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The Bushfoods Handbook by Vic Cherikoff

	The original culinary how-to book first published in 1989 by bushfoods pioneer Vic Cherikoff, The Bushfoods Handbook has become one of those 'essential' books that you simply must have. Packed with colour photographs and information on foraging, finding, preparing, cooking with and growing native foods it also focus' on the eastern temparate environment where most of us live. Some wonderful recipes, photos, cultural and natural history make this a book that anyone interested in native foods must have.		Price:	QTY:

Wild Food Plants: Field Guide by Tim Lowe

	Australian Wild Food Plants: Fieldguide is THE Fieldguide to have, especially if you are in the southern or eastern states where most of us live. It details 180 plants with perfect colour photographs,distribution map, habitat, common & latin names, Field notes and Uses all sprinkled with some interesting cultural history. Very robust and easy to use, Essential for any bush rambler!		Price:	QTY:

Grow Your Own Bushfoods by Keith Smith

	A great little book featuring growing tips and techniques, natural history and historical information on over 140 species of Australian native food plants. Perfect for any green thumb with an interest in native plants that have or would like to have a bushtucker garden. Also has some good natural history information, written by the founders of Earth Garden Magazine.		Price:	QTY:

Bush Food & Medicine by Jennifer Isaacs

	Bush Food - Aboriginal Food & Herbal Medicine is a wonderful exploration of the traditional and contemporary association of Aboriginal Australians with native plants and animals in tropical savannah environments. It documents the collection, preparation, cooking and eating techniques of many native fruits, tubers, vegetables, seeds, insects, marine and terrestrial animals. A specific and book that explores its content with depth, sincerity and passion.		Price:	QTY:

Pocket Bushtucker Book by Peter Latz

	Pocket Bushtucker is the field guide companion to Latz' Bushfires & Bushtucker. Its a great little field guide with plants divided on their form, grass, herb, shrub, tree, vine & fungus as you would find them in the field. Specific to the central desert regions, the area covered is within a radius of 600km of Alice Springs but is applicable to the western deserts also. Essential to anyone undertaking a desert adventure with an interest in native food plants.		Price:	QTY:

Explore Wild Australian - The Bushtucker Man by Les Hiddins

	A Flawlessly published, information packed, full colour book very true to its title. Essential for anyone travelling up north to the tropical half of Australia with detailed maps, local contact information & phone numbers, amazing cultural and natural history stories as you would expect from Hiddins and of course the Bush Tucker guide featuring 175 species all with great photos. A great reference & travel planning book for any collection, it has the Bush Tucker Field Guide & The Bush Tucker Map & Guide as its companions.		Price:	QTY:

Bush Tucker Field Guide by Les Hiddins

	A great little field guide for anyone travelling to or living in our Tropical North. This is the companion guide to the reference book Explore Australia with the Bush Tucker Man and features over 175 species with a page for each species. The book is divided into color coded sections such as tree, grass, vine, parasite, aquatic, tuber etc and also has a section on animal & insect foods. Well published and bound with some great photos and interesting facts as you would expect from any of Hiddins' publications.		Price:	QTY:

Edible Wattle Seeds of SE Australia by Maslin et al

	A very focussed book describing 47 species of edible wattle with extended reviews and discussion on the 2 most promising/utilised species. Excellent quality of information, photos of every species with distribution maps and very good identification guides to use in the field. Also raises some discussion on plantation, harvest and post harvest issues, nutrition etc.		Price:	QTY:

Australian Medicinal Plants by Lassak & McCarthy

	Australian Medicinal Plants is an invaluable resource for all those interested in herbal medicine, Aboriginal culture and Australian flora. This book covers both the Aboriginal use of native plants and how first settlers used them and learnt of their medicinal values. Contains colour photos of important species and drawings etc.		Price:	QTY:

Tables of Composition of Australian Aboriginal Foods

	This book contains the first comprehensive set of tables of nutritional composistion of Australian indigenous foods. The data is drawn from over 1200 samples representing 500 diferent bushfoods and includes figures for most nutritional constituents and trace minerals.		Price:	QTY:

Native Bees of Sydney

A practical, colour guide to help wildlife enthusiasts, bushwalkers, gardeners, beekeepers and students to identify our dazzling native bees. Describes 31 native species that live around Sydney, how to attract them and also how to build your own native bee nest.

"An excellent glimpse into the private lives of our fascinating native bees" John Dengate, Media Naturalist (ABC & Burkes Backyard)

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The Australian Yabby Farmer by Mosig

	This book presents the basic information on the Yabby, its habitat, its health and nutriution requirements. The book covers pond management, production systems, equipment, harvesting, post harvest handling and marketing to the end product. It also has sections on other freshwater crayfish including marron and red claw.		Price:	QTY: