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25.01.2022 Would you pay $30 plus for an egg? That’s the going price for emu eggs sold to customers looking for an ‘eggstraordinary’ omelette. Free Range Emu Farm in To...odyay in the WA Wheatbelt has seen a spike in demand for emu eggs from people looking to mix things up in the kitchen. The farm is thought to be the oldest in the country!

24.01.2022 There are many studies done on bush medicine and the positive benefits for one’s health and well-being and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been using bush medicine for healing for thousands of years.

23.01.2022 "It could be one of the oldest systems in the world." Evidence that thousands of years ago the Gunditjmara people had a large-scale eel farm rocked the archaeo...logical establishment. After more than a decade of lobbying, this south-west Victorian Indigenous site has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Learn more about this incredible example of Aboriginal technology with Bruce Pascoe and Dr Heather Builth. #NAIDOC2019 ABC Science Flinders University

22.01.2022 This week, we have our first workshop with Sonia Scott who will be teaching us how to cook Johnny Cakes. During NAIDOC Week she volunteers at Batemans Bay Prim...ary School by making Johnny Cakes for the students and teachers. She uses 2 cups of self-raising flour with 2 cups of water and a pinch of salt. Thank you Sonia for teaching us - Please enjoy.

16.01.2022 In response to the pandemic, Aunty Dale Chapman quickly transitioned key aspects of her business My Dilly Bag- to the cyberspace reaching a wider Australian and global market for native foods and products.

14.01.2022 Locally-sourced regional cooking at its finest #BackInTimeAU

13.01.2022 Bush Tomatoes Native tomatoes with strong tamarillo and caramel flavours. These dried, peanut-sized tomatoes can be easily reconstituted and added to chutneys, sauces and stews. They are high in protein and fat. Akudjura... Ground bush tomato, easily mixed into salad dressings, bread dough, cheese dishes or combined with butter. Kakadu Plums Green, olive-sized fruits with a mild apricot, peach and white wine flavour. They are very dry and astringent when eaten raw, but contain a higher level of vitamin C than any other fruit in the world. Cut the flesh from the seed, combine with honey or sugar, and serve with red meat or seafood. Wild Rosella Fruit A striking red flower berry with an acidic rhubarb-like taste. A beautiful inclusion in chutney, jam, pie-fillings, ice cream, sorbet, pastries and fruit stews. Munthari Commonly referred to as native cranberry, these small green and red fruits have a crisp Granny Smith apple flavour and are ideal in sauces, pies and flans. Macadamia Nuts High in fat but cholesterol free, these nuts can be blended into nut butter or a thickening agent, or can be chopped as a topping on cakes and desserts. Of course, they can also simply be eaten as they are. Wattleseed Usually roasted and ground, Wattleseed Suggests coffee, chocolate and hazelnut flavours. Boil briefly in water, then use the grounds as a crumb or in a marinade, and the liquid extract in ice cream, pavlova, pancakes, bread or in your favourite chocolate recipe. Paperbark Paperbark is less of an ingredient and more of a useful cooking tool, used to wrap fish, lamb or other meats and imparting a smoky flavour when cooked. Should be soaked before using. Lemon Myrtle Available either as an oil or in dried whole leaves, lemon myrtle produces an aroma blend evocative of lemon grass, lemon and lime oil. Dilute the highly-concentrated oil in vegetable oil and brush over cooked fish prior to serving, or use to season soups or desserts. Alternatively, spray a small amount on biscuits and cakes straight from the oven to create a mouthwatering explosion of scent. Use the dried variety to flavour soups, sauces, fruit stews, pickles, fish and herb butter. Use sparingly, and add late in the cooking process to protect the full character of the flavour. Native Pepperleaf Available as a whole leaf or a dried powder, pepperleaf is used in a similar manner to bayleaf, but has a burst of heat that should be used sparingly. Native Peppermint A wonderfully unique peppermint flavour that can be infused into butter, custards, mousse, bavarois, sauces and pastries. Native Aniseed Has a flavour well suited to custards, ice cream, rich meat sauces, marinades or as a splendid tonic tea. https://www.essentialingredient.com.au//australian-nativ/

11.01.2022 What's special about Jervis Bay? These aquaculture entrepreneurs have just found out.

07.01.2022 DID YOU KNOW: Information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural and intellectual property in relation to bush foods & traditional medicines Cultural and intellectual property rights include the right for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to: own and control their cultural and intellectual property ensure that any means of protecting their cultural and intellectual property is based on the principle of self-determination... be recognised as the primary guardians and interpreters of their cultures and so regulate how stories and information are presented authorise or refuse the use of their cultural and intellectual property according to customary law maintain the secrecy of their knowledge and other cultural practices be given full and proper attribution for sharing their heritage control the recording of cultural customs and expressions, the particular language which may be intrinsic to cultural identity knowledge, skill and teaching of culture. https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au//ActivePDSDo/PD2019_025.pdf

02.01.2022 Indigenous people have known the qualities and properties of native bush foods for millennia. Now the rest of the world wants a taste of it.

01.01.2022 "One old fella once said to me, culture is like a little fire that burns inside your puuya, puuya is your heart. It'll never die, it'll just smoulder away on you, and when you need it, it will blow up into a bonfire. You're born into it, and you'll die with it." - Mayor Wayne Butcher