Episode 20 S1-20
North American Wild Foraging
Featuring:
Day After Disaster Ch 20
Special Guest:
Abe Lloyd

3 Go-To Plants Commonly Found In The US
Service Berry
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A shrubby plant to a small tree size.
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Part of the rose family and has fruit with a very floral flavor.
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Seeds have a slight almond flavor and are a little large.
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Berries are red to purple and the size of small blueberries.
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You can cook in a pie and they pair well with cherries.
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These are found in every state.
Acorns
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Many types of oaks exist throughout the US and natives used them as a staple in their diets.
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The inside is bitter and must be transformed by leaching it, drying it and leaching it.
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Makes great flour for bread, use it in a cornbread recipe
Stinging Nettle
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Tall weed with picky points on it.
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Provides immunity boost
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Can be used early summer or late spring
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Can use in teas for alergy relief
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Seeds - not super tasty but can be put in a smoothie for an energy boost.
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The plant should be quickly boiled, steamed or dryed to render the stinging hairs useless.
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Cook similar to spinach, plain with salt and butter or use in an omlet or pesto.
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Very nutritious and high in protein.
Plants Featured in Day After Disaster
Basic Descriptions of the cattail, dandelion and Yampa Cattail - Food for every season
Cattail
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Shoots - you have to pick at the right time to be tasty. As they elongate they get fibrous.
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Peel the shot and eat the inner layers that are white and tender. Get the shoots from plants that are hip height any taller than that they get too fibrous.
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Ryzomes under the much are best in late fall. They taste like corn.
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The pollen from the top can be used as a flour substitute but you have to use it immediately.
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The cattail part on top can be eaten when green, looks like a corn cob.
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The leaves picked in the late summer and fall can be used to make a mat.
Dandelion
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Grow everywhere and many parts are edible.
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Dried roots are usually used in tea and makes a rich and hearty flavor.
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The greens are bitter and used in salad. Harvest in early spring.
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Flours are very useful and not bitter. You can put them in salads and fritters.
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The stalks are edible and juicer than the greens but they can be bitter as well.
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Dandelions are high in iron and calcium.
Yampa
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Not common throughout the US and are a hidden treasure plant.
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Grow in bald habitat with shallow soil and very little trees.
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Leaves look like grass so they are hard to find.
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They have a tiny onion shaped veggie
Benefits and Risks of Berries
Risks:
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Misidentifying any plant or berry is a huge risk.
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We've developed a sensitive pallet so if it tastes bad, spit it out!
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Learn from a professional and really know the plant before you eat it.
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Berries are many people's introduction to wild foraging.
Benefits:
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Wild foraged berries are much more nutritious than domestically grown ones. Twice as high in antioxidants and vitamins.
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Unique flavors
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Growing native berries is trending and more environmentally sustainable.
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Diversity in your diet is very important.
Service Berry
Acorn
Stinging Nettle
Cattail
Dandelion
Yampa
Featured Quote From Today's Chapter:
“It was definitely a new way of life for a people who had become so used to being entertained by televisions, computers and technology.”

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