Tag: Foraging
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Another day, another harvest
Who’s this handsome guy rooting around in the bush?Yesterday was a beautiful day here in South Oz, so it was time to forage. I’ve been wanting to explore the flats out near Thompson’s Beach for a while, so yesterday was the day to go. It’s been far to hot recently – its no fun being…
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Food Underfoot…or ‘why looking down is good for you’
On Sunday, I took my first local weed walk, I called it ‘Food Underfoot‘. I’ve done a few walks further away from Gawler, but thought that we need to make a name for our town. I decided to host it in Henry Chenoweth Park which now has the dubious honour of having the most edible…
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Welcome Jess
I’d like to take the opportunity to welcome Jess Bamford to our blog! I know Jess wrote an article (Fungus among us) for us a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been my usual slack self and only just got around to thanking her. Jess knows far more about fungi than anyone else I know…
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A tribute to Soursobs
As summer rapidly approaches, I am reminded that it is time to harvest one of my favorite plants. To most it’s a weed, and a problem one at that. Me, I’ve found a way to make my peace (and dinner) with it. We call them ‘Soursobs’ here in Australia. Oxalis pes-capre to the technically minded. Their…
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Car park salad greens.
Wild mustard and thistles. They will make a good salad starter. I found them next to a carpark in town.