Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson
The study of EATING WILD PLANTS
Episode Info
- Guest: @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson
- Date: May 18
- Topics: Plants, Food
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
Mustard gossip. Knotweed recipes. Cow parsnips. Serviceberry appreciation. Hogweed warnings. Dead man’s fingers. The incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining Alexis Nikole Nelson a.k.a. @BlackForager walks us through Foraging Ecology with a ginormous bushel of tips & tricks for finding edibles at all times of the year, from blossoms to fungus. Belly up for some invasive snacks, elusive mushrooms, magnolia cookies, mugwort potatoes, violet cocktails, foraging guides, weed trivia and tips to avoid poisonous berries. Also: finding community, history, land stewardship and why foraging is important, empowering and quite tasty.