Hear the experts, connect with amateurs, discover the wonders and possibilities of Wild Food, Wild Medicine and Wild Crafting. Wild Stories is a celebration of old ways in an ever-changing new world: foraging, making, healing and connecting>
Wild Stories is a series of workshops, skill sharing activities, cooking classes, story-telling events for young and old, green thumbs and not, as we all ha
ve a wild story to tell. We are looking for recipes, crafts, harvesting techniques, folklore and magic, romantic tales and poor-man medicine, in order to showcase the multiplicity of stories that plants carry. It is intention of the project to record this stories, to re-tell them to the young ones, to preserve and celebrate. Join Wild Stories mailing list here> http://eepurl.com/kaAGf
“I just watched a video of you cooking biscuits with fennel. My mother loved making spinach and feta pies with fennel that we would pick from the side of train tracks. For some reason, the train track fennel always tasted better than the garden grown fennel. Are you going to write a little cook book one day?”
Electra, accountant, 2008
“ ohh, indeed I spent so many hours looking for four leaved clovers in my youth.. and I still do at times”
Jo, educator, 2011
“my family when I was in the farm, as a young man, we were foraging, [...] there is a rural culture in Australia, that done that, even go collecting blackberries..”
John, government advisor, 2010
"Diego...It was an absolute pleasure to spend the day in your world yesterday, eyes down and mind open to the possibilities, the stories and above all else the honesty and sharing of your wealth of information and experience.It is great to know that you are putting the perspective out there, challenging the status quo and helping inspire a new level of respect for plants, our medicine and our food. Walk far and wide, lead people onto the path and continue to gather more stories.You are a wild weed in a world that needs your minerals and resilience..Tap deep into the riches and reach high to the sunlight. Every story shared builds a vibrant inquisitive future. Thanks for what you do !!!"
Costa Georgiadis, Gardening Australia, 2012
