I EAT WEEDS for brekkie!

Kate Spaulding, 55, Devonport, Tas

Walking through the paddocks with my nana Lila, she grumbled, ‘Why did the Poms bring everything prickly with them?’

I was eight years old, and she was referring to the thorny weeds sprouting from the ground.

It got me thinking...

There must’ve been a reason why Europeans brought non-native plants over here?

When I started high school, I took more of an interest in what was growing in the countryside.

With access to encyclopaedias in the library, I looked up various