#bushfood — Public Fediverse posts

One of Australia’s foundational narratives: Burke and Wills died as heroes
Settlers with a poor sense of direction.

“But Burke … had been born and bred a member of the ruling race in a conquered country [Ireland] and could not bring himself to associate with the natives. When they arrived in his camp bearing gifts of fish, he behaved like an officer of the Irish constabulary plagued by the peasantry, and fired at them.... Burke and Wills died of starvation."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/07/burke-wills-australian-heroes-expedition-farce-melbourne-statue
#SettlerSociety #FirstNationsPeoples #bushfood #MythScape

Found in this morning’s firewood splitting chore. Not hungry right now, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub

#witchettygrub #BushFood #bushlife

At $100 per kilo, quandongs have huge market potential—if only there were enough supply to meet demand! This native fruit thrives in arid regions and has long been an important bush food for First Nations people. #Quandongs #BushFood #AustralianNative #bushtucker #indigenous

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-02/quangdong-supply-native-bush-food-market-australia-sa/104541168

#FingerLime a native #citrus - unique pulp colours vary between yellow, green, pale pink and crimson.

The #bushfood slow-growing finger-shaped fruit ‘citrus pearls’. Enjoy raw & in summer drinks, desserts, chutneys, jams and marmalades … Tattoo too

Growling Grass #Frog

#NativeLeek (#BulbineLily wild onion / golden lily) perennial edible seeds, roots and below-ground corms #bushfood in #firstNations #Wurundjeri culture.

#Poa Grass

Jambinu Zest - Chamelaucium
#GeraldtonWax

Sandpaper fig (ficus coronata) starting to fruit and regrow it's leaves after recent rains

#bushfood

Diospyros geminata fruiting for the first time in 5+ years up at Struck Oil - does that mean the drought is officially over... or about to start again? 😳🤣

Either way we're looking forward to both eating the fruit and planting more of them from seed again 🎉

#nativeplants #australia #bushFood #bushTucker

Been testing these native currants every day and, oh boy they're bitter when they're not ripe😣
#BushFood