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The tears that flow when chopping onions (Allium cepa) come from beneficial sulphur compounds. These act as natural decongestants, helping clear mucus and ease cold symptoms. Onions also support digestion (especially with sage, thyme and oregano), feed beneficial gut bacteria with soluble fibre, and help regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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When I think about what food means to me, my family and my Elders, food is life. It’s the conversation around the table. I started learning to cook at eight with my Aunty Rose. Everyone helped, even the little ones. We peeled potatoes, sliced carrots, washed up in turns. The boys cut the pumpkins. Everyone did something.

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Put your excess rhubarb to good use and whip up a batch of pink fizzy rhubarb champagne.

Beginner foraging starts with noticing what grows around you. From coastal greens and roadside herbs to edible weeds growing in backyards, autumn is a good time to begin learning what grows around you.

For Bundjalung chef Mindy Woods, bunya season carries memory and responsibility, and it brings people together through shared work and shared meals.

Made from seasonal fruit, vinegar, spice and time, this Worcestershire-style sauce is a pantry staple that turns everyday meals into something richer and more savoury.

Cooling, hydrating and calming, these watermelon and lemon balm treats make the most of peak-season fruit and a generous backyard herb.