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...
Brews Gone Wild

Brews Gone Wild

Happy September, food & foraging friends! Benjamin Franklin did not say that beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy (though he did say something similar about wine), but that doesn’t make it less any true. And when we can mix conservation into a...
Late Summer Mushies and Berries

Late Summer Mushies and Berries

Happy (last Hour of) August, food & foraging friends! I’ve been blessed with bountiful berries and mushrooms traveling to both midstate and upstate New York visiting family and friends this month, after missing out on morels, mulberries, and wineberries this...
Summer Hotties

Summer Hotties

Happy July, food & foraging friends! Holy mackerel, has it been hot. This Monday was the hottest day recorded on Earth — breaking the previous record high, which had been set just the day before.  I’ve been traveling again much of this month, and came...
The Colombia Edition

The Colombia Edition

Happy (end of) June, food & foraging friends! I came to Colombia wanting to get a big ass. Yes, Colombia is one of the world’s plastic surgery capitals, both for foreigners and local women (who sometimes are gifted surgeries for their quinceaneras, 15th...
The Copenhagen Edition

The Copenhagen Edition

Happy May, food & foraging friends! Everyone has their kinks and quirks, and I think mine is novel sensory experiences served up by Mother Nature. I’ve written about the mouth-numbing jambú in the Brazilian Amazon, and the Lactifluus piperatus mushroom, a...