Common Vetch: How to Identify, Forage and eat.

Common vetch (Vicia sativa) is a scrambling annual legume found across much of southern Australia. It is an ancient food crop although these days is mostly disregarded.

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How to identify and eat ice plant

There is a perennial plant with bright green leaves and glorious red, succulent flowers.
It is everywhere in south east Australia. It is called baby sunrose or ice plant. Oh, and it is yummy too.

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Grey knights, Nobility at our round table

Learn about yet another edible mushroom variety to be harvested in pine forests in Australia: Grey knights

Pink peppercorns, on a tree near you.

Pink peppercorns are growing on trees all over southern Australia. They are easy to identify and is a free source of spice. Yum!

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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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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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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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Small growers possibilities: weeds

Wouldn't it be great if you could make money out of your weeds?
Learn the how, what, where and who of this exciting possibility>

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