Bushcraft Survival Australia - Bushtucker "The Wild Parsnip"

This presentation gives a brief overview of the Australian bushtucker - the Wild Parsnip. It details how to locate, identify, harvest and cook one of Australia's tastiest wild foods.
The video is presented by Gordon Dedman, founder of Bushcraft Survival Australia (BSA). Gordon has travelled extensively and completed numerous Survival and Bushcraft Courses worldwide at schools run by Ray Mears, Dave Canterbury, Lofty Wiseman and Bob Cooper.
Gordon is a former member of the Australian Army 1st Commando Regiment and is presently a survival instructor in NORFORCE, an Australian Army Reserve Regional Force surveillance unit.
NORFORCE conducts patrols in the remote areas of Northern Australia, working closely with Aboriginal communities.
Please follow all safety procedures when lighting fires outdoors and always adhere to the laws and guidelines set down by your State or country of origin, governing fire lighting.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
BSA (Bushcraft Survival Australia) Disclaimer
The information presented in these videos are given under the provisor that the person/s watching these instructions will practise with caution and care.
BSA is not responsible for how and when you use this material.
Please note that some activities related to bushcraft survival can be dangerous if performed without proper care and attention to detail.
Please note that in many situations it is not permissible to light fires in National Parks. Please adhere to fire regulations and restrictions in your local area before lighting a fire. On the Person
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[@billanderson2496]

Thanks, for this. I'd like to see more about wild plant food in Australia.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks Bill, more are on their way. Thank you for the positive support.

[@mateiros_carijos]

Greetings Master! Congratulations Gordon, for the great channel! Your videos are real lessons! Hugs from the South of Brazil!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Hello Brazil, thanks for the nice comment although i would not call myself anything close to a master. I'm just a student of bushcraft…we never stop learning.

[@johnhenderson6352]

Awesome stuff 😊

[@PAULNAT]

Great clip Gordon thanks for sharing, I will be looking for this next time I am out, Keep up the good work.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks Paul, we appreciate the positive feedback.

[@soggysassin1013]

your a bloody legend

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍

[@sovereignaussie8627]

Invaluable info, Ive definitely come across these before without realising what they were, next time will be different. Cheers and great work.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

They are a great little snack. Thanks again for the positive feedback.

[@sovereignaussie8627]

More bushtucker vids the better mate, cheers

[@Kababoes]

Interesting videos mate. Lots of info. Will check more of them before I head off to the Territory. Will try some of your techniques. By the way, awesome hat. Exactly similar to mine. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@4everIRide]

Keep it up Gordon! looking forward to the next one.

[@MTwoodsrunner]

looking forward to more vids in the future....atb...woods

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

More coming soon

[@sosteve9113]

great video my friend it is very interesting to see how you guys do bushcrafting atb Steve greetings from Belgium

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks Steve, the principles of bushcraft remain the same no matter where you are…only the resources and methods change…..thats what is so great about it. Thanks for the positive feedback

[@canastasiou68]

Just found your chanel. Awesome. Cheers

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks, glad you like it. Please help me out and share these videos. Thanks for watching.

[@iggie1439]

I also would like to see more of Bush Tucker and by the way good Trumpet Playing at the end.Regards Keith (IGGIE)

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Hope you managed to see the Pandanas video. We also have some other bushtucker videos planned. Thanks for watching and your support

[@ThemisKoutras]

this is a super fantastic video i got the munchies watching it ye i got another question can this parsnip be found in Victoria? or is it only in N S W? and can it be found elsewhere in other states?

[@philliphickox4023]

I am growing Yam daisy or Murnong, I tried a tuber and whilst nice and crunchy I am not a big fan of the Flavour, currently also growing Chocolate Lilly of which I have one plant and waiting for more seeds to plant. I also have an apple berry which is currently in flower and doing extremely well. I planted a few others whose names I forget which haven't progressed very far.

[@madisonpopp5774]

Great videos! Can you do a water finding one?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Hi Madison, there are some water video's waiting to be edited. Hopefully will have them out soon.

[@damiengoldsworthy1861]

Fantastic channel Gordon. Newly subbed and looking forward to more vids in the future. Does this plant grow in Victoria? Thanks again.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Sorry for the late replies guys. I'm overseas at the moment with sporadic internet access.

[@craziestwhotoober2066]

could you do a video on shelters and good natural resources to use in Australia

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Its definitely on the to do list. I have made many shelters over the years but only taken pictures. Shelter building is very time consuming compared to other skills, so as soon as i find some time in my busy schedule i will get onto it.

[@mysty0]

Could you do a video on the fire hardening process for the digging stick please? Also your digging sticks doesn't seem treated with emu oil?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I will try to get around to your request at some stage. Time is something I don’t have a lot of and filming and editing is extremely time consuming. My digging sticks are not treated with oil. Thanks for watching

[@justanotherduck5719]

What's a good cheap knife that would be good?

[@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith]

Greetings and salutations from the US, I was wondering if you have water hemlock down there as we do here? It can look a lot like wild parsnip and wild carrot (i.e. Queen Anne's Lace) and is poisonous. I am often curious about the flora and fauna of other places.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I am vaguely familiar with that plant but it is not native to Australia and if it does occur in places (which I have not seen) it has been introduced. I have seen it in the UK where it also grows. Thanks for tuning in and greetings from Oz.

[@westflerchinger]

Are there any poisonous plants that could be mistaken for this ? That is always my concern when foraging wild food plants, yet no one seems to address it in these types of videos.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

The wild parsnip (Trachymene incisa) is a member of the Apiaceae family (cellery, carrot, parsley...also known as Umbellifers). There are poisonous members of this family world wide so positive identification is key, but in the area where wild parsnip grows it is quite distinquishable due to its toothed like leaves. Positive ID is always key. Always collect the whole plant, roots and leaves so that it can be positively identified. If in doubt, leave out! Rather than worrying about which are the poisonous look alike's which often there are not, worry about identifying it correctly in the first place. Purchase as many plant ID books as you can and cross check. Hope this is of help. Thanks for watching.

[@flynnch9151]

Is it possible to harvest it without killing the plant?

[@ryanmerlino1003]

would they be common over the blue mountains

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Possibly

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Do these plants go by any other names? I cannot seem to find reference to them in a few bush food books I own.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

The wild parsnip (Trachymene incisa) is a native plant and is also known simply as "yam". It is also classed as a perennial herb.Some books it can be found in include; Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low, Native Plants of the Sydney Region by Allan Fairley &. Philip Moore and Burnum Burnum's "Wild Things".

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Bushcraft Survival Australia Thanks, sounds like I need to add 3 more books to my collection. Your videos as always are extremely informative.

[@MaZEEZaM]

Bushcraft Survival Australia do you have or could you possibly do a wild food and medicine book for Victoria?

[@onthewallaby7149]

Always a bit woody when I've tried them

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Younger ones are generally more juicy. Cooked in the ash for 5 minutes or blanching them for a few minutes also softens them up, depending on their age. Thanks for watching.

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looking about you tube trying to find channels I can learn from, found yours and believe I can gain knowledge from your channel. I always try to meander about my subscribers list of their subs, always a great place to start. Plus it is a great way to try to promote and spread my channel across you tube as well. Subbed your channel and hope that you find the time to come over and check out mine as well.

[@giddyupgo6936]

What is the plant’s scientific name??

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

The Wild Parsnip’s scientific name is “Trachymene incisa” and is a member of the Apiaceae family.

[@giddyupgo6936]

Bushcraft Survival Australia Thank you very much, you’re videos are excellent mate, keep it up! I actually had no idea this wild parsnip existed before this video.

[@erinlaurence9194]

I love your content, but I have to say your continued reference to Aboriginal people, culture, knowledge etc, in the past tense is quite disturbing. There are thousands of First Nations people on this continent who continue to use these tools etc. And I'd be surprised if a lot of your knowledge doesn't directly derive from those people who are themselves still using those tools and knowledge.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I work quite regularly with First Nations people in Norforce as well as time spent with aboriginal people in northern Australia. Up north many plants and traditional skills are still being used but this knowledge and practise in some areas is fast diminishing. Aboriginal culture (on the whole) was destroyed by white settlement in the south east of Australia and sadly much knowledge and traditional skills along with it! Many plant books published today, (eg. Wild Food Plants of Australia, Aboriginal Plants Use, Bush Foods of NSW, Useful Plants from Temperate Australia etc) even quotes used by First Nations people themselves use words and phrases in past tense...”used, made, used to, cooked, etc. Aboriginal people I have learnt from even refer to “the old ways” and “we used to do this” or “ my parents used to use this for that! Sure, many plants and skills are still used up north in areas where aboriginal culture is still intact and knowledge strong but on the whole much of that knowledge and skills are sadly being lost. Whether past or present tense is used, acknowledging where that knowledge comes or came from is the most important thing 🙂