Learning how to forage is like learning how to raid Nature’s pantry. Here are four simple reasons for why everyone should forage and some best practices to keep in mind.
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THE FORAGER’S PATH
My foraging journey began two or three years ago when I lived by a forest trail.
It was a beautiful respite from busy living and I walked there frequently, delighting in the rich canopy of green.
Sometime after the Pokemon GO! game came out, I was walking through the woods trying to catch Pokemon (I am SO ashamed to admit this) when I stopped dead in my tracks and came to my senses.
Why was I putting so much time and energy into imaginary critters when I didn’t even know what was growing around me?
I loved the woods, but I was a stranger.
Why was it that I could identify Pokemon and corporate logos, but not something real and tangible?
Something needed to change!
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