Hello everyone,
What an entertaining and informative guest speaker we had at last Monday night’s meeting!
True to his word, Diego has sent through some information and links for anyone who would like to find out more on the subject.
African olives> Olea europea sb spp cuspidata
Chickweed> food+medicine Stellaria media
Cudweed> meh Helichrysum_luteoalbum
Dandelion> food+medicine Taraxacum officinale
Farmer’s friend> food+medicine Bidens_pilosa
Fat hen> food Chenopodium_album
Flatweed> food Hypochaeris spp
Fleabane> insect repellant Conyza canadensis
Medic burr> food Medicago polymorpha
Nettle> food+medicine urtica-urens-u-incisa
Persian speedwell> meh Veronica_persica
Plantain> medicine Plantago lanceolata
Prickly lettuce> food+medicine Lactuca_serriola
Radium weed> TOXIC – medicine Euphorbia_peplus
Red flowering mallow> meh Modiola caroliniana
Sowthistle > food Sowthistle -Sonchus spp
A good link for edible plants is Plant for a future
The link to the wild food market place that we are creating is wildwood.store
Diego also runs other workshops.
The next one is
Seaside Foraging or the edible event Forage to Feast
Bookings and details can be found here: at this link
Two good books:
Pat Collins: http://www.
A good forum to identify plants is on facebook> Edible Weeds, Wild Food & Foraging in Australia
if you have any questions and images please share them on social media>
Diego Bonetto: Instagram> @theweedyoneFacebook> Wild Stories
Happy foraging! Vera Meyer President, Permaculture Sydney West Inc. http://www.
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- Diego Bonnetto Presentation at PSW October 2019
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- Diego Bonetto talking