Thanks for the great feedback Justin. I have to give full credit to my videographer David Hutton who filmed and edited that...he really does a fantastic job. You would be waiting 3 months between videos if I had to do it.
More of this please, maybe an episode of what to sustain yourself through the changing seasons. Very tough to find this content thank you for showing us the Aussie bush.
This is pretty cool. It brings back memories of being a kid on the far Northern outskirts of Perth in the late 60s/early 70s. For Perth locals, that was Duncraig/Glengarry Estate. No freeway. No suburbia. Emus walked down Carlyle Crescent. A kilometre East of me was a horse property. It was bushland. I went to Sorrento Primary school and we'd often walk home through the bush, running our hands through Banksia and other flowers to get the nectar, or eating the gum like new flower shoots. We'd pull new Grasstree shoots and eat them and take Banksia pods home. I once saw a mob of over a hundred kangaroos in the bush between Duncraig and Sorrento.
Thanks once again for the great content you produce. Its awesome to have bushcraft content with an Australian focus. The info you pack into your videos is incredible and I'm truly grateful for your explanations and knowledge.
Thank you very much for your kind words. It's quite time consuming making videos and difficult with a busy schedule to get the time in the first place to film. My production is slowly getting better but in my eyes accurate content is more important than production. It's my aim to make them as informative as possible with the emphasis on education rather than on entertainment. Thanks for watching and your support.
Thank you! That was such a great watch and will be re-watching 👍. Know so many of those by sight but never knew so many were edible. Thoroughly enjoyed that.
I appreciate you taking time to watch. There are literally so many plants out there that we don't know about and that aboriginal people have known about and used for thousands of years. I see plants every time I go into the bush I don't know.. You never stop learning.
Great as always. Its true the bush is like a Supermarket and a Chemist if you know what your looking for and this where you come in Gordon with your knowledge and very easy way of putting it over. Thank you IGGIE.
An interesting thing about Casuarina in Far North Queensland. Not only do they grow on the coast, but they also grow on the high ranges up around China Camp near Wujal Wujal on the old CREB track.
Some great info, another excellent video Gordon. (My kids eat the lamandra like carrots going out of fashion.) I must admit I get excited when I see a straight grass tree stalk. Thank you for the video. Cheers
You are very welcome. Lomandra is so common and widespread and in certain areas so is grass tree. It's great to see some of these plants in recipe books now. Thanks for watching.
Three cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive species that is found near rivers in winter and spring. They are super delicious when cooked and the bulb is high in carbs.
Thank you for the great videos. If you had to choose one place in Australia to live off the land for an extended period of time (no interaction with civilization), where would you choose?
That's a very difficult question. To live completely off the land today in a hunter gather type lifestyle (if that is what you mean) is somewhat of a romantic idea as the land needed to do that is vast, especially for a number of people and is not sustainable.. Some hunting and gathering in conjunction with growing your own foods and being self sufficient is much more realistic. Areas plentiful with water, and lush vegetation are obvious choices. The eastern coast of Australia was settled first for this reason. A good specialised knowledge of plant foods and uses in all environments is a must. Thanks for the question.
It's all perception, what we are used to and food prejudice. We have many superfoods in this country but they ignored in favour of foods from other countries. Wild foods like any other need to be prepared correctly and they are generally very high in nutrients compared to the store bought stuff we get. It's about being open minded and seeing things from a different angle. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching.
Just stumbled across your RU-vid channel very informative. Where about a are you based? I would love to do a course once this Coronavirus is over and done with.
We run courses in NSW, VIC and the NT. The only course that Covid is threatening to effect is our October Melbourne course. All other courses unless things dramatically get worse and restrictions tighten will run as planned. Please visit the BSA website to see those courses. Thanks for watching.
I grew up watching loads of Les Hidden's and am a member of Norforce, one of the army units Les used to do lots of work with. A great combination would be a cross between Les Hiddens and Ray Mears. Thanks for watching.
I've read about the seed kernel of persoonia being edible once cracked out of the shell and roasted. Do you know any more about that? would it not be worth the effort?
No, I'm sorry I don't have a book. There are already a tonne of Bushcraft'/Survival books on the market, however not many Australian ones. Maybe one day! Thanks for watching..
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia thank you. I good to know because I live in SEQ so I helps me know if I come find some or all of these. 👍 No worries I enjoy your videos 🙂👍
gday, im enjoying the video, im just a recent subscriber, learning plenty from what you are saying, but im wondering, what is a "supermarket plant" im probably not the only one who doesnt already know what you mean by that, but, id rather ask and make a fool of myself than not ask and remain ignorant, cheers.
I think Gordon means, the plant has plenty of edible parts and uses for it. Such as the base of the stem, seeds. Can also be used for cordage, weaving mats, etc.
They are Fjallraven I wear a lot of their gear. You can buy everything online but I'd recommend going to a store to try a few pieces on at first to judge your size. Their product is slightly more expensive but the quality is outstanding.
Sorry, mate, but ive seen a myriad of creatures deficating, urinating and nesting in small trees with all their filth gathered among the leaves. Im boiling the water regardless of how it tastes.