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#foragingaustralia

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Paul Fenwick<p>I wasn't expecting to do a big haul of acorns this season, but I don't think I can really walk past this.</p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foragingAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foragingAustralia</span></a></p>
Paul Fenwick<p>It's a beautiful autumn day in <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/Naarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Naarm</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a>, and here is a gorgeous chunk of acacia gum from my travels. </p><p>Acacia gum is water soluble, edible¹, and is my go-to adhesive for a lot of projects. It's been used throughout Australia for thousands of years.</p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foragingAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foragingAustralia</span></a></p><p>—</p><p>¹ Be careful chewing acacia gum. The adhesive properties can be *very* strong, resulting in your family laughing at you for minutes because your jaw is glued shut again. Don't panic, it dissolves eventually.</p>
Paul Fenwick<p>Without prompting from me, Mr 8 has been foraging really nice acorns and bringing them home to me, so I can make acorn porridge.</p><p>We peel them, slice them, and then soak them for days over many changes of water until they're sweet enough to cook and eat. </p><p>I made acorn porridge a year or two ago, and while I thought he was indifferent to it, it's clear that it left a positive impression. I'm really glad. </p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foragingAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foragingAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a></p>
Paul Fenwick<p>Today while walking I spotted an absolutely huge goosefoot bush (aka fat-hen). This is one of my favourite wild greens¹. It's closely related to quinoa and is even grown as a commercial vegetable in many parts of the world².</p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraging</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/foragingAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foragingAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/UrbanForaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanForaging</span></a> </p><p>—</p><p>¹ It's especially good cooked with eggs. If you can find eggs. </p><p>² <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium_album" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenop</span><span class="invisible">odium_album</span></a></p>
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