I am alway fascinated by people’s relationship with plants, their importance and their place in the native landscape, and yes I am a bit of an unashamed plant geek. The stories of plants and their place is so important; not just for people, but as they are the basis of so many species’ existence. By…
Category: Bush Tucker
Grow your own natives, talk and taste
There is something magical about sharing stories of the edible and useful plants in our native landscapes. It adds a tangible value and engages people that may not instantly be inspired by our beautiful ecosystems. I have had the privilege of being taught about bush tucker and native edibles by indigenous people on country as…
Edible bush flowers- the colourful kapok
I just posted about the wonderful Kapok tree (Cochlospermum fraserii) which is in flower now. When I heard it was edible I put it in a pretty basic salad on a fishing trip. Since then I tried it in a very local salad using Snake beans grown in Humpty Doo (steamed and cooled), just hard…
Beauty and the Bush
At every time of the year our Top End landscapes hold treasures for the senses. At the moment there are some very common plants flowering prolifically and adding a splash of very different colours to the bush, also indicating the time in the year we are at (a mighty fine cool dry time) so can…
Top Ten of The Top End Bush Tuckers (plant based)
Just now it is an amazing time to be out and about in our native landscapes, which I have been doing over the last few weeks, with work and bushwalking. Our native plants are incredible and many are flowering after the last rains. Sadly I did not take my good camera walking, but nearer town…
Our native Grape!
So I am out and about in our beautiful landscapes and often feel lucky to be out surrounded by incredible plants and call it work! There are so many wonderful plants flowering and fruiting right now as the season changes- this includes the native grape- Ampelocissus acetosa. This vine shoots up as the wet season…
Our red bush apple- which isn’t an apple at all
Syzygium suborbiculare or Red Bush Apple in English, Bemburrtyak In Malak Malak, Gorokkorokkin in Waigaman, Mindilima in Larrakia, Migemininy in Nauiya and Jaruk in Jawoyn and I am sure it has many more names… So this awesome coloured fruit is right now in our beautiful bush- to be more specific in open woodland, this fruit…
Bush Tucker (Cocky Apple) on toast
The Cocky Apple, also known as Wulngum (Malak Malak), Pindaylany (Matngala), Mangal or Pamkujji (Jawoyn) has a botanical name of Planchonia careya is in the family Lecythidaceae. It is a common understory plant found in our beautiful savannah or open woodland landscapes. It is a calendar plant and only fruits once a year- which is…
A Bush ‘Apricot’
Ok, so sometimes referred to as a bush apricot, due to its sweet orange flesh, this little beauty of a fruit is actually in Annonaceae- the family of custard apples, not apricots(which is Rosaceae). The botanical name of the fruit is Meiogyne cylindrocarpa. This native rainforest plant is usually found in monsoon rainforest and riverine…
Toad legs- the new delicacy in feral food?
In the past the GULP team have discussed the various contents of the cook book that will emerge from this wonderful community based local food project. We would like to set the book out to be produce focused and look at the ingredients that we grow, then from this the recipes are written, and include…
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