tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post405424139517116691..comments2023-10-25T11:03:28.386-04:00Comments on The Hawk Owl's Nest: "Wildman" Steve BrillPatrick B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-64595864291436924432009-11-20T13:55:28.705-05:002009-11-20T13:55:28.705-05:00As someone who likes to eat and garden and forage,...As someone who likes to eat and garden and forage, it is giving me rather a lot of pleasure to incorporate edible - and all native -plants into a park I'm designing in the city, I can't wait to test them!<br /><br />Going on one of Steve's tours on Sunday. Curious...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-5612164146605723932009-07-03T14:13:29.115-04:002009-07-03T14:13:29.115-04:00Hey John (#1), when you forage you have a vastly b...Hey John (#1), when you forage you have a vastly better idea of the circumstances of that plant or mushroom's existence than when you buy from a supermarket. From a supermarket, all you can say for sure is that it is from a vast, ecocidal monocrop, even if labeled organic. If not labeled organic, you can also guess that it was sprayed with horrific poisons. Either way, you have no idea about how it was handled. I'd much rather eat super-fresh, wild greens (or permaculture-raised greens, occasionally available at farmers' markets), all the more so since they're free!<br /><br />As for invasives, many of the plants Wildman points out are invasive, including those Patrick pointed out, and some that are as ubiquitous as dandelion, pokeweed, and burdock. There really is no danger of clearing the parks, as the overwhelming majority of plants and mushrooms are no edible, and most of those that are are very aggressive and widespread. There are, of course, exceptions. Ramps must be collected carefully, and you should never take more than, at most, one third of the ramps in a given area (and only that many if you are fairly certain no one else is harvesting from the same spot). Ramps are indigenous, and their numbers have declined considerably.David Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989917874365808214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-72911323630490685922009-07-02T08:58:29.742-04:002009-07-02T08:58:29.742-04:00@Jochen - He definitely is aware. He's got rec...@Jochen - He definitely is aware. He's got recipes for Japanese Knotweed and Garlic Mustard, among others.<br /><br />@Kim - You'd probably learn a ton on one of his walks. His book, so far, seems very informative - and funny too!Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-66694721199495203842009-07-02T06:50:01.411-04:002009-07-02T06:50:01.411-04:00Now someone has to draw the Wildman's attentio...Now someone has to draw the Wildman's attention to invasive edible plants and a lot of problems will be solved...Jochenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-18770033497343070472009-07-02T05:06:12.798-04:002009-07-02T05:06:12.798-04:00It sounds so interesting. I always wondered what ...It sounds so interesting. I always wondered what his seminars were like. I am not that brave when foraging because I don't know what anything is. I do like taking he dandelion greens from my yard and sauteing they with olive oil and garlic though. You can save a lot of $$ by foraging and it's always fresh. You can't beat that!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-57506627686554905832009-07-01T15:20:11.106-04:002009-07-01T15:20:11.106-04:00Latest on our Bird Bloggers outing in Milford, Ct....Latest on our Bird Bloggers outing in Milford, Ct. should be a great day!<br /><br />http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/birders-who-blog-tweet-and-chirp-outing_30.htmlDawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-43112178551012925832009-07-01T15:16:52.056-04:002009-07-01T15:16:52.056-04:00I have been wanting to go to one of the Wildmans f...I have been wanting to go to one of the Wildmans foraging walks..Have him on my blogroll.<br />Hope to do it sometime.<br />I know a few mushrooms and pick them for eating..Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-52618491365890098232009-07-01T12:02:26.311-04:002009-07-01T12:02:26.311-04:00You raise a good point. I doubt it will become rea...You raise a good point. I doubt it will become really popular, but you never know. When I told my boss about the lecture, she looked at me like I was nuts. It's as if people have this conception that all of the plant life that is safe to eat is sold in supermarkets.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-62543287184652699592009-07-01T11:50:47.701-04:002009-07-01T11:50:47.701-04:00I wouldn't want to eat a dandelion from a plac...I wouldn't want to eat a dandelion from a place where I didn't know what walked (or peed) on it.<br /><br />I think it's great to find ways to use the natural world for food, especially since it can serve as an entrance point for learning more about the natural world. A lot of wild food goes uneaten; mushroom fruits in particular have a short lifespans. I have occasionally picked and eaten a few wild blueberries while walking trails. <br /><br />I hope foraging doesn't become too popular, though. In an area as populated as this one, I could see foraging having an effect on the wildlife that depends on natural food sources to survive.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.com