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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Minisode: Dadward Takes a Break
Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with Nita Farahany
Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) with Karen Munroe
Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) Encore with Crystal Dilworth
Smologies #25: LIGHTNING with Chris Giesige
Curiology (EMOJI) Part 2 with Various Emoji Experts
Curiology (EMOJI) Part 1 with Various Emoji Experts
Field Trip: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts
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Pectinidology (SCALLOPS) with Samantha Lynch
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Field Trip: A Hollywood Visit to the Writers Guild Strike Line
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