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Feature article
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Written by Sammy
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 11:23 |
 Some people who begin growing a species for fun find there is a viable business in their hobby. Some are still looking… I attended a bushfoods workshop not so long ago in which a very wise man in the new crops sector challenged the attendees to be honest about whether bushfoods were a ‘serious business’ to them or simply a hobby. Despite the fact that I publish a magazine on bushfoods, I had to admit that I was a hobby farmer – and not even a very skilled one at that! |
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Plants
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Written by Sammy
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:24 |
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Fragrant species that can also be eaten: Citrus australasic a and australis - Fingerlime and round lime Acacia - whatever's flowering now plus A suaveolons Acronychia acidula - Lemon aspen A. baeuruenii
A. imperforata A. oblongfolia A. pubescens find more under the fold... |
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Plants
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Written by Sammy
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:19 |
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Easy Edibles - Grow Native I must admit to feeling a pang of envy when people speak of their fresh fruit and vegetables, picked that morning from their own backyard. How do they find the time? All that preparation and mulching and bug catching...not to mention the numerous ailments plants seem prone to (lettuce that goes from seedling to seed overnight and capsicum which fill with water and rot). Our lifestyle simply isn’t geared to the old fashioned care and experience Grandma gave her vegetable garden. I sympathise with every person who has planted out a vegie patch with good intentions and watched it become overgrown with vigorous weeds while the edibles fade and die. |
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Indigenous
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Written by Sammy
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:11 |
 Dale Chapman, founder of The Dilly Bag, was a panellist on the Department’s Indigenous bush foods workshop at the 2008 Reconciliation Business Forum and had plenty of positives to share with participants. Roasted wattle seed cheesecake, bush tomato dip, lemon myrtle biscuits, native mint cheese and Coat of Arms Pie with bunya nuts…these are just a few mouth-watering examples of authentic Aboriginal tucker offered by Sunshine Coast-based business The Dilly Bag. Founded by Indigenous chef Dale Chapman in 2000, The Dilly Bag is a leading light in a fledgling industry that has enormous potential for growth. |
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Resources
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Written by Sammy
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Monday, 15 June 2009 12:09 |
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It dates back to 2006 but these frequently asked questions are still relevant. FACT SHEET No: 15/03 www. pirsa.gov.au/factsheets Native food crops - frequently asked questions Introduction There is a strong interest in the potential of Australian native food plants for commercial cropping. Potential growers often ask a similar range of questions, which this publication attempts to address. Further information can be obtained from specific-crop Fact Sheets in this series, as well as the Fact Sheet 'Native Food Crops – Sources of Information'. |
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Industry
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Written by Sammy
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Monday, 15 June 2009 12:03 |
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Summary of full report The effect of post harvest handling on selected native food plants By J K McDonald, N A Caffin, S Sommano and R Cocksedge Download full report (750k - HINT: right click and save the file to your hard disk before opening) or purchase the printed report online February 2006 RIRDC Publication No 06/021 RIRDC Project No DAQ-295A Executive Summary
A commercial issue currently facing native plant food producers and food processors, and identified by the industry itself, is that of delivering quality products consistently and at reasonable cost to end users based on a sound food technology and nutrition platform. |
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