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 this encore detailing 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.
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions, Jacob Chaffee, and Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media
Managing Director: Susan Hale
Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth
Transcripts by Aveline Malek
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb
Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING with Mariah Gladstone
Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) Encore for GAR WEEK with Solomon David
Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon
Smologies #30: SPIDERWEBS with Randy Lewis
Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole
Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown
Smologies #29: PUMPKINS with Anne Copeland
Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2 with Fio Gede Parma
Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma
Smologies #28: AGING with Caleb Finch
Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik
Gustology (TASTE) with Gary Beauchamp
Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 2 Encore with Katie Mack
Smologies #27: MARS with Jennifer Buz
Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 1 Encore with Katie Mack
LIFE ADVICE Encore: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks
Smologies #26: POOP with Rachel Santymire
Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) Encore with Helen Zaltzman
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