Australian Australian Army News Veterans Soldiers and marines participating in Exercise Kowari in far north Queensland were given a culinary crash course for survival in the jungle by the man who literally wrote the Australian Army’s military survival manual (1987) – the original…
KAKADU PLUM ALSO KNOWN AS GUBINGE
June 20, 2018
Gubinge, the Kimberley super fruit finding success in the health food ABC Rural (Courtesy of ABC Kimberley: Emily Jane Smith) Gubinge is steadily making its way as the next big superfood, with many Indigenous communities in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley…
Bush tucker in NSW country schools
June 12, 2018
A bush tucker recipe for success A wonderful story from the department of education Fancy a wattle seed yoyo biscuit with rosella jam to go with your cup of tea? That was the winning bush tucker taste sensation created by…
Great article on growing your own bush tucker thanks to the West Australian
June 4, 2018
How to grow your own bush tucker It may seem far-fetched but there are hedging plants that are edible. An increasing number of Tucker Bush plants are available in nurseries these days, thanks to the work of Domus Nursery’s…
Aniseed Myrtle, the traditional super food.
April 17, 2018
What Is Aniseed Myrtle? Aniseed Myrtle is a native plant to the Australian rainforest of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Grown in some rainforests, it also has been grown commercially since the 1990s to meet a growing demand for…
Lemon Aspen
March 26, 2018
Lemon Aspen is found in tropical and tableland forests of far north Qld A sullen lemon coloured fruit about cm in diameter with a tough star shaped core – textured like an apple core. The core often contains very small…
Strawberry Gum
March 12, 2018
Strawberry Gum is from the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. Indigenous Australians would often chew on the leaves of the Strawberry Gum for their sweet berry flavour. They would also moisten the leaves and lay them over a fire…
Lemon Myrtle
February 19, 2018
Lemon Myrtle is a fragrant Australian shrub naturally occurring in the wetter coastal areas of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. It grows up to 3 metres high in clusters of cream feathery flowers, creating a spectacular marshmallow display….
Healing Spices
February 7, 2018
Our appetite for all things anti-inflammatory and gut-healthy is nearly insatiable, there are a number of subtle trends that are quietly shifting the way we care for our bodies and minds. The current political climate is causing a shift in…