Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
This will double your wild food output. (and there is a limited-time deal!)
A lot of you have asked me how I get entire halves of black walnuts and *even hickory nuts*; well, this is the answer -> the Grandpa's Goody Getter nutcracker. This single tool has completely changed the way I'm able to process wild nuts.
If you watched my recent video on black walnut gathering and cleaning, you know that it's really important to look specifically for wild black walnuts with thin shells *unless* you have one of these nutcrackers that can break open the thickest of shells with ease (and in a way that makes it extremely easy to access the nuts inside). With hickory nuts, it's even more difficult to get these large pieces out!
They're running a limited sale right now, AND you can still use my code "feral24" for an additional $10 off. This is by far the best price for the Goody Getter, made in America by an American small business, that you're going to see!
This is an extremely high-quality product that you can pass on to your great-grandchildren. I cannot recommend it enough for wild food.
Trust me, I've tried the other cheaper ones so you don't have to, this is the one you want!
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(PS - please excuse my black walnut nails... ๐
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Honest question ๐: (for those who watched my newest Black Walnut video) What did you think of the length and quantity of information? Further explanation below ๐
Your answers will inform how I structure future wild food processing videos! (One of my favorite subjects)
My video contained a fair bit of information beyond just processing. I also talked about how to find them, lookalikes, other methods that don't work well and why, etc. - Did you enjoy learning those things or were they just "extra"?
I make my videos for you, and I want to make sure that I include only information that you feel is relevant!
Thank you!
-Jesse
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Are black nightshade (Solanum nigrum complex) fruits edible when ripe or always toxic?
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Hey, everyone, I need your help! ๐
I'm in the final stages of my black walnut video for all of you guys. My video is going to definitively show you the easiest and fastest ways to gather and clean thousands of black walnuts. I've spent dozens of hours on this now and want as many people to get the most out of what I've learned as I can!
I have written out three potential title ideas for the video. Vote to let me know which of them is most captivating to you!
(Feel free to comment with any suggestions or ideas you like, too!)
I appreciate you all so much! Thank you.
-Jesse
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In this post, I want to express my gratitude.
I am thankful for wild rice (Zizania palustris), and for the people that harvested it before me. I am thankful for nature for giving us this bounty, and I am thankful to Sam Thayer (โช@samuelthayer378โฌ), for taking the time to teach me this amazing wild food.
A lot of you saw my wild rice video yesterday and had questions about finding and gathering it. Absolutely everything that you need to know about wild rice can be found in Sam's amazing book, "The Forager's Harvest." - geni.us/BvUQFym
If you are in Central or Eastern North America, you should also check out his new field guide, "Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants." You won't find any better than his (by a long shot)! - geni.us/tBU0Q
I'm happy that a lot of you are seeing my video on wild rice. For some of you, it may grow near you, and I hope that you'll take steps to build a closer relationship with it.
For others, it doesn't grow near you, and I just hope that my video inspires you to learn more about the wild food species that are abundant in your area.
Foraging is, in my opinion, the greatest way to build a closer relationship with your local ecology. Taking part in your ecosystem helps you to realize that you *are* nature!
My last thanks is to you, for taking the time to watch my video, and for your interest in wild food. We need more people like you! ๐
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What are your Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) foraging questions?
Hey, everyone! I'm in the final stages of my experimentation with gathering, hulling, and cleaning black walnuts the FASTEST way possible (with minimal equipment, so the methods will be accessible to everyone). It's time to start putting the video together.
I want to make sure that I am covering all of your questions with this amazing and nutritious wild food!
I'm so excited to share with you everything that I have learned! My goal this season is to process enough so that I can eat them year-round. ๐
#foraging #blackwalnut
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If you donโt recognize this flower as a *rose* ๐นย then you may be missing out on dozens of wild edible and herbal plants!
But wait, that flower isnโt a rose, right? It doesnโt look anything like one.
Maybe not the domesticated roses that we think of today, but compared to the wild rose in one of the photos, we can see they are very similar! ๐ฏโโ๏ธ
The flower actually belongs to wild plum; yes, there are hundreds of wild plum shrubs out there; you just need to know how to recognize them!
But not just wild plum; the rose family contains perhaps hundreds of edible wild fruits like apples, pears, hawthorns, cherries, rose hips, and more! ๐
So, you just need to know how to recognize flowers by their family! Thankfully, this is easy if you know what to look for. ๐ธ
Why is this helpful? Because plants within families often have similar characteristics or benefits. โ๏ธ
You can use this skill to quickly recognize plants around you that you should pay more attention to! ๐ค
In my FREE class, Top Families for Foragers, Iโll teach you how to recognize them and which ones to look out for! ๐
Get your recording link! ๐
feralforaging.com/families-class-recording/
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This bizarre plant is called Ghost Pipe ๐ป (Monotropa uniflora), but thereโs something about it more surprising than its form!
This incredible plant was traditionally used as a remedy for various ailments like pain, toothache, fever, and coughs by Native Americans.
I look forward to seeing it every Autumn! Care should be exercised if harvesting this plant as it is extremely susceptible to overharvesting where populations are sparse. But today, I want to talk about something else with ghost pipe.
Believe it or not, this plant comes from the exact same family that gives us blueberries, cranberries, and bilberries! ๐ซ
Once you look at this plant closer and learn a few details about flower characteristics, youโll find that this isnโt surprising at all.
Thatโs what I would like to teach you. ๐
I want to SAVE YOU YEARS of struggle by showing you shortcuts to recognizing plant families without even knowing individual species.
If you can quickly spot plants from useful families like Rose, Mint, Mallow, and more, youโll have a MUCH easier time discovering the important plants around you. ๐
I have a FREE class that will guide you through everything you need to know to do this. Itโs easy as long as you know the right details.
Get your free spot! ๐
feralforaging.com/plant-families-class
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Just had one of the most incredible weeks of my life!
Last week, the crew from the TV show WildFed came down to North Alabama to film an episode with me on what has become my new favorite wild food, American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
This photo was taken after completing our first day of filming. You can see all the lotus in the background!
My episode will be released next year for Season 5 of WildFed. I absolutely cannot wait for you all to get to see it.
In the meantime, look out for more American Lotus videos on my channel. There is just too much to share about this plant!
Thank you so much to everyone from WildFed for giving me the opportunity to share this underappreciated plant with the world! ๐
#foraging #lotus #wildfed
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Behind-the-scenes shot from today's "Can I eat this?" on Cut Leaf Ground Cherry (Physalis angulata). Dexter and I had a fantastic Paw Paw hunting day!
I provided a lot of incredible paw-paw hunting information in one of my recent newsletters, which you can view below. ๐
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/419993/emails/129375โฆ
If you don't want to miss out on this vital foraging info, consider joining the list!
feralforaging.com/join
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Foraging education for all ๐ฟ