Edible Native Plants…….. Transition Streets 3.19

Edible Australian native plants like muntries, finger lime, warrigal greens, apple-berry, native pig-face, midgen berry, and sea-celery, can add spice to small gardens. In larger spaces, trees like riberry, and macadamia can provide both shade and food.

Sustainable Gardens Online – explore the edible Australian native plants, plus gardening tips.

Interest in Bush Foods is growing – the ABC recently ran a feature looking at both the commercial and cultural aspects of this rediscovery.

Businesses like Bush Food Australia and Australian Bushfoods magazine include information rich blogs and links to other organisations and special interest groups.

Edible OZ – a commercial seed site has lots of informative posts and pictures.

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Tom Danby, Moonee Valley Sustainability, 2020