Two decades of actions: weed gardens, art and now.

Looking back at two decades of actions and projects. The legacy of Western Sydney University Art department and why I teach foraging skills still today.
Space YZ exhibition opens today at Campbelltown Art Centre.

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Get ready for amaranth: the summer green

Arguably one of the most nutritious wild foods is about to hit your backyard, Australia. It is called amaranth, some people refer to it as a superfood and will be available all through summer. Welcome to your new-found friend!

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Seeing our own botanical reality.

Read about Kit’s experience of walking with me and learning about wild edibles all around.

Her words are mesmerising!

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How to harvest and eat Robinia flowers

Robinia flowers are edible, their aroma is divine, and they are all over Temperate Australia right now.
Check your hood as you might be missing out!

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mmmm moorish mulberries!! How to take advantage of the seasonal bonanza

It can be argued that it is our obligation to eat mulberries when they are ripe on the tree. It is part of our biological contract. We, urban mammals, eat mulberries and the tree flourishes forevermore.
Go on, do your job, it is the season!

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Wild food foraging - Ep 4

Foraging for wild edibles is a great way to learn about fragility and sustainability. It gives you the chance to experience first hand the results of environmental damage. Foraging will allow you to take responsibility and make you aware of your obligations. Look after Country is everyone's job.

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Wild food foraging - Ep 3

Make sure you know what you're looking at before you eat it. If in doubt, do not eat it.
The way to check on key identification features is through visual clues, but also by using your other senses like smell and touch.
A great way to remember this is through stories, so learn the stories related to the plants, 'cause that will remind you of the features.

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Wild food foraging - Ep 2

The best to forage is your own garden, as there is where you know what is growing and how it is managed. In your garden, you will be able to take your time to learn about plants, how to identify them and expand your knowledge. Following from that you explore your neighbourhood where you will spot trees with overhanging fruits. Learn patterns and start mapping. There are food and medicine everywhere.

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How to forage for wild edibles- Ep.1

There are food and medicine plants everywhere you look. From the great knowledge of Aboriginal people to the knowledge of migrants related to weeds and non-natives, we have plenty to celebrate. Here’s a four parts video series on how to forage for wild edibles.

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Why foraging today?

Watch a short intro to a four-part series that want to present the what, how, where and why of foraging in Australia.

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Shepherd's purse – and the value of stories.

There are plants with great stories; there are plants with funny stories; there are plants with old stories and then there is shepherd’s purse, who’s story is best untold.

How to ID and use fleabane, the un-killable weed.

How to ID your fleabanes. These common weeds are in your yard and have some pretty amazing qualities, including how to get rid of unwanted partners.
Intrigued? Read on >>

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How to identify and use yellow dock and its close relatives

Once upon a time, they used to say that if you get stung by nettle you should find a dock leaf and rub it on, and the rush would be gone.

Is it true? Or is it just folk lore?

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Pine mushrooms: the what, where and how of harvesting Saffron Milk Caps in Australia

Every year, when the rain comes in and the temperature drops, Eastern European and Mediterranean migrants spend their days in pine forests, to celebrate a rich cultural tie: edible wild mushrooms. Read on if you want to be in the know.

Golden Kelp: how to identify and collect edible seaweeds

Did you know that you can eat seaweeds? The one down at the beach?
Meet golden kelp, the edible seaweed.

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How to identify and use sow thistle, the perfect edible weed.

How to tell a dandelion and a sowthistle apart? Eat them both!
Sowthistle is an amazing ad celebrated plant food all over the world, including Australia.

BEHOLD PLANTAIN, for there is more to tell.

One of the most celebrated medicine in the world is in your backyard. Here’s how to identify it.

Wonderful chickweed. And its poisonous lookalike.

There is an amazing little plant growing in your yard right now, as the weather cools down.
It is called chickweed. You can eat it.

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5 recipes for your dandelion weeds.

HOW-TO identify dandelions in your yard and…let me share a few recipes on how to take advantage of this treat>>

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on mellow mallow and why you should know about this edible weed

Mallow. Absolutely everywhere. This tough plant survives serious neglect and makes it the perfect edible weed. Stuck at home in isolation? Get to know your garden>

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