How to forage and eat three-corner garlic in Australia

Some gardeners really hate onionweed, and yet is one of the most celebrated wild edibles. Learn how to identify and cook this wild garlicky treat.

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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.

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How to harvest, cook and eat sea lettuce

Sea lettuce is a common edible seaweed of coastal Australia and elsewhere in the world. Learn how to identify, harvest, cook and eat this nutritious coastal delicacy.

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Slippery Jacks, Jills and cows: the yummy, delicate mushrooms in pine forests.

Learn to identify three varieties of slipperies available in Autumn in pine plantations around Australia.

These Suillus species are all edible, silky and very delicate. Fantastic in European or Asian cooking. Skills forever.

How to harvest and eat Neptune's necklace - Sea olives for summer snacks

Neptune’s pearls or Neptune’s necklace is a common brown seaweed found in rockpools and rock platforms in many Australian states. Learn how to ID and use this yummy seaweed.

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The Weedy One - A short doco about a migrant journey to find connection through weeds.

The story of Diego Bonetto, a wild food forager who tells the tale of his struggles and finding his own path in a world he doesn’t quite fit.

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EAT WEEDS A field guide to foraging

EAT WEEDS
A field guide to foraging

How to identify, harvest and use wild plants

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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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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 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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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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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 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.