Kylie Kwong, Bruce Pascoe and Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo head the first Australian Native Food festival

Kylie Kwong (right) and elder and cook Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo will present a cooking demonstration at the Australian Native Food festival. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Sharon Winsor has spent 30 years sharing her knowledge of native Australian food. Her business Indigiearth sells lemon myrtle, salted dukkah and bush tomatoes, and she regularly hosts native dining events in Mudgee and Sydney. This month, she’s presenting a first-of-its-kind Australian Native Food festival at Sydney’s Carriageworks.

The festival has been a labour of love for the Ngemba Weilwan woman, who first presented the idea to Carriageworks five years ago.