In season now: Blue flax lily

Oh dear, they're here! Blue flax lily, all over the parks, reserves and street plantings of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and further. Have you tried the berries yet? Check the clues in the blog post.
Short season folks, better be quick for this treats.

In season now: onion weed

Oh No! Onion weed! How to get rid of this pesky sprout?? EAT IT! Yep, I know, you learned to hate this plant, shooting up on your perfect lawns and causing much aesthetic disturbance. But ay, it is actually a good feed too> try it

The question of Belonging

How do you engage with belonging in a country of foreigners?
How does it feel to engage with sorrow and guilt, while the society around you seems to live in denial.
Why care for land should be an imperative for all, young and old, born here or anywhere.
Do you care to ask yourself those questions?
This Friday, just in time for the day of the dead, we might dig dirt>>

On acknowledging good art: John Demos

As part of my involvement with the Big FAG Press collective I just production Managed and hung an exhibition of senior artist John Demos. It is good. Read on>>

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#rebelfood shenanigans

In May 2015 for TEDx Sydney, a group of forward thinkers and environmental conscious producers were mustered to provide for 2.5k people at the Opera House. This video tells you how and why>>

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A forgotten instinct that we all deserve to exploit

An article on the Sydney Morning Herald about the crave for foraging knowledge and a recording of a presentation about Art and Power. What's the link? Read on>

Visiting the scarred tree

A scarred tree is what is left from the traditional practices of Aboriginal Australians to collect bark for making vessels and canoes. I recently visited the tree that donated the bark for a canoe we built in 2011. They are both fine, tree and canoe. See the video of the making here>

The grove of Foraging

Grove is a new online magazine about sustainability and surprising ways to make ethical decisions fun.
Here's a video interview with 4 foragers in Sydney, looking at why, where and how urban foraging can happen.

Follow Grove here>> www.grove-mag.com

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Short video of what's to come at TEDx Sydney: Rebels!

"You see weed, I see food." Here's a look behind the scenes of our ambitious team harvesting weeds to serve to 2.5k guests at the Sydney Opera House this Thursday when ‪#‎TEDxSydney‬ celebrates the forgotten, ugly, and unexpected ‪#‎RebelFoods‬.

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Harvesting rebels for TEDx Sydney

We will provide rebellious weeds to the 2.5k guest of TEDx Sydney this year. Will you want to help out with harvesting an infestation or two on May 18 -19? Join the Rambling Harvest here, to be part of this hilarious project, or get in contact if you'd like your weedy patch to be dealt with.

Two free tours coming up

Two free edible and medicinal weeds workshops coming up. One thanks to the Green Living Centre, bookings here, and the other thanks to Ku Ring Gai Council, bookings here.

Join us!

Mushrooms in pine forests: the good, the bad and the glowing

Mushrooms foraging in the pine forest can be great fun, if you know what you're doing.

Here's a short overview of some of the edible and not so edible mushrooms you can find when the season is on. Some are great food, some makes for great pictures, other makes for striking visuals.

If you'd like to learn more jump on board one of our bus tours this season, details and bookings here>

It's mushrooms fever time

The rain is here and the mushrooms season has started. Jump on board for a daylong workshop in the state forest. Learn how to safely harvest edible mushrooms. Empower yourself with knowledge and have fun in the process. Details and bookings here>

Imagine a city without poisons

Diego Bonetto report back from a conference attended on Monday 30 March at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney: Chemfree weed control. Diego presented Wild Food Map as a platform to spread knowledge around edible plants and in an indirect way prevent people from using poison on potential food and medicine.

Talking weeds on TV

Short segment about urban foraging with Diego Bonetto as wild food expert, Florent Meredith as plant ecologist Aaron Teece as chef. Full transcript here>

This is when you get to look like a real Wild Man

Great article on Central Magazine about current set of events as part of Spectrum Now. Join the frenzy and eat your weeds!

Full story here>>

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Plant of the week> Brazil cherry

Brazil cherries are out. Common garden and street planting, they are now in season in northern NSW/ S.E. Queensland. Eugenia uniflora > sharp, big seeds, and free. Check http://wildfood.in and search for it on the map.

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