Tucker Bush is a range of Australian native plants with edible fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves.
Delicious Edible Native Plants
Did you know that most of the edibles we grow in our gardens today were originally imported from overseas? With Tucker Bush edible natives, you can enjoy a backyard full of unique and delicious bush tucker fruits, roots, nuts, seeds and leaves from plants naturally adapted to our climate and soil.
A Truly Australian flavour
Bush food has sustained generations of Aboriginal peoples for centuries, and today represents a rich and vibrant history in the culture of this land. The Tucker Bush range aims to introduce a truly local flavour to the modern suburban home, working with communities who have unique stories to share.
Welcome to Tucker Bush!
What’s new?
Schools Competition: We Have A Winner!
The Tucker Bush Schools Program helps schools establish their own native bush tucker garden for children, teachers and parents to enjoy. We help teach students about local Aboriginal culture and the traditional uses of these plants.
Our competition gives all Perth Metro primary schools a chance to win a Tucker Bush garden and Noongar Aboriginal incursion with resources for teachers.
The children have been outdoors, foraging for leaves, sticks, seeds, gumnuts, flowers, bark, and any other native plant material — they didn’t have to be from edible plants, just native ones.
We’ve displayed all the entries on our site & asked you to vote for your favourite.
The Votes are now counted & we have a winner…
Check Out Our Newest Recipe
March 26, 2024
Gnocchi with zucchini lemon myrtle sauce and pepperberry provided to us by Federico Romele of Cucina Lab
Meet the Lilly Pilly, this season’s backyard superfood
This prolific fruiter produces small, slightly tart “roseapples” with light apple-like flesh and a hard inner seed. Some species of Lilly Pilly fruit are today considered a superfood as they contain high levels of vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium and potassium, with potential applications in the health, medicine, food and cosmetics industries.
Our range of plants
Browse our selection of Tucker Bush plants
Latest news
Read about what’s happening in and around Tucker Bush
Recipes
Recipes using our plants plus an e-book of some of our favourites
Where to buy
Online Store
You can now order our range of dried herbs and have them delivered right to your door, anywhere in Australia.
30 Sep: New additions added to our range Pepperberry Leaves.
22 Sep: New additions added to our range Cinnamon Myrtle.
21 Sep: New additions added to our range Wattleseed.
Check out our Dried-Herb Recipes.
Chef Robyne Low helps you to get the most from your purchases
- Potato and Native Thyme Croquettes
- Native Oregano and Cinnamon Jerked Chicken Skewers
- Rivermint, Orange and Fried Haloumi Salad
- Bush Mint Jelly Condiment
- Lemon Myrtle Poppyseed Cake
- Salmon with Native Lemongrass Hollandaise Sauce
- Sea Parsley Baked Cauliflower
- Red Back Ginger Scented Barramundi
- Gluten-free Chocolate Wattleseed Brownie
We’ve put together an e-book of our favourite recipes
Featuring contributions from some of Australia’s leading chefs, using native bush tucker ingredients. This book includes all the recipes from our website plus more, covering entrees, mains, desserts and more, along with basic essentials like drying your own herbs and making your own jam.
Our Book: Bushfood for Beginners
Packed with tips and advice from the seasoned green thumbs at Tucker Bush, it aims to help any enthusiastic gardener take the first step in their long and bountiful bushfood journey.
Special offer!
For Perth Metro residents only we are able to deliver a small seasonal selection of the Tucker Bush plant range to your door.
Free delivery over $300.00
Tucker Bush on the ABC
On Saturday Breakfast with Christine Layton
Did you know Australia is home to thousands of edible native plants?
But if you have a veggie garden, I bet most of the food you grow is from plants that originally came from overseas…
Horticulturalist Mark Tucek has teamed up with local Noongar cultural guide Marissa Verma to bring bush tucker gardens to local Perth schools.
They talk us through the native Australian edible plants that can thrive in your garden, and some of the culture and history behind them.
Duration: 12min 39sec
Broadcast: Sat 13 Apr 2019, 6:00am
Tucker Bush Schools Program
The Tucker Bush Schools Program assists schools in establishing their own bush tucker gardens, enriching the learning environment with native edible plants.
Our dream is to see bushfood gardens in schools all over the country, helping young Australians develop a stronger connection to nature and their food supply.
Schools Competition
WINNERS!
Thank you to all the talented contestants who sent an entry into our competition. It’s been inspirational to see so many students getting involved. We really appreciate all the hard work you’ve put in.
The competition is over & we have our winners
Help Our Schools Program
50-cents from every Youlk sold goes towards the Tucker Bush Schools Program.
It's working We've given away 2 free programs already
Most recent additions to our plant range
23rd March, 2024
Strawberry Gum
Eucalyptus olida
27th November, 2023
Desert Lime
Citrus glauca
24th October, 2023
Dooja
Citrus australis
4th September, 2023
Millaa Millaa
Elaeagnus triflora
Our Goals for Tucker Bush
“Popularise native edibles in our modern lifestyle and cuisine – both through home growing and gourmet cooking.”
“Influence a cultural shift that contributes to preserving Australia’s food security and biodiversity.”
“Help young Australians grow up with a stronger connection to nature and their food supply.”
“Make Australian native edibles more readily available to average home gardener.”
“Help gardeners successfully grow species that thrive in our soils and climate.”
