Many of the plants we now call weeds have been eaten or used for their medicinal properties over thousands of years. There are countries where some are still considered delicacies today.

Get your team out in the fresh air on a fascinating edible weed walk at your next team building corporate event.

Edible Weeds – not just Edible!

Did you know that these amazing plants are not just edible? They can have a raft of other benefits!!

Companion plants

Attract/host beneficial insects

Repel ‘bad bugs’ eg., slugs, aphids

Have medicinal and healing properties

Can be used as dyes

Soil breakers

Bring up nutrients from deep down in the ground through long tap roots

Can be soil indicators – how much water is in the soil, the nutrients in the soil

Provide stock fodder

Good ground covers

Green mulches

Nitrogen fixers

Melbourne is brimming with an abundance of wild edibles and so are it’s gardens. Many of Melbourne’s weeds are edible – not just edible but nutritious, tasty and free! Many also have medicinal properties. From dandelion, mallow and wild radish to acorns and violets, there is a feast of food all around us! Learn where to find these foods, how to identify them and how to prepare them in the kitchen.

Are you are a keen gardener curious to learn more about the plants around you?

Do you want to incorporate more fresh, nutritious, tasty local food into your and your family’s diet?

Do you want to cut your food bills?

Just simply interested in plants?

This class is for you!
Topics include:

• Hands-on plant identification
• Preparation of foods
• Edible landscaping
• Doris is a keen food gardener and a graduate of the Permaculture Design Course. She grew up in an Italian household where food foraging was a family activity alongside vegetable and fruit gardening.