The name black nightshade (Solanum americanum, S. nigrum and S. ptychanthum) often elicits fear due to its assumed toxicity. However, like tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers, this plant is actually an edible member of the nightshade family! Learn how to identify and eat it in this video.
Read MoreToday marks the four month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Starting at that time, I pledged to make monthly donations to local groups that fight for the dignity of Black lives, organize to defund the MPD, and/or work to end the racist and classist system of incarceration in the United States.
Read MoreThis video covers that tasty fall fruit, the rosehip! But what exactly are rosehips and how do you eat them? Watch this video to find out!
Note: For the purposes of this video, I'm only referring to wild rose species (Rosa spp.) I'm not sure if all cultivated roses are edible and medicinal in the same way. If you have any information on this, please let me know in the comments below!
Read MoreToday marks the four month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Starting at that time, I pledged to make monthly donations to local groups that fight for the dignity of black lives, organize to defund the MPD, and/or work to end the racist and classist system of incarceration in the United States.
Read MoreIn this video I go over basic identification, harvesting, and preparation of wild plums (Prunus spp.)
Read MoreStatement of Solidarity from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle
Today marks the three month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Starting at that time, I pledged to make monthly donations to local groups that fight for the dignity of black lives, organize to defund the MPD, and/or work to end the racist and classist system of incarceration in the United States.
Read MoreIn this video I discuss basic identification and uses of three wild herbs: wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Read MoreStatement of Solidarity from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle
Today marks the two month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. A lot has happened in this time—a community uprising against police terror, divestments from the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), the removal of cops from Minneapolis Public Schools, the tearing down of racist and colonialist monuments, and pledges by the Minneapolis City Council to defund the police. Corporations are now even paying lip service to the movement for the defense of black lives.
Read MoreIn this video I talk about four different berries that can easily be found in urban and rural areas in the summer.
Read MoreStatement from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle on the Murder of George Floyd
Content warning: police brutality and racist violence
It has been two weeks since the tragic killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). I would first and foremost like to express my deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones of Mr. Floyd, and to extend that sympathy to the families and loved ones of all victims of police terror and racist violence, including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Philando Castile.
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