Workshops & Events

workshops

• Wild food walk and talkDecember 28, 2016
  Wild food walk and talk (in a window of non-wild weather) Continuing on with the theme of wild food GULP hosted a wild food walk at Casaurina Coastal reserve with a focus on native plants. We worked to get Larrrakia guide and representative to lead the walk and talk, but in the end this was … Continue reading Wild food walk and talk →
• Botanical Alchemy from Darwin backyard plantsFebruary 4, 2016
  Plants are amazingly diverse and used by humans in so many ways, not forgetting their intrinsic connection to all other beings.  Here in the Top End we have an abundance of incredible native plants in our landscape and the ability to grow a huge array of Tropical plants for amenity, aesthetic value, happiness, food or … Continue reading Botanical Alchemy from Darwin backyard plants →
• Wild food WeekendJuly 31, 2015
  The GULP NT project has recently starting focussing on bush tucker and wild foods (wild food also included feral animals and weeds) and developing ways of making these interesting plant parts and creatures into delicious dishes. A group of interested individuals involved in the project got together to brain storm, discuss and experiment with the … Continue reading Wild food Weekend →
• Community Banana FestivalFebruary 16, 2015
  Here it is the fabulous announcement of The Community Banana festival! March 8th at The Mulch Pit in Night cliff. Join us in our love of the banana and our sadness it is getting destroyed- Come and celebrate how amazing the banana is, join in a weaving workshop and learn about its fibres, see cooking demos … Continue reading Community Banana Festival →
• Rod’s Cane Toad Canape’sNovember 19, 2014
  It’s happened again, the cane toad eating has hit the headlines! Professor Phillip Hayward, from Southern Cross University has been promoting the eating of cane toads (and our site)  This seems appropriate as the rain starts to come again and the ugly reptiles begin to come forth and multiply and mess with the ecological integrity … Continue reading Rod’s Cane Toad Canape’s →

Events

• Top End Local Food ChallengeJune 29, 2020
  Top End Local Food Challenge September 14th- 20th 2020 Join fellow food lovers in the Top End for a week long challenge to eat as much local produce in your meals as possible. GULP NT & COOLmob will be partnering with many organisations to help you train for the week and you can sign up to take … Continue reading Top End Local Food Challenge →
• Leonnie Norrington’s GardenNovember 29, 2019
  One fine September day, Leonnie Norrington hosted 6 women from a migrant women’s program and other rural residents, to tell them all about her story living for a long time in the rural area, growing edible plants and writing books. The get together was about the ladies also sharing their stories through food, how they came … Continue reading Leonnie Norrington’s Garden →
• A Story of the StarsMarch 31, 2018
  Ben is a wonderful Bininji man from Murdudjurl country, growing up on his homeland which is now Kakadu. After some years living in Darwin and beyond Ben is back on country and has cofounded “Kakadu Kitchen”, a business that promotes indigenous food with a modern twist.
• Eat my Words- Taste and Tales of Tropical CooksJune 14, 2017
  Join GULP for a five course meal under the stars, in the lush surrounds of the Mulch Pit Community Garden; as part of the Darwin Fringe Festival. Community cooks from diverse backgrounds will use local tropical produce to create a fine meal made with love, and seasoned with their stories. As each course is served … Continue reading Eat my Words- Taste and Tales of Tropical Cooks →
• Botanical Alchemy from Darwin backyard plantsFebruary 4, 2016
  Plants are amazingly diverse and used by humans in so many ways, not forgetting their intrinsic connection to all other beings.  Here in the Top End we have an abundance of incredible native plants in our landscape and the ability to grow a huge array of Tropical plants for amenity, aesthetic value, happiness, food or … Continue reading Botanical Alchemy from Darwin backyard plants →