Free Food Foraging Opportunities in Brisbane

cannedhams on 05/02/2013 - 14:00

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Just thought I'd let you know about this cool map that tells you where there are edible plants in Brisbane.

I pick the herbs at Southbank a fair bit. Picked some basil and thyme last weekend, steeped them in some olive oil a couple of days and made a nice herb oil.

Unfortunately the rosemary bushes got wiped out in the 2011 floods and no one has replanted them.

The Kei apple tree in the Botanical gardens not bad either, I reckon those apples would make a good pie. The season has just passed on those, unfortunately.

Please dont vandalise the map, and please don't link to the locations of any psychotropic plants.

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  • Mikinoz on 05/02/2013 - 14:04
    +1

    Better off in the forums this is information, not a bargain.

  • Elijah on 05/02/2013 - 14:04

    forum material…

  • laser on 05/02/2013 - 14:07
    +9

    I am a hunter not a gatherer….

    • donga100 on 05/02/2013 - 14:10
      +5

      Would you like me to mark where scrub turkeys can be found?

      • Knightelf on 05/02/2013 - 16:23

        He is a (bargain) hunter, not a gatherer.

  • Grimr on 05/02/2013 - 14:09
    +5

    I thought it was going to be a map of fast food store skips…free half Whoppers is a better deal than whole ones for $2!

  • aussieaubs on 05/02/2013 - 14:11
    -2

    i wouldn't eat any plants that Google Maps and the "community" advise me to eat…..without knowing its true source of information.

  • chillipaste on 05/02/2013 - 14:14

    this is quite cool, is there one for melbourne/victoria?

  • IJustKnowStuff on 05/02/2013 - 14:16

    I'm pretty sure FREE fruit/veg is a bargain in my books. This is really cool.

    OP, what's the proper link for this? Or is only the insanely long one I get?

  • [Deactivated] on 05/02/2013 - 14:17
    +1

    "Please dont vandalise the map, and please don't link to the locations of any psychotropic plants."

    On that note I think I will pass :-P

    • Bappy on 05/02/2013 - 14:21
      +1

      why neg the post?

  • user27 on 05/02/2013 - 14:23

    Wow maybe only in Brisbane where you can find free mangoes

    • cannedhams on 05/02/2013 - 16:07

      A lot of them are turpentine mangoes. Quite stringy and a strong turpy taste.

      • debo on 05/02/2013 - 23:13

        i ain't telling no-one where my secret bowens are!!

  • laser on 05/02/2013 - 14:23
    +3

    I'd like to try some Brazilian cherry

    • battler on 05/02/2013 - 15:40
      +4

      i saw an online video about that…

      • laser on 05/02/2013 - 16:23
        +1

        I bet you did, naughty boy!

  • donga100 on 05/02/2013 - 14:30
    +2

    I updated some rosemary on the map for you. As posted here.

    • cannedhams on 05/02/2013 - 16:17

      thanks for that, I will go and get some this afternoon

  • muskawo on 05/02/2013 - 14:34

    Are there versions of this for other cities? If not someone should start them!

    edit: I found one for Melb but it looks a bit old.

    http://feralfruitmelbourne.wordpress.com/

  • NigelTufnel on 05/02/2013 - 14:38
    +1

    I updated another bunch on mango trees in Spring Hill for you. Great idea!

  • morpheu on 05/02/2013 - 14:49

    hmm, reminds me of that free "pick your own mandarin" thread a while back http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/77197, although you would have to eat a huge amount of basil/thyme etc to fill you up like a mandarin!

  • boretentsu on 05/02/2013 - 20:17

    Is there a version of this for Sydney?

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