia. Free food everywhere.

Plants, Resourcediego bonetto29 August 2024wild edibles, spring, springtime, australia, learn, how to, forage, foraging, wild food, weeds, medicineComment

Nettle: versatile plant and delicious ingredient.

An Aboriginal friend of mine taught me a great camping hack with nettle. You collect the plant, stalk and all (use gloves or a rolled-up shirt) and place the branches on stones near a fire. They will cook in the heat, neutralising the sting and turning into excellent nettle chips. All you need is nettle, fire, and salt.

Plants, ResourceGuest User1 October 2021foraged, foraging, wild edibles, wildmedicine, wildfood, nettle, recipes, remedy Comment

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