Australian Bushfoods

(See also Australian Bushfoods Magazine for tucker listings)

*A Workshop on Information Technology Application in Agriculture, Rupin Collage, Israel Dr Ehud Gelb, Ministry of Agriculture-Tel Aviv.  Email: gelb@agri.huji.ac.il or adiraz@ruppin.ac.il

Acres Australia: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~acresaus/acres_sub.htm

ANCA books, posters and kits  http://www.anca.gov.au/about/products/salepub3.htm

Ausbushfoods on line  http://www.ausbushfoods.com/

ANCA useful plants http://www.anca.gov.au/plants/manageme/

AgNet http://agnet.com.au

Australian foods from the bush http://www.shopaustralia.com.au/shoptuck.html

Australian Agricultural Web Site http://www.ruralnet.com.au/AgriWeb/

Australian Agricultural Organisations http:agnet.com.au/org.html

Australian seed and grain information from T J Teague (S.A.) Pty Ltd http://www.tjt.com.au

Agricultural search engine http://www.agrisurf.com

Agriweb http://www.ruralnet.com.au/Agriweb/

Australian agricultural topics http://agnet.com.au/topics.html

*Australian Bushfoods Magazine Email: bushfood@hotkey.net.au
Five Issues. A publication providing updated information on industry contacts and a growers guide to species with some information provided by scientists/experts/enthusiasts. An interesting and well compiled magazine.

Australian flora links http://dove.mtx.net.au/~rosmci/industry.html

*Australasian Ethnobotanical Foundation; Gareth Wise, Director Email: solandra@bigpond.com

*Australasian Tree Crops Sourcebook on-linehttp://www.aoi.com.au/atcros/

Australian Native Bee Research Centre anbrc@zeta.org.au

*Australian New Cropshttp://www.uq.edu.au/~gagkrego
Nine issues with a circulation of over 2500. Currently funded by RIRDC. Offers articles presenting interesting descriptions of new crops which includes numerous articles on bushfoods and excellent contacts to research information on all aspects of crop management and new methods of production. The information is extensive and provides valuable insight into information services related to establishing the Australian bushfood industry.

Australian Agriculture Online http://www.agriculture.net.au/

ABC Landline www.abc.net.au/landline

Australian Plants Onlinewww.ozemail.com.au/~sgap

*Australian Native Produce Industries (ANPI) www.anpi.com.au

*Australian National Botanic Gardens (Aboriginal trail) http://155.187.10.12/anbg/aboriginal-trail.html
Valuable information storage data base systems for all kinds of plant production, particularly related to propagation, cultivation -both in containers and in ground, pest and disease management and recording of research data. Contact Ben Wallace.

Breaking Ground:A Resource Guide (for specialty crops) HSMP Press, 12a Stockbridge, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA. Publication available for $US15
Email: will@mis.net Web site: http://www.pagestore.com/ideas/hi-index.htm

The Bushfood Directory : Web site: http://www.bushfood.com.au

Bushfood Magazine:  http://www.hotkey.net.au

Bush Food Plants for Northern NSW   http://www.greenwork.org.au/bfood.htm

*Cherikoff Pty Ltd www.cherikoff.net
The development of the commercial side of the industry began with Vic Cherikoff the director of Cherikoff Pty Ltd and has been the impetus behind the promotion of the concept. Many different sites to surf through covering a number of aspects of the industry.

Cornucopia Nurseryhttp://users.mullum.com.au/~botanica

*Central Lands Council (CLC): Contact Jock Morse Email: jmorse@clc.org.au
Collating information on potential of commercial production of plants used by Central Australian Aboriginals and also involved in R&D into new crops and trials of them in the Alice Springs region.

Centre For New Industries Development, Agriculture Western Australia Email: tdunn@agric.wa.gov.au

*Department of Agriculture WA, Jeff Hastings,  Email: jhastings@agric.wa.gov.au
Bushfood activities manager carrying out much needed research into the native foods of WA.

Directory for Botanyhttp://herb.bio.uregina.ca./liu/bio/idb.shtml

DI's Agricultural Links http://www.wimmera.net.au/aghort/DisAg.html

*DPI Home Pagehttp://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/dpinotes/index.html (html#bushfoods)

*Dr Robert Fletcher Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au  Home page: http://www.uq.edu.au/~gagkrego.
Is involved in the collation of the New Crops Newsletter funded by RIRDC, also carries out research on New Crops for Gatton Collage in Qld. Has completed a survey conducted to determine the sources of information on New Crops currently available in Australia.

F@rming Onlinehttp://www.rpl.com.au/farming/index.html

*First Asian Conference for Information Technology in Agriculture. Contact Secretary General:Seiichi Takigishi,Tokyo Office of the Japanese Society of AgriculturalInformatics No .2 Shibasaki Bld.5F, 2-23-15 Kanda Sudacho; Chiyoda-ku, TokyoJapan  Email: afita@jsai.org.jp

Food Values and Australian Bush Foods, Production of bushfoods  http://www.greenwork.org.au/bushfood.htm

*Greening Australia http://www.greenwork.org.au/bushfood.htm
Greening Australia have an extensive network of information and practical land management related projects throughout Australia, which includes research into native foods. Head office in Canberra should be contacted for those interested in following up this contact.

Greening Australia nursery listing http//www.greenwork.org.au/nursery.htm
See Greening Australia

GreenNet Australia  http://www.green.net.au

International ag links  http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/www/agator/htm/agnonus.htm

International Society for Horticultural Science Email: ishs@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
Web site: http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/ishs/ord/ord1.htm

*International Workshop: Internet for Extension Services, Email: alberese@inea.it or Guido Bonati, Email: bonati@inea.it, or Contact the Secretary INEA Federica Giralico Via Barberini, 36-00187 Roma, Italy. Tel 39 6 4785 6525, Fax 39 6 4741 984 - 483488, Email: giralico @ inea.it.

A workshop held in September 1997, in Alberese, Grosseto, Italy, organised by INEA (National Institute of Agricultural Economics). Its aims were to assist the flow of information to farmers and rural regions using state of the art Internet services to provide real and measurable benefits to end users. Worth exploring the net for results of that conference.

*IUFoST 10th World Congress Oct 3-8, 1999.The Secretariat 10th World Congress of Food Science & Technology, PO Box 1493 North Sydney NSW 2059. Ph 02 9959 4499, Fax 02 9954 4327. Email: iufost10@foodaust.com.au  Web site: http://www.foodaust.com.au/world.htm

*Landcare Australia http://ldcarefdn@peg.apc.org

Links to Other Sites  http://www.iinet.net.au./agriweb/

Medicinal Plants for Survival (Conservation of; Cultural and Intellectual Property rights), National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus Anandanagar Bangalore, 560 012, India. Email: root@frlht.ernet.in  Ph 91 80 333 6909 Fax 9180 333 4167.

Methods of Growing Bushfoodshttp:www.nor.com.au/community/organic/library/farmplan/bushtuck.htm
 

*Native Herb Forum Website http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/ncm/staff/michael/forum/index.html
The native herb forum is an important development in exploring the uses of Australia's flora. Its aims are to positively influence the clinical use of Australian herbs and to ensure ongoing supplies by exploring their potential for cultivation.

Native Plant Seedbank and Database Email: n.ashwath@cqu.edu.au
Central Queensland University research into germination and storage of native species carried out under NHT'S Bush Care program.

New Uses Council  Email: jharsch@rof.net  Web site: http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/NUC/NUCHome.html

*New Crop http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu
An electronic information system that provides a window to new and speciality crops and coverage of activities in the Indiana Centre for New Crops and plant products. This accesses a welcome page that offers links to CropREFERENCE, a new crops bibliography; CropSEARCH, brief descriptions of hundreds of crops; FactSHEET, expanded descriptions of selected crops (including pictures); CropEXPERT, names and addresses of US contacts; NewcropNEWS, electronic copies of the Purdue New Crops News; and NewcropEVENTS, a list of events at the Indiana Centre.

Oz Bush Garden www.highway1.com.au/ozgarden

Online Global Garden http://www.global–garden.com.au

*Plant Breeders Rights
PBR is going to be an important issue for the native foods industry. For those interested in gaining an understanding of how it will affect this industry this is an important contact to follow up.

Profiting From Agricultural Change1998 Conference, Agricultural Institute of Management in Saskatchewan(AIMS)
Email: AIMS@agr.gov.sk.ca  Web site: http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/saf/aimsres/pac98.htm

Quandong  http://www.silo.riv.com.au/SGAP/s-acu.html

Rubus-Ribes Symposium Australian Society of Horticultural Science Email: mcgregorg@knoxy.agvic.gov.au

Rural Industries reearch and Development Corporation  http://www.rirdc.gov.au

Samantha Lane  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/2218/bushfood.html

Southern Game Meat http://www.sgm.com.au

*SGAP Bibliographies http://155.187.10.12/biblio/handbooks.html

Society for Growing Australian Plants (ACT Region)  http://www.anbg.gov.au/sgap

Tasting Australia  http://www.foodwine.com/food/egg/egg0597/bushtuck.html

Taste of the Bush  http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/amu/ucr/student/1997/silva/

Toona Essential Oils: www.cooloola.com.au/toona-oils

*Teys McMahon Pty Ltd  http://www.teysmcmahon.com
Teys McMahon have experience with a range of agricultural investments and also have several publications which may be of some use for those operating in these areas in the native foods industry. Email: info@teysmcmahon.com

*The Role of Agricultural Information in Decision Making in Research and Practice, Kardinal-Dopfner-Haus, Freising, Germany, Conference held on June2 to 5, 1998. Email: schlind@weihenstephan.de
Web site: http://hal.weihenstephan.de/gbdl/Conference 98/registra.html
For further information, contact Birgid Schlindwein, Technische Universitat Munchen, Weihenstephan, 85350, Freising, Germany. Tel 49 8161 713 426, Fax 49 8161 714 409.

The Sustainable Farming Connectionhttp://sunsite.unc.educonnection/forums.html

Useful plant products-Quandong: http://www.biodiversity.envvironment.gov.au/plaants/manageme/maldong.htm

Wild Lime http://www.silo.riv.com.au/SGAP-gla.html

*Yuruga Nursery  http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/zodpub/atp.html
One of the leading nurseries in the production of tropical/rainforest bushfood species. This is supported by an in-depth knowledge of the cultivation of these species and the storing of, and access to, information that is required by many seeking to involve themselves in the industry.

Videos
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Aboriginal Australia: A Bush Garden,Filsoll Reserve, Adelaide, 1994, Caalma Productions, Alice Springs, NT.

Bush Medicines, John McCarthy, 1994, 37 Irrawong Rd, North Narrabeen.
A detailed account from a fascinating garden in Sydney's southern suburbs. Deals with the concept of bush medicines as being of value to healing our land as well as our physical and mental well being. Covers the indigenous and colonial uses of native medicines and the concept of bushfoods as medicines. Also shows how indigenous foods and medicines can be used in regeneration of degraded suburban bushland.

Mayi Wiro - "Great Food"; Angatja Video, PO Box 2482, Alice Springs, 5750.

The Bunya: An Australian Nut with Potential, David Noel, 1990, Tree Crops Centre, PO Box 27, Subiaco, WA, 6008.
An enthusiastic presentation of the bunya nut story in a very comprehensive and interesting video shot mainly in David's backyard. A much needed account of a resource that is still overlooked by the industry as well as land managers after sustainable land management solutions.

Woman's Gathering and Hunting in the Pitjanjatjara Homelands, Susy Bryce, Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD), 1991, PO Box 2531, Alice Springs, NT, 0871.
A still picture trip with Aboriginal woman looking at the gathering of a variety of bushfoods. Shows the close link between bushfoods and the daily world of Anangu (Pitjanjatjara Aboriginal people).