Last Friday, Mullum Farmers Market hosted a workshop called the Bush Tucker Food Experience as part of the Northern Rivers Food Harvest Trail,
Lead by three experts in Native Australian Foods, Auntie Delta Kaye, Mindy Woods and Rebecca Barnes you learnt how to forage, cook and grow.
With climate change, ageing farmers and a growing population, there are genuine concerns for our future food security. So why aren’t we all planting bush tucker foods and cooking with these ingredients?
Mindy said she put it down to people not knowing what to do with native foods. She said that 20 years ago we all thought Asian food was very exotic and now it’s second nature.. Mindy went on to demonstrate how to make a very delicious chicken satay using all native ingredients. (The recipe below)
Rebecca had an abundance of native seedlings and explained how easy it is to make your own edible bush tucker gardens. Which are water saving, low maintenance and chemical free.
She also spoke of all the various healing properties in native foods.
If you would like further information come and see Rebecca at New Brighton Farmers Market every Tuesday 8am-11am or at Mullum Farmers Market every Friday 7am-11am
Native Satay Recipe by Mindy Woods from Karkalla Restaurant Byron Bay