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A Short Bibliography of Useful Australian Plants, Rodney Barker, SGAP, 1992.
*Aboriginal Environmental
Impacts, James Kohen, Southwood Press, NSW, 1997.
An invaluable account of
Aboriginal land management over the last 50,000 years. The book presents
the arguments and evidence to show that Aboriginal influence on many ecosystems
of this continent has been profound and that any understanding of Australian
land management and its ecosystems must take this into account. This book
is particularly relevant to those involved in sustainable land management
of remnant ecologies in Australia.
*Aboriginal Plant Use from the Elsey Area Northern Australia, Glenn Wightman, Jessie Garalnganjak Roberts and Lorraine Williams, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1992.
Aboriginal Plant Use from Kulimindini (Elliot) Northern Australia, Glenn Wightman, Dilkbarri Dixon, Lorraine Williams and Injimadi Dalywaters, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1992.
Aboriginal Plant Use from the Victoria River Area, Northern Australia, Nicholas Smith, Bobby Wididburu, Roy Nuwallat Harrington and Glenn Wightman, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1993.
Alawa Ethnobotany, Aboriginal Plant Use from Minyerri, Northern Australia, Glenn Wightman, Donna Jackson and Lorraine Williams, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1991.
Arrente Foods, Foods
from Central Australia, Margaret Mary Turner Institute for Aboriginal
Development, Alice Springs, NT.
An excellent series of publications
that combines traditional Aboriginal knowledge with Western science and
research. The information presented is based upon traditional plant knowledge
of a number of NT communities and provides useful guides to the many native
foods of the region. Jointly produced by the NT Herbarium, Conservation
Commission of the NT, and the Traditional Bush Medicines Project of the
NT.
A Key to Useful Australian Acacias for the Seasonally Dry Tropics, Maslin B. R., and M.W. Mcdonald, CSIRO Publishing.
*Aromatic Plants,
Wrigley, J.W. and Fagg, M., Australian Native Plant Library, 1990, 130pp.
Describes more than 700
species of Australian aromats, their uses, classification of odours, elements
and with 75 coloured photos. The authors are authorities on native plantspecies
and have carried out considerable works with the Australian National Botanic
Gardens in Canberra and the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens on the North
Coast of NSW.
Australia's Wild Food, Tim Low, Collins/Angus and Robertson.
*Australian Dry Zone Acacias for
Human Food, House, A.P.N., and E. Hardwood, CSIRO.
A short account covering a number of aspects
related to the commercial production and wild harvesting of a number of
Acacia species with culinary potential. One of the first published releases
on this topic and a useful research base for the industry to build on.
Australian Herb Industry Resource Guide, PO Box 203, Launceston, Tas, 7250.
*Australian Medicinal Plants,
Lassack, E. and T. McCarthy, Mathven, 1983.
An early release that was largely overlooked
when it came out yet it has drawn from extensive research carried out on
the chemical constituents, and possible medicinal/nutritional benefits
of native plants.
Australian Native Plants: Horticulture and Uses, K. Johnsson and M. Burdett, UNSW Press.
*Australian Native Plants:Propagation,
cultivation and use in landscaping,
4th ed., J.W. Wrigley and M. Fagg, Reed Books.
An updated edition of a comprehensive
classic that has served as a bible to the horticultural industry since
the early 1980s. Not much on native edibles but all other subjects of amenity
horticulture are well covered. A particularly important reference for those
looking to cultivate native foods. The authors are authorities on native
plant species and have carried out considerable work with the Australian
National Botanic Gardens in Canberra and the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens
on the North Coast of NSW.
*Body, Land and Spirit, Janice
Reid, U of Qld Press, 1982.
An important and fascinating account on
traditionally-oriented Aborigines that draws on the original research of
thirteen anthropologists, health professionals and scientists. The book
reveals the sophistication and diversity in Aboriginal medical theories,
practices and health that has largely been unrecognised in the delivery
of Western health care to Aborigines. The book opens with a classic introduction
that places current Australian populations in the same situation as Aboriginals,
as futuristic victims of northern invaders. Mandatory reading for anyone
working with Aboriginal communities particularly those related to health
and environment as many native-food projects do. Touches on traditional
use of foods and includes an excellent chapter on bush medicines and indigenous
pharmacopoeia.
*Broome and Beyond, Plants and People
of the Dampier Peninsular, Kimberley, Western Australia, Kevin
F. Kenneally, Daphne Choules Edinger and Tim Willing, Department of Conservation
and Land Management, WA, 1997.
An excellent reference for those seeking information
on the flora of the Kimberley region and the Dampier Peninsula. It describes
more than 700 species dealing with the environment,
traditional Aboriginal plant uses, botanical exploration, plant communities
and conservation. Excellent colour photos are included. Provides an insight
into the benefits of preserving habitats and the value of food-bearing
species for all arid regions of the world.
*Bushfood, Jennifer
Isaacs, Weldon Press, Sydney, 1987.
One of the first of the recent wave of
books on native foods and medicines covering the last decade. An excellent
reference and guide to the wisdom of Aboriginal survival and some great
eating covering all aspects of the diet. Jennifer has written a number
of important books on Aboriginal culture, native foods and related subject
matters.
Bushfood: A companion guide, Jennifer
Isaacs, Landsdowne Publishing, 1996.
A pocket edition to follow up the larger
earlier publication by this author. Goes through a range of Aboriginal
foods with some references to medicines and implements. Mainly covers wet
and dry tropics and central Australia. Quite informative, although readers
after more detail should seek out the full edition of Bushfood.
Bushfood Plants, Useful and Edible Australian Plants for the South East, Merryn Carey and Peter Gow, Sapphire Coast Producers Associations, 1997.
Bushfoods of New South Wales: A Botanic Record and Aboriginal Oral History, Kathy Stewart and Bob Percival, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 1997.
*Bushfires and Bushtucker,
Peter Latz, IAD Press, Alice Springs.
One of the most comprehensive guides ever
published of desert plant use. Latz importantly explains with supporting
experiential observations and documentation how Aboriginal management of
the country has allowed its people to survive and prosper. Their methods
of manipulating certain species provides clues to the industry on how to
cultivate some of the core industry species and Latz provides some much
needed figures on quantity production per hectare from the wild and the
drop in production that occurs when human manipulation ceases. Peter has
been a leading botanist in Central Australia over the last 30 years with
the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory.
*Bushtucker: Australia's Wild
Food Harvest, Tim Low, Angus and
Robertson/Harper Collins, Sydney, 1989.
An interesting addition to Tim's previous
publications with some great photographs and accounts of both Aboriginal
and early colonists uses of native foods. This book covers many species
from all States and has proven to be an important publication for the native
foods industry. Includes a useful chart on the nutrition of many of the
foods.
Bushtucker: Plants of the South-West,
Draw
B., Walley T. and G. Keighery, CALM WA, 1997, 64pp.
Published by CALM, WA, 50 Haymen Road,
Como 6152. Part of a series entitled Bush Books. Practical field guides
designed to assist those interested in Western Australia's unique flora,
fauna and ecologies. An informative pocket edition from a series of wildlife
books by CALM. Discusses the more common species of the region with Aboriginal
names and collecting/flowering times.
Bush Medicines: The Pharmacopoeia, Scarlet, White and Reid in Body, Land and Spirit,Janice Reid, U of Qld Press, 1982.
Bush Medicine, Tim Low, Angus
and Robertson, 1990.
Similar in style to Tim's Bushtucker publication
and full of interesting anecdotes and wonderful photographs covering Aboriginal
medicinal uses and early colonists herbal explorations of Australia's flora.
Bushtucker Identikit, G.
Wightman and M. Andrew, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory.
Useful pocket books for bushwalkers, tourists
and backpackers. Good information that comes in a number of different categories
which includes: Bush Medicines, Desert Bushtucker, Plant Identikit
and Wildlife Identikit. These publications have been made
possible by the Aboriginal people of the Top End who have generously shared
their traditional knowledge.
Caring for Country:Aborigines and Land Management, Young E., Ross H., Johnson J. and J. Kesteven, NPWS, Canberra, 1991.
Cornucopia, Stephen Facciola,
Kampong Publications,1990.
A wealth of information on the world's
edibles, including species and many selections, hybrids and cultivars.
Includes some Australian native food species. A reference book of great
value to land managers seeking to diversify as it covers many exotic crops
and their best selections or cultivars.
*CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants
of Australia, M. Lazarides and B. Hince (eds.), 1993, 330pp.
A handbook listing scientific and common
names for Australian plants of economic significance, including crop plants,
fodder trees and shrubs, forest trees, weeds, Aboriginal food and medicinal
plants, etc. An excellent reference guide for the science community and
enthusiasts. Available from CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139, Collingwood,
VIC 3066.
Cradle of Incense: The Story of Australian
Prostanthera, George W. Althofer, Stanley Smith Memorial Publication
Fund, 1978.
A book about the Australian Mint-bush,
a genus of which some species are currently undergoing research for oil
and culinary herb potential. An interesting account about species that
occurred in the travels, dreams and experiences of George Althofer who
described many new forms of this wonderfully aromatic genera.
*Creating with Bunya Nuts, Rex
Parsons, A Wyndham Observer Publication.
A useful recipe book about a grossly underrated
food source with some very imaginative culinary delights.
Desert Crafts, Jennifer Isaacs, Doubleday, 1987.
Developing New Agricultural Industries:Lessons from the past, Wood, Chudleigh and Bond, R94/001 RIRDC, Canberra, 1994, 2vols, 350pp.
Economic Plants of the Northern Territory,
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Northern Territory of Australia,
Technical Bulletin 195, Agdex 305/30.
Covers the listing of plants with potential
economic value suited for cultivation in the tropical and arid zones of
the Northern Territory. Plants used by Aboriginal people are included where
they are considered to have potential for future development. Cultivation
history in the region of the listed species is also given.
*Economic Native Trees and Shrubs
for South Australia, Neville Bonney, Greening Australia, SA, 1998.
This publication is aimed at small and
large landholders who are seeking to diversify into tree related incomes.
A valuable reference for those happy to mix native foods with other useful
native species (cabinet timber, medicinal, forage, oils, salinity uptake,
revegetation etc.). Covers some 300 species with details on cultivation
and identification references. Relevant to other states as well as SA.
Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia: A Review of Species for Use in Semi-Arid Regions, B.R. Maslin, L.A.J. Thomson, M.W. Mcdonald and S. Hamilton-Brown, CSIRO Publishing, 1998.
Essential Oils of Austeromyrtus, Callistemon and Melaleuca Species, Brophy J.J. and J.C. Doran.
Essential Oil Isolates from the Australian Flora, Lassak E.V. and L.A. Southwell, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, 1977.
Ethnobotany, Vegetation and Floristics of Milingimbi, Northern Australia, Glenn Wightman and N. M. Smith, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1989.
Field Distillation for Herbaceous Oils, 2nd edition, Denny E.F.K., McKenzie and Associates, 270pp.
*Future Eaters, Tim Flannery,
Reed Publishing, 1995.
An interesting account of the evolution
of Australia's (Oceania's/Gondwana's) flora and fauna in combination with
humanity's eating habits. Discusses these eating patterns and the impact
on the environment that our populations have had. Briefly mentions some
of the native foods in various stages through the book.
*Fruits of the Rainforest,
W and W Cooper, Geo Productions/RD.
This book illustrates the fruit of 626
species of plants found in North Queensland's tropical rainforest. Also
included is edible species. The illustrations are superb and information
was gleaned from North Queensland's Tropical Research Station on the Atherton
Tablelands.
Gurindji Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from Daguragu Northern Australia, Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 18, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, PO Box 496, Palmerston, NT, 0842.
Go Native: Wild Food Cookbook, Jan Sked, SGAP, Pine Rivers.
Mayi, Some Bush Fruits of Dampierland, Gather Mayi et al, Magabala Books, Broome, WA.
*Money Trees on Your Property: Profit
gained through trees and how to grow them, David Fitzpatrick, Inkata
Press.
An excellent guide to the economics of
growing trees on farms, the costs and benefits of planting, maintaining,
harvesting and marketing farm trees are dealt with, the concept being of
particular relevance to native food operators.
Moth Hunters of the Australian Capital
Territory: Aboriginal Traditional Life in the Canberra Region, Josephine
Flood, Josephine Flood, 1996, 43pp.
A short description of traditional Aboriginal
life in the south-eastern highlands or southern uplands of Australia. A
revised version of a short account of Aborigines of the ACT, commissioned
in the 1980s by the then Department of Aboriginal Affairs. An important
account of Bogong Moth hunting and ceremonial activities and Aboriginal
life in this region including brief mention of plant species used.
Natural Plant Dyes, Judith
V. Hallet, Kangaroo Press, 1993.
An excellent guide on how to obtain a
wide range of natural colours for fabric dyeing using plant extracts. This
includes a large number of Australian species.
New Crops DOOR-Marketing: Do Our Own Marketing Research, Rob Fletcher, School of Land and Food, U of Qld, Gatton, 1998, 153pp.
New Zealand Medicinal Plants,S.G. Brooker, R.C. Cambe and R.C. Cooper, Heinemann Publishers, 1981.
Permaculture: A Designers Manual, Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications, 1988.
Pests, Diseases and Ailments of Australian Plants, David Jones, Rodger Elliot.
*Plants and People: Aboriginal Uses of Plants on Groote Eylandt, Aust. Inst of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT.
Plants for Medicines, Collins, Culvenor, Lamberton, Loder and Price, CSIRO, 1990.
Plants of the Tropical Woodland, Mike Clarke and Stuart Traynor, Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, 1987.
Plants of Western NSW, Cunningham
G., Mulham W., Milthorpe P. and J. Leigh, Soil Conservation Service of
NSW, 1981.
An invaluable book for arid land managers
with many references to Aboriginal use of dry climate flora in this region.
Punu, Yankunytjatjara Plant Use, Goddard C. and A. Kalotas, (Eds.), Institute for Aboriginal Development/Angus and Robertson, 1985.
Quandong: A Viable Opportunity, R*O*D Books,
WA, 1993.
An account of the Quandongs colonial and
Aboriginal history, its cultivation at an experimental farm at Quorn in
SA. It also comes with recipes and useful cultivation information. Compiled
at the Minnipa research station, SA by the State Tree Centre and the Department
of Agriculture, SA.
Sixty Wattles of the Chinchilla and Mulla Shires, Grace Lithgow, through the Bushfoods Mail Order Bookshop.
*Some Citrus Species and Varieties
in Australia, Alexander, D. McE, CSIRO.
A useful account of citrus hybrids, rootstocks
and some native species of citrus that has become more important with the
release by the CSIRO via Australian Native Produce Industries (ANPI) of
some excellent native citrus hybrids.
SEQ Forestry Network News: SEQ Forestry
Network, QDPI Forests Industries Development.
Free publication. Request from DPI Forests
Industries Development, GPO Box 944, Brisbane, 4001, Fax 07 3234 1200.
*Sustainable Use of Wildlife by Aboriginal
Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, Mary Bomford and Judy Caughly,
Australian Government Publishing Service, 1997.
Looks at ways to ensure that wildlife
harvesting, which has the potential to offer employment, improved nutrition,
and fulfilment of cultural and spiritual values for indigenous peoples,
meets these needs whilst being sustainable and integrated with community
goals for the conservation of rare and endangered species. It also examines
strategies which recognise that indigenous Australians have the ability
and right to participate in environment management.
Sandalwood, Ian Kealley,
CALM WA.
A detailed history of the Sandalwood Industry
in a magazine format, 16 pages.
The Illustrated Herb Encyclopedia, Kathi Keville, Simon and Schuster,1991.
*The Management of Sandalwood,
Ian G Kealley, CALM, WA, 1991.
An excellent and extremely detailed account
of the Sandalwood Industry in WA covering all aspects of the Industry,
cultivation and crop management. Relevant to dry-land operators wanting
well documented case study examples on native crops.
The Story of Sandalwood, Alison
Oats, Museum of the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie, WA, 1989.
A basic history of the Sandalwood and
its uses. Very brief, 12 pages.
*Tables of Composition of Australian
Aboriginal Foods, Brand Miller, James, Maggiore, Aboriginal Studies
Press, 1993.
The current bible on Bushfood nutrition
providing an invaluable insight into the true value of many of our native
species. An important information source to follow up from the initial
source which uncovered the remarkably high percentage of vitamin C in the
Kakadu Plum.
The Aborigines of the Sydney District Before 1788, Peter Turbett, Kangaroo Press, 1989.
*The Bushfood Handbook, Vic Cherikoff,
Cherikoff Pty Ltd (now Vic Cherikoff Food Services Pty Ltd)
A good reference guide for east coast
species as well as promotion of the concept. One of the first extensive
reference books with some invaluable practical information. Good species
lists, loads of factual anecdotal background on plant uses and history
and some wonderful photos.
The Conservation Farmer: Newsletter of Conservation Farmers Inc, PO Box 1666, Toowoomba, QLD 4350. Membership - $50 pa (includes newsletter).
The Pitjanjatjara and their Crafts, Peter Brokensha, Aboriginal Arts Board,1975.
The Feast of the Bunya, Cornelius Moynihan, Fortitude Press, 1901, reprinted 1985.
*The Use of Trees and Shrubs in the
Dry Country of Australia, Forestry
and Timber Bureau, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1972.
An important early release that appears
to have been way ahead of its time. A very practical publication that is
still of great benefit to dryland farmers. Covers a wide range of topics
including the value of trees on farms, selection of species, fodder, shelter
belts, timber and its management, and cultivation.
A Taste of Australis, Ross, Joy, Five Mile Press.
*Tukka, Real Australian Food,
Jean-Paul Brunteau, Angus and Robertson.
A well written account of the core species
from a chef's perspective. Excellent historical accounts given of both
colonial and indigenous uses of species. One of the most readable culinary
books written and has done a great deal to promote the concept and the
indigenous cultures of Australia.
*Traditional Ecological Knowledge, 1988,Williams N. and G. Bains (Ed) Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, ANU, Canberra.
*Traditional Bush Medicines,
Aboriginal Communities of the Northern Territory, Greenhouse Publications,
1988.
One of the most extensive coverage of
tropical species medicinal uses and Aboriginal pharmacopoeia.
*Useful Bush Plants, Peter
Bindon, WA Museum, 1996, 286 pp.
Descriptions of over 200 Australian native
species including uses for foods and medicines. A much needed account of
Aboriginal plant use throughout WA, also including
other parts of Australia. Profile sheet
style write ups of each species including Aboriginal names and related
uses in other parts of the world. Very useful book.
Uniquely Australian, Vic Cherikoff, Bush Tucker Supply Australia.
Useful Native Plants of Australia, J. H. Maiden, Turner and Henderson, Sydney, 1988.
Use of Native Plants in the South East of South Australia by the Indigenous Peoples Before 1839, Neville Bonney, Greening Australia, 1994.
Victorian Aborigines: Plant Foods, Alison Oates and Annette Seeman, National Museum of Victoria, 1979.
*Wild Foods of Australia,
A B and J W Cribb, Collins.
One of the original reference books for
the avid bush forager. However, some of the species discussed have perhaps
been included somewhat ambitiously making interesting anecdotes but not
so relevant for those into serious native foods production. An important
milestone in the literature of the industry.
Wild Food Plants of Australia, Tim Low, Angus and Robertson/Harper Collins.
Wild Herbs of Australia, Tim Low, Angus and Robertson Harper/Collins
*Wild Lime, Juleigh Robins,
Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1996, 210pp.
A good coverage of the main core species
of the native foods industry, along with a few not so common additions.
Some interesting recipes as well as useful sections on where to purchase
supplies and plants, a much needed reference.
Wild Medicines of Australia,
A B and J W Cribb, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, Australia.
As for Wild Foods of Australia indicated
above.
World Vegetables: Principles, Production
and Nutritive Values, V.E. Rubatzky and M. Yamaguchi, 2nd Ed.,
ISBN 0-412-11221-3, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1997, 843pp.
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Aboriginal Plant Use and Modern Horticulture-A
Future in Common? John McCarthy, Total Earth
Care, 37 Irrawong Rd, North Narrabeen, NSW, 2102, Tel 02 9979 8812.
Lecture given at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney
in 1993. A hard hitting critique of the problems that stem from modern
day urban and rural land management systems that have chosen to ignore
the value of our own native plant resources and the side effects for Aboriginals
and non-indigenous land managers.
*A Commercial Herb Industry for NSW: An Infant
Enterprise, Fraser S. and P. M. Whish, RIRDC Research Paper 97/18,
1997, 134pp.
Describes how to overcome some of the constraints
in establishing a herb industry for NSW. Looks at agronomic and cultural
aspects of commercial production, seedling production, harvesting, handling,
processing, packaging and marketing of the final product. All these are
highly relevant to those seeking to grow native herbaceous foods many of
which have similar cultivation requirements. Cost $15.
Agribusiness and Processed Food Developments in SE Asia, Instate Pty Ltd for RIRDC Research Paper 93/1. Cost $25.
Alternative Farmer: The Land, Reply Paid 19, PO Box 999, North Richmond, NSW 2754.
*Assessment of Commercial Prospects and Research
Priorities for New Industries, Bond K., Chudleigh P. and I. Wood,
RIRDC, 1997, 70pp.
Reviews existing models and methods of allocating
research funds for new and emerging rural industries. It develops a model
for the tree oil industry to explore and demonstrate how models can assist
the assessment of research options within and between industries. Many
of these papers though not written for the native foods industry can provide
excellent formats for the industry to follow. This will prove very important
in preventing industry players from reinventing the wheel, a current problem
within the industry. Cost $15.
Aussie Bee: Bulletin of the Australian Native
Bee Research Centre, $26.5pa (4 issues).
Australian Native Bee Research Centre (ANBRC) Newsletter,
PO
Box 74, North Richmond, NSW 2754: produce 4 newsletters annually. Aims
are to promote awareness about native bee species and to encourage preservation
and enjoyment of Native Bees.
Australian Agroforestry: Setting the Scene
for Future Research, RIRDC, 1991, 90pp.
Cost $10.
*Australian Bushfoods Magazine, 5 Issues,
ISSN:1328-0074.
A publication providing updated information on industry
contacts and growers guide to species with some information provided by
scientists and enthusiasts. Requires further input from some of the more
experienced people within the industry who have been involved with the
practical growing side. However, an excellent and much needed magazine.
Contact: Tel 07 5494 3812, Fax 07 5494 3506.
Australian Bush Food Industry: A Brief Introduction, DPI Note, Qld Department of Primary Industries.
Australian Bush Foods: Illustrated unusual bushfood recipes, ANCA, GPO Box 636, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Poster Format.
*Australian Farmers Guide to the Internet,
Parker
R., RIRDC, 1997, 300pp (approx), CD-ROM.
A start up CD-ROM to help farmers get on-line. Features
tips to help first-time and novice users of the Internet to understand
and make best use of its features, as well as an extensive directory of
over 250 Australian agricultural related sites. Cost $25.
*Australian Native Produce Industries: Plant
Catalogue 1996, Australian Native Produce Industries, 1996.
An invaluable guide that covers how to cultivate
core (mainly dry-climate) species and estimated costs and returns. Very
little of this kind of information has been available for the industry
to use as a benchmark for native crop production which makes this document
an important source for the industry.
*Black Wattle and its Utilisation, A.G.
Brown and Ho Chin Ko, CSIRO, 1997, 400pp.
An extremely detailed account of the commercial
production of Acacia mearnsii. Provides excellent information relevant
to the industry that could save a lot of time for those wanting to farm
other Wattle species for food. Covers many aspects of genetic selection,
in field production and cultivation, harvesting, establishing seed orchards,
seed collecting and timber/bark removal. Available from RIRDC for $25.
Bush Delights Newsletter, Limpinwood Gardens, Tel 02 6679 3353.
*Bushfoods: a Vision for the Future, Hardwick
P. and P. James, Greening Australia.
A paper given by Paul James, another industry pioneer,
at the GA conference held in February 1994. Pinpoints the benefits of concentrating
on a few core species.
Commercial Herb Industry for NSW: An Infant
Enterprise, RIRDC, 1997, 134pp.
Cost $15.
Commercial Potential of NSW Flora, RIRDC, 1995, 20pp. Cost $10.
Commercial Prospects and Research Priorities for New Industries, RIRDC, 1997, 68pp. Cost $15.
*Ecosystem Bushfood Production in Sub Tropical
Eastern Australia, P. Hardwick,
Greening Australia.
An excellent document by one of the industry's
pioneers listing most species with commercial potential and ranking them
according to their commercial potential.
Efita 99,European Federation
for Information Technology in Agriculture, Conference held 27-30 September
1999.
Contact Ms U Rickert, Department of Agricultural
Economics, University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 74 Bonn, D-53115 Germany,
Fax 49 228 733 431.
Essential Oils and Plant Extracts, Proceedings of the Essential Oils Planning Workshop,1996/1. Cost $15.
*Exploring Australia's Oldest Riches:
A new path to economic success and ecological prosperity,Gareth Wise,
Director, Australasian Ethnobotanical Foundation (AEF), PO Box11, West
Ryde, NSW 2114.
A fascinating account of ethnobotanical
research in Australia, and indeed the lack of it. Discusses opportunities
for capitalising sustainably on our biological diversity and how Australia
has only recently begun to uncover its wealth of pharmaceutical and indigenous
food resources.
*Feasibility of a Sustainable Bushfood
Industry in Western Qld, D.G.
Phelps, Qld DPI, RIRDC research paper 97/11.
An overview of the native foods industry
including the structure, size and limitations with the focus on Western
Queensland. Covers the availability of raw materials from core species
found in this region and other species found in central Australia. Provides
some useful on-farm information on soil types, plant distributions and
frequency and quantity of produce. Cost $15.
*Filsoll Reserve Community Development
Program, Laurel
Walker, Munno Para Skill Share, 1994.
Filsoll Reserve Horticultural program
was a 14 week training course for long term unemployed Aboriginal Youth
in the Northern Suburbs (Munno Para, Elizabeth, and Salisbury) of Adelaide,
South Australia. The program, funded by Levis, was considered a success
by local community members and it generated a great deal of positive publicity
for local Aboriginal Youth. Could provide a useful role model for similar
projects between cultures. Contact: Munno Para Skill Share, 112 Coventry
Rd, Smithfield, Tel 08 8254 9111 for this report.
Guidelines for Economic Evaluation
of R&D, Centre
for International Economics, GRDC, 1997, 57pp.
A report that is the outcome of a joint
project /workshop between the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC)
and the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) held
in July 1997. The project sought to implement an ongoing approach to research
evaluation by these corporations. This written outcome contains a framework
for undertaking evaluations that is considered suitable for ongoing or
commencing research. Available from RIRDC for $15.
Handbook for Farmers and Investors, Keith Hyde, RIRDC, 1997, 580pp.
*Improving Tea Tree Yield and Quality
Through Breeding and Selection, J. Doran, G. Baker, G. Murtagh
and I. Southwell, RIRDC, 1997, 52pp.
Describes the successful development of
a breeding strategy for high yielding varieties of Melaleuca alternifolia
and the implementation of several breeding and selection trials. A very
relevant document for information set-ups to trial and select improved
native food species as many have oil production potential. Cost $10.
Information Exchange in Rural Industries,RIRDC, 1995, 71pp. Cost $10.
Integrating Trees with Livestock Grazing, RIRDC, 1997, 30pp.
Land Management Society Newsletter, Land Management Society, PO Box 242, Como, WA, 6152.
Medicinal Herbs and Pharmaceutical
Plant Extracts, RIRDC 1997, 15pp.
A brief report that outlines the current
status of the Australian industry and endeavours to determine the potential
for further development. Discusses the pitfalls of the industry and the
lack of support for R&D into the many indigenous herbs with commercial
potential, a problem of relevance to the native foods industry.
*Native Foods, Provenance and Genetics,John
McCarthy, Total Earth Care, 37 Irrawong Rd, North Narabeen, NSW, 2101.
Proceedings of a paper given at the 1998
Provenance Conference held by Greening Australia in June of that year.
Argues in support of the native foods industry and the important role it
has to play in helping to provide sustainable economic options to our current
methods of land management and how the industry is being underestimated
by related industries that could significantly assist its development.
New Crops, New Products, New Opportunities,RIRDC,
1997, 2 Vols, 640pp.
Cost $60.
New Uses Briefing Book: American
New Uses Council, 1995,
389pp.
Available from Jonathan Harsch, New Use
Council, PO Box 144, Jamestown, RI 02835-0144 USA. Cost $90.
Permaculture Journal, 1983, Number 13, pp4-12.
Postharvest Handling and Packaging
of Fresh Herbs, Lapresti J. and B. Thomkins, RIRDC Research paper
97/5, 44pp.
A review of fresh herbs harvesting in
Australia. The major finding was how little research had been carried out
on post-harvest handling and packaging of culinary herbs in spite of an
increasing demand. Wastage levels are high and treatments do not reflect
the differing requirements between culinary species. Important lessons
can be learnt from this research for those wanting to produce fresh native
herbs. Cost $15.
Processing Trees on Farms,
RIRDC, 1996, 60pp.
A study that examines forests and plantations
as a resource and looks at the future availability of wood. It surveys
the extent of farm forestry plantings and the economic benefits of farm
forestry. This report shows how these farms can be managed to maximise
production of valuable timber lines, a method of importance to native food
producers. Cost $20.
*Prospects for the Australian Native
Bushfoods Industry, RIRDC,
1997, 74pp.
Provides an overview of the industry with
excellent coverage of 14 plant species, with examples of costs and returns
included. It explores opportunities and weaknesses within the industry.
Most importantly, it provides some direction for those looking to get their
hands dirty and ball-park figures to offer some indication of budgets required.
A valuable document that will need to be updated in the future. Cost $30.
Quandong Propagation, M. Sedgely, Aust Horticulture, 1984 (10).
*Tree Performance Databases and Selection
Systems, Tim Vercoe and Bronwyn Clarke, RIRDC, 1997, 57pp.
Proceedings of a meeting held in Canberra,
8-9 March 1995. Provides some useful guidelines and database examples for
selecting the right tree for the right conditions and then being able to
calculate economic and environmental returns for people investing in trees
on farms. Formats are extremely useful for those in the native foods industry,
in particular primary producers who require a technique to compile data
to assist in improving crop production and environmental management. Cost
$16.
*The Australian Native Foods Industry:
New Challenges for the Plant Propagator,John McCarthy, Total Earth
Care, 37 Irrawong Rd, North Narrabeen NSW, Tel 02 9979 8812.
A talk given at the 1995 International
Plant Propagators Convention at Adelaide in May. Covers a brief overview
of the Australian native foods industry as was in 1995, and its origins
and insights into the challenges for the plant propagator. It also covers
some important ground-breaking work on the propagation of native food species.
At this stage John was Senior Project Officer with ANPI.
*The Australian Native Foods Industry:
Part of Australia's Changing Relationships
Between its People and its Flora,John
McCarthy, Sydney Native Nursery and Total Earth Care, 37 Irrawong Rd, North
Narrabeen, NSW, Tel 02 9979 8812.
An interesting account of the relationship between
Australia's people of all ethnicities and how our environments are shaping
our use of flora and management of our land and its vegetation. Particularly
relates to food production and the potential of the native foods industry
as an underestimated component for our farming systems.
The Food Potential of Australian Native Plants, Deakin University, Proceedings of Conference held 3/1984.
The Food Resources of Aborigines of SW Australia, Meagher S., WA Museum, 1974.
*The Role of Trees in Sustainable
Agriculture, Greening Australia, 1997, 180pp.
A set of three work books available from
Greening Australia demonstrating how farm forestry can control the problems
which most directly affect agriculture, presenting the technique of whole
farm planning. Describes the benefits of farm diversity, shelter belts
and fodder. Relevant to anyone who would like to include native foods as
a component of planning as the overall concept can be applied with minor
species selection adjustment. Cost $25.
Trends and Issues in Adult Community
Education, A Case Study by Laurel Walker
for the University of South Australia.
Discusses the aims of the Filsoll Reserve Aboriginal
Horticultural Program funded by Levis and facilitated by Munno Para Skill
Share, Laurel Walker and John McCarthy. The Study relates the success of
the relationship between the horticultural facilitator and the students
and the different approach used which included the use of Aboriginal food
and medicinal plants and a combination of two different cultural practices.
Contact: Munno Para Skill Share 112, Coventry Rd, Smithfield, Tel 08 8254
9111.
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