Maganda Makers is proud to present the first of our online Bush Foods & Botanicals workshop series, running across three Fridays, with the wonderful Pat Torres – Founder, Owner and CEO of Mayi Harvests as our Expert Presenter. It is a great opportunity to take part if you weren’t able to join us for the face-to-face workshops.

Pat Mamanyjun Torres is a Djugun Elder from the West Kimberley and founder of Mayi Harvests, an Indigenous-owned bush food business established in 2006. Named after the bush fruit Mamanyjun and raised with deep family knowledge of native plants, she calls her path into bush foods a natural progression.

Mayi Harvests wild-harvests native produce - most notably the Kakadu plum (Gabiny) - using traditional methods tied to the six Kimberley seasons, hand-picking in small batches to keep the ecosystem in balance. Pat spent twelve years collecting Gabiny before branching into jams, chutneys, cordials and chilli belacan pastes.

Beyond the produce, she teaches the traditional use of plants and their ties to conservation, identity and history, seeing herself as an Elder and custodian passing that knowledge on to her family and community.

These sessions will be presented online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/4urgcf2

Pat will share her knowledge and experience around bush plant identification and the importance of protecting Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) - particularly important for women working with bush foods, botanicals, traditional knowledge and products.

If you have any questions please contact karen@magandamakers.org or on phone via 0481 799 130.

Proudly supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).