Mushroom foraging and how roaming the forest with purpose brings out something ancient in your soul.

Mushroom foraging is a beautiful skill that invites you to wander through an ecosystem with purpose. It has unexpected benefits for your soul. Read this heartfelt recount by Tessa after attending one of our Masterclasses.

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My Garden Path - Eating weeds on Gardening Australia

Gardening Australia segment on how to forage for edible weeds. They are yummy!!

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The magic in all mushrooms, and all of creation.

The magic in all mushrooms, and all of creation.
How a workshop learning how to forage for mushrooms can offer so much more than just free food.

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Blackberries in Australia- How to identify and where to forage the seasonal abundance

Love it or hate it, blackberries are around. Find out where the colonies are as berries abound.

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A Feast of Feral Fruits!

Feral Fruits Forever!
Did you know there are wild apples growing along the country roads of southern Australia?
This year turned out to be an excellent one for them, with plenty to be had for all your pie, cider and vinegar recipes.

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Beach mustard: a foraged green to spice things up!

To all the people who love some spice in their lives, this one is for you. Beach mustard is a wild green that commonly grows on sand dunes and beaches in most of the coastal areas of Australia. This wild plant has a remarkable spicy-salty taste and is easy to spot due to its resemblance to a succulent rocket plant.

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Purslane, the summer edible weed that gives so much

Some plants are just misunderstood. We think of them as a nuisance, growing out of the cracks in our pathways and becoming the curse of our perfect patios. And yet some pesky weeds are actually edible, nutritious and a much-celebrated food in many cultures. There’s no better example than purslane - Portulaca oleracea - a common edible weed that’s about to invade your garden over the coming months.

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Wild lettuce as food and pain relief: how to identify it in your garden.

Wild lettuce is regarded as the wild counterpart of the commercial lettuce you can buy at the supermarket. Although it is far more bitter than cultivated lettuce, it has greater nutritional and medicinal qualities.

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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.

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'The work that art does'- A review of Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation

Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation review on ArtLink sparks a few questions:
Why is this art? Does it matter? What are we trying to achieve?

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How to forage and cook rambling dock, the edible weed.

Rambling dock (AKA Turkey rhubarb) is a common weed on the east coast of Australia. It is also edible and yummy.

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How yummy is this weed? Madeira vine, the edible menace

Madeira vine is a weed of biblical proportions. It is also edible and medicinal.

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How to identify and eat wood Sorrel, check your lawn for this sour edible green

Wood sorrel is easy to find and to love, with heart-shaped leaves and showy flowers.

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Scurvy weed: How to identify it and use it to create new recipes.

Learning about Scurvy weed and how to respectfully forage it, can be a way of celebrating the original keepers of the knowledge we use today and to implement native wild foods in our diets.

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How to identify flatweed and cat's ear, and use them in your recipes.

All hail flatweed, the wonderful edible weed. This plant is easy to recognise and grows in abundance

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Finding Food In the Forest: How a Pandemic Sparked New Interest In Mushrooms

Jack Revell goes foraging for wild mushrooms to find more than he expected and how a pandemic brought us all out.

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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?

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Fantastic fennel fields forevermore

It is wild fennel time! This wonderful plant provides for greens in springtime, flowers in summer and coming up the fully formed seeds. Easy to identify through the distinctive scent, go get foraging!

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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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