by Vic Cherikoff and Jennifer Isaacs

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This is a 'how to' book about finding, growing and utilising a broad range of Australian bushfods. As a foraging guide, this book is also ecologically conscious and environmentally friendly and has been written to help us better value our country.

Chapters on foraging in cities and in the bush tell you how to recognise plants, where to find them, what parts are edible and how best to eat them.

Chapters include

• Australian Food, Bush Food and Aborigines
• Foraging in the City
• Creating your own Backyard Foraging Patch
• Recipes
• A Taste from the Bush
• Survival in the Bush
• Regional Listings of Food Species

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About the author

Vic Cherikoff describes himself as Australia's first bushfood consultant. He has been foraging since his high school yeasr when most of his spare time was spent bushwalking in urban Sydney's bushland and National Parks throughout New South Wales. After graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science from the then NSW Institute of Technology, he further developed his appreciation of the Australian environment.

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The Bushfood Handbook by Vic Cherikoff and Jennifer Isaacs