by staff | Sep 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy September, food & foraging friends! And just like that, pawpaws, pumpkins and persimmons are back in, compliments of the season! The highlight of this month for me was getting to convene with my fellow mycophiles at “mushroom camp”: Sequanota,...
by staff | Aug 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy August, food & foraging friends! It has been another month on my sick bed, frankly, missing much beloved time in the woods. So I was elated to get to Maine this past week for a long-awaited trip to visit a friend on the island of Isleboro, population 583 as...
by staff | Jul 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy July, food & foraging friends! I don’t know about you, but I’m not having the July I planned. Right after the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (which was fabulous – check out Chef Julian’s chanterelle dumplings with green plum...
by staff | Jun 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy June, food & foraging friends! DC is an urban jungle right now, bursting with heat-loving edibles like purslane, chicory, and mallow, and I’m here for it (minus the mosquitoes)! I have lots of news and events to share (skip to the end for that) but I...
by staff | May 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy May, food & foraging friends! In the insect cooking class I took last month with Gastro Obscura, someone asked our chef instructor about some entomophagy fails, and he couldn’t really come up with any — maybe because he thought of every culinary...
by staff | Apr 18, 2022 | Foraging
Happy April, food & foraging friends! Yes, I’m a happy April fool, because it’s my birthday, and I get to spend it hunting for morels, nature’s precious gifts! But there’s a lot more to the season, and I can’t wait to share what...
