Indigenous Australian

Bush Tucker - Traditional Foods

The foods provided by country and the knowledge needed to gather them.

Country provides everything needed for life: foods, medicines, tools, and materials. Bush tucker knowledge includes knowing what to eat, when to gather it, how to prepare it, and the ceremonies that ensure its continued abundance.

The land is a supermarket. You just need to know how to shop.

Elder Teaching, Oral Tradition

Bush tucker knowledge represents millennia of ecological understanding.

Oral Tradition