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Native and Bush Foods

Native and Bush Foods

Native foods are big business in Australia and continue to gain attention - and grant money, such as this venture in Victoria. And there is still discoveries to be made in the sector, such as this thornless native raspberry.  However there is also concern over cultural property.

The TasTAFE Libraries have put together a page for staff and students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which includes a section on conservation and land management. We also have a selection of books and other resources in our collection that may be useful:

eBooks:

Aboriginal people and their plants 

 

Dark Emu - ebook

 

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Clickview Video:

 

All About Bush Foods Traditional and Commercial Uses

Using Bush Food

 

Below is a list of links and resources about native and bush foods, as well as their place in Aboriginal culture:

• Australian Native Plant Society - this site is mainly focused on native plants for gardens or flowers, but there is also some culinary information as well.
• Aboriginal Culture : Bush Food
• Australian Bush Foods
• Aboriginal use of fungi - information from the Australian National Botanical Gardens
• Diemen Pepper - Based south of Hobart, this farm produces products using Tasmanian Native Pepper, and other native foods
• Ten Tasmanian bush food plants (blog post)
• List of edible plants from Plants of Tasmania Nursery
• Aboriginal Diet - from the Aboriginal Heritage Tasmania website (PDF)
• Aboriginal Traditional Diet - from the Companion to Tasmanian History
• Tasmania's Wild Foods (blog post)
• A Traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal diet - PDF from The Orb
• Australian native food and botanicals