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Great successes for our Indigenous Research Partner Kiril Park Wild Harvest!
We are so proud to promote the successes of our Indigenous Research Partner, Kirril Park Wild Harvest. Both the owner, Michelle On, and her eldest daughter Tahlia are intelligent, generous and strong women who are..
Native Oz Bushfoods and UAF working bee day!
On a beautiful plateau of native edible and medicinal gardens, surrounded by vistas of rolling hills, 8 staff and students from the University of Queensland’s Australian Research Council Industrial Transformational Training Centre for Uniquely Australian..
Madonna Thomson, Indigenous Enterprise Group Chair, celebrates NAIDOC Week
Proud Jagera woman, owner of Nyanda Cultural Tours and Uniquely Australian Food’s Indigenous Enterprise Group Chairperson Madonna Thomson celebrated NAICOD Week 2021 (July 4-11) last week, being showcased by Queensland Health. Watch Madonna here, as..
ARC centre researchers learn about Jagera people’s history, culture and plant uses
What a treat of a day out for the Uniquely Australian team. Commencing with a meet and greet, whilst enjoying lemon myrtle scented cordial (delicious, by the way!!), Madonna and Ezekiel introduced themselves and invited..
Indigenous heritage and biodiversity expert joins the ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods
Indigenous rights activist and expert in Indigenous intellectual and cultural property and heritage, Professor Henrietta Marrie AM has joined the ARC Uniquely Australian Foods (UAF) Training Centre, based at The University of Queensland. Link to full..
Plum pickings: ancient fruit ripe for modern plates
An Indigenous fruit which is one of the earliest known plant foods eaten in Australia could be the next big thing in the bush foods industry. The University of Queensland research team is led by..
‘Wild mango’, one of the earliest-known plant foods eaten in Australia, next big thing
THE GREEN PLUM, sometimes known as ‘wild mango’, will be the “next big thing in bush foods”, according to experts. The small, green fruit can be found in the arid parts of the Northern Territory,..
Plum Delicious: Delicious and nutritious bush foods
A native food from Arnhem Land has been recognised by scientists for its nutritional properties. Researchers are now working with an Aboriginal owned nursery to help create commercial opportunities. Catch us on ABC Landline talking..
Provenance toolkit to help rural businesses stand out from the crowd
When it comes to food and fibre, consumers want to know who produced it, where it was produced and how it was produced. New AgriFutures Australia funded work not only confirms that building provenance through..