First Farmers Rayleen Brown

Inspired Bush Food

Bush foods are for everyone! Enjoy ethically sourced, organic bush food straight from the Central Desert. These foods have been enjoyed by Aboriginal communities for over 60,000 years. We have shortened the supply chain so that local women harvesters benefit from every purchase.

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Kungkas Taste Of Central Australia Gift Box
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$120.00
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Wattle Seed Dukkah 50gm
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Wattle Seed Dukkah 50gm
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$15.00
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Saltbush Dukkah 50gm
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Saltbush Dukkah 50gm
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$15.00
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Wattleseed Roasted and Ground 50gm
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Wattleseed Roasted and Ground 50gm
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$17.50
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Saltbush Flakes 30gm
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Saltbush Flakes 30gm
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$15.00
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Aketyerr whole (Bush Tomato) 50gm
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from $17.50
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Lemon Myrtle Tea and Ground
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from $15.00
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Anise Myrtle Ground 30gm
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$14.50
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Pepperberry
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$17.00
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Bush Spice Rub 50gm
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$12.00
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Kunkgas Bush Chai Brewed
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Kungkas Chai Tea
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from $15.00
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Dried Rosella Leaves 50g packs
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Rosella Leaves
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from $12.50
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Wild Lemon Grass Tea Blend 50gm
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Wild Lemongrass Tea Blend
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$15.00
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Bush Food Toasted Muesli
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Bush Food Toasted Muesli
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Spiced Wattle Tea Blend
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$12.50
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Quandong Dried Fruit
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Kungkas Bush Tea Gift Pack
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$56.00
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Strawberry Gum Ground
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$14.00
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Boab Powder
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$15.00
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“Bush foods are for everyone”
— Rayleen Brown
 

Meet Rayleen

Learn more about the Kungkas Can Cook story and founder Rayleen. You can also book her here for Bush Food Tours and speaking engagements at your events.

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News
Escape 50 Short Breaks West Macdonnell Ranges Ranges - Rayleen Brown
AUSTALKS: Indigenous Voices - The Future of Native Foods
AUSTALKS: Indigenous Voices - The Future of Native Foods
Look Before you Eat - Article from Reconciliation Australia News Oct 21
Look Before you Eat - Article from Reconciliation Australia News Oct 21

LOOK BEFORE YOU EAT CULTURE AND COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA’S BUSHFOOD INDUSTRY

With the growing popularity of bushfoods comes questions about ownership, rights, and economic benefits in an industry built on First Nations cultural knowledge.

R M Williams Outback Magazine Article
R M Williams Outback Magazine Article
Bushfoods Segment - The Project 2021
Bushfoods Segment - The Project 2021
Quandong ABC Interview
Quandong ABC Interview

Ngangiwumirr and Eastern Arrente woman Rayleen Brown from Alice Springs bushfoods business Kungkas Can Cook teaches Producer Jack about the versatile quandong, a bushfood favourite in the Central Deserts.

The Art of Cooking with Bush Foods
The Art of Cooking with Bush Foods
Lucky Roland Podcast - Native Grub with Rayleen Brown
Lucky Roland Podcast - Native Grub with Rayleen Brown
First Nations Bush Foods & Botanicals Alliance
First Nations Bush Foods & Botanicals Alliance
Great Australian Rail Journeys Premier February 4th 2020
Great Australian Rail Journeys Premier February 4th 2020

Michael's 1913 Bradshaw’s Guide tells him 'a transcontinental railway is being constructed' and he traces its route from the southern harbour of Port Augusta to the port of Darwin on the north coast.