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24.01.2022 740ml bottles of MURIN MURIN tonic $30

19.01.2022 Hi all, its been a long time between drinks! MURIN MURIN is now available by calling or messaging us directly, please send a PM for our phone number

17.01.2022 A while ago someone commented on a post ridiculing Aboriginal peoples ability to live on the land sufficiently. It was something along the lines of 'would you r...eally go back to eating grass?' 'Most of you wouldn't know how to get food in the bush.' I beg to differ. On one hand, they're right. We couldn't survive on the land in some parts- not because we lack the skills and knowledge, but because the native flora and fauna that was once in abundance; the seasonal trails that were followed; and many swamp lands and lakes are now gone. Introduced pests and over clearing has transformed and damaged lands that once had plenty of good tucker. Aboriginal people never survived on just 'grass'. Australia's native foods are among the most nutritious in the world and a typical diet of a person from the south west was a combination of sea foods including fish, crab and prawns (djiljit, karri, yala); swamp foods such as long neck turtle and yabbies (booyi, djilgi); fruits like bush apples (quandongs), nuts, seeds, yams, tubers; small game such as lizards, snakes, possums (koomal), birds (djerup) and ducks and large game- kangaroo (yonga) and emu (weitj). The diet was low fat, high protein and there was a good seasonal variety all year round. Movement between camps ensured time for the land and its plants and animals to be replenished. We knew exactly how to manage fire to ensure regrowth and reproduction and avoid catastrophic bush fires. We may not use spears and boomerangs too often in some parts now, largely because they get confiscated by police if found and you can be charged with possession of a dangerous weapon (believe me I know!). You don't simply erase 60,000 plus years of living and knowledge in a mere 200. I understand the methods and construction of djildjit munga (fish traps) that were used by my ancestors to trap a good feed of fish and crabs. I know which plants deoxygenate the water so fish are temporarily paralysed and easy to gather. I can easily assemble a fishing line with the best bait going- bardi (witchetty) grubs to catch crabs and fish. Mussels and sea snails are easy to find all year round. I know how to track animals. I can climb trees for honey and eggs. I know how to build a mia mia (shelter). I can prepare kangaroo skins and emu oil. I know which local plants help with tummy upsets, toothache, head colds and more. I can make fire from a few bits from the bush. (With a fair bit of work mind you ). I know how to trap and catch ducks, marron, turtles and swans without anything but my hands. I know how to see water when the land looks dry and I know which plants can sustain me in between water. Many of us may not live in 'the bush' as many refer to it these days. Again, not by choice. That does not automatically mean that we are disconnected from our land or that we no longer have knowledge of it. I only hope that there is some 'bush' left by the time I have grannies so they can learn too.

16.01.2022 :) Just Watch!!

10.01.2022 Murin Murin is available from The Storytellers- Keepers of the Dreaming, shop 4-122 Northampton. Come down and see us and our fabulous range of Aborignal Art and meet our artist in residence, Kayla Hampton.

05.01.2022 Merry & safe Xmas to one and all, from the Murin Murin mob

05.01.2022 Started harvesting last week!