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Quick tip: Video: Making Garlic Mustard Chips

Posted by on Apr 17, 2012 in Quick Tips, video | 2 comments

Quick tip: Video: Making Garlic Mustard Chips

Quick and easy recipe on how to turn wild foraged garlic mustard leaves into a yummy green low calorie high nutrition snack.

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Video: Recipes: Making Wontons

Posted by on Apr 17, 2012 in Recipes and nutrition, video | 0 comments

Video: Recipes: Making Wontons

Making wontons with Chef Lisa and Forager Paul

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Nutrition: The Wonders of Winter Cress

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Plants, Recipes and nutrition | 0 comments

Nutrition: The Wonders of Winter Cress

The Wonders of Winter Cress by Lisa Caccamise In the Northeastern winter months, there is not much in way of foraged foods to harvest.  That’s why wise foragers are busy in the spring, summer and fall months gathering up tasty items to either pickle, freeze or dry for the few months of barren earth scare of bounty.  However, there is one particular green that dots fields or open spaces and survives pretty well under or breaking through the snow or frozen ground.  The green is called Winter Cress (barbaria vulgaris).  Of all the...

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Recipe: Video: Pasta with Wild Greens and Sorrel

Posted by on Apr 7, 2012 in Recipes and nutrition, video | 0 comments

Recipe: Video: Pasta with Wild Greens and Sorrel

Another cooking adventure with Suburban Foragers Chef Lisa and Forager Paul

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Quick tip: Video: Drying Herbs

Posted by on Apr 7, 2012 in Quick Tips, Uncategorized, video | 0 comments

Quick tip: Video: Drying Herbs

There are many ways to preserve and dry herbs. Here one simple way you can dry herbs in your home kitchen.

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Recipe: Cooking Workshop March24th

Posted by on Mar 31, 2012 in Blog, Recipes and nutrition | 0 comments

Recipe: Cooking Workshop March24th

Young Mugwort Frittata with Herb de Provence serves 2 1/4 cup young mugwort leaves, packed and chopped 1 teaspoon herb de provence 4 organic, free range eggs 1 T fat of choice (olive/butter, bacon, coconut. . .) pinch of sea salt Heat a heavy bottomed 8 inch skillet to medium high heat. When hot, add fat to the pan and swirl to coat bottom. Meanwhile, whisk eggs in a bowl and add to the pan. Sprinkle mugwort and herb de provence evenly over eggs and let sit, untouched for about 2 minutes, or until the sides are cooked and the...

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Intro: Plant Families

Posted by on Mar 31, 2012 in Blog, Plants | 0 comments

Intro: Plant Families

Hi I am Elana – I teach herbal medicine making, soap making , and other skills with the Suburban Foragers. I am so glad to have found a local community where I can share my love of plants and primitive skills. On a monthly basis, we are going to learn about plant families. We will start by focusing on those plants near and dear to my heart, the invasive plants that we have all come to know(grow) and love. So some of the families we will learn about will be dandelion, nettles, wild rose, mug(crone)wort, clover, and pine. These plants are...

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Quick Tip: Video: The Magic of Jewelweed

Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 in Blog, Quick Tips, video | 0 comments

Quick Tip: Video: The Magic of Jewelweed

Learn about the magical relationship between poison ivy and nature’s natural cure, jewelweed. Often found growing next to each other in the forest.

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Survival Adventures: Video: Friction Fire Making: Step by Step

Posted by on Mar 24, 2012 in Blog, Survival Adventures, video | 0 comments

Survival Adventures: Video: Friction Fire Making: Step by Step

Learn how to make the tools for fire making. Then learn how to make fire! with Paul and Barry Mindich

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Quick Tip: Video: Fire Making with a Bow Drill

Posted by on Mar 21, 2012 in Blog, Quick Tips, video | 0 comments

Quick Tip: Video: Fire Making with a Bow Drill

Quick Tip: Making Fire: Friction Fire Making with a Bow Drill

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