The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney offers a unique way to connect with nature and culture. Learn from Aboriginal guides about the Gadigal people’s traditional foraging practices and discover native bush foods in the heart of the city.
The Aboriginal Heritage Tour explores the garden’s Aboriginal heritage, showing how plants were used for various purposes. While walking, you’ll forage and taste bush foods, identifying plants used for medicines and shelter. You’ll also collect seasonal fruits, berries, and seeds using a traditional coolamon (a shallow dish made of bark). Learn traditional cooking methods and how to use bush foods in your own meals at home, and even taste some recipes inspired by these foods.
The Royal Botanic Garden also offers Aboriginal art classes. In these classes, you can discover how to use plants and other natural elements from the garden, like sticks, ochre, grasses, and bark, along with paints and natural brushes, to create your own unique piece of art to take home as a souvenir.
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