The Soil & Safety Edition

The Soil & Safety Edition

Happy March, food & foraging friends! It’s March madness, I tell you. Fighting bad juju on every front, including a one-two punch of a cold and the flu. Time to tincture more echinacea! “Is it really safe to forage in the city?” is one of the...
The Japan Edition

The Japan Edition

Happy February, food & foraging friends! Normally I would talk about wild foods encountered on a trip, but to cover my Japan journey, I’ll instead talk about five farmed ingredients in traditional Japanese dishes that you can find growing wild right in DC. I...
“Yes And” Foraging

“Yes And” Foraging

Happy January, food & foraging friends! Last Sunday, hanging with the women’s improv group I play with, I excitedly shared that a reporter is covering my next evergreen workshop (more on that later). “Oh, there was just a bit on eating evergreens on...
The Italy Edition

The Italy Edition

Happy December, food & foraging friends! Anytime I can combine foraging, furry friends and fine dining, you know I’m in. So when my Rome-dwelling grad school bestie suggested an Tuscan farmhouse stay with onsite truffle hunt and three-course meal, I was...
Nature’s Resilience

Nature’s Resilience

Welp, it’s November, food & foraging friends! I’m going to depart from my normal format this month, because it’s not a normal month. But stay with me, there will be wild edible plants! Kill Bill is one of my all-time favorite movies. And to...
October Surprises

October Surprises

Happy October, food & foraging friends! There’s a lot going on in the world this month, and which harrowing event you choose to claim as this election’s “October surprise” is really dealer’s choice. I for one am ready to turn the...