Did you know that you can eat bark? Make a foam from the common mallow weed? Use dandelion as a hops substitute in beer? Our topic this week is foraging and our guest is Leda Meredith. Leda has a certificate in Ethnobotany from the New York Botanical Garden, where she is also an instructor. She is also the author of five books including Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries. Her new book is The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. During the podcast we discuss:
- The ethics of foraging in city parks
- Eating invasives
- Is foraging sustainable?
- Mallow foam
- Vegan mallow mayonnaise
- Dandelion beer
- Foraging in Israel
- Foraging in the winter
- Eating bark
- . . . and, of course, prickly pear
Leda’s website is ledameredith.com and her Youtube channel is here.
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