Urban Foraging with Nance Klehm

...t grow in our highway medians, city planters, backyards and rail lines. Expert forager, Nance Klehm, sheds light on the city’s bounty, from medicinal plants to tasty greens. Getting to know the foraging landscape takes some time and energy, but gives back in complex flavors and a better appreciation of plants, and it’s free. “ Listen to the podcast here....

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Moonlight Medicine Foraging Expedition!

...d Nancy Klehm is in town, and next Wednesday she’s leading a wild medicine foraging expedition in Echo Park. If you live in LA, you shouldn’t miss this! Re-posted from the Machine Project website. Go here to register: http://machineproject.com/events/2009/12/02/echo-park-medicinal-forage-with-nance-klehm/ ************** Echo Park Medicinal Forage with Nance Klehm Wednesday, Dec 9th, 2009 7-8:30pm Cost: $15/person >>>> An after dark exploration of...

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Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing

It’s acorn season in Southern California. I’ve long been interested in acorns, knowing that they were the staple food of the native people who lived here, and I’ve gathered and processed them before. However, once I have the acorn meal, I’ve never known exactly what to do with it. It’s highly nutritious, but I thought (wrongly!) that it was somewhat bland, and all I could do was incorporate acorn meal into baked goods. This weekend, however, I’ve...

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089 The New Wildcrafted Cuisine with Pascal Baudar

...in August in Southern California Pascal’s $350 energy bar Native American foraging practices Kat Anderson Tending the Wild foraging controversy what to do with broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) lerp sugar eating insects harvesting your own sea salt fermenting with sea salt primitive fermentation rosin baked potatoes fermented hot sauces ethics of foraging You can take a class with Pascal via urbanoutdoorskills.com and make sure to check out Pas...

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