MetaFilter posts tagged with foraging

They put me in handcuffs in case I bopped them on the head with a dandelion.

Stewriffic — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:35:06 -0800

Wildman Steve Brill: The man who ate Central Park. Once arrested by undercover park rangers in a sting Wildman Steve Brill has been foraging in public spaces, including Central Park, for over 26 years. Take an audio tour through Central park with the Wildman, pick up a field guide to Edible Wild Plants, or look through Wildman's plant pages and head out to your backyard or the local park. (I'm partial to mulberries, morels, lamb's quarter's, blackberries, and persimmons, myself.) More links: 1 2 3 4 5

21st century hunt

ryanshepard — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:39:37 -0800

Hunting and gathering in your own backyard: "Alistair Bland was a student at the University of California at Santa Barbara last year when he decided to spend 10 weeks as an urban hunter-gatherer. He foraged for food in that city and survived on what he could kill or find growing outside . . ." (Real Audio required). Bland reported on the project in more detail in the Daily Gullet.

You are what you EatThinkFeelSayShitBreatheFuck....

troutfishing — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:59:56 -0800

"Going Wild in Urban America - To be an individual hunter-gatherer in America is to lead a lonely life." Southern Californian hippy college student alienates friends, gains weight by subsisting on stolen figs (more inside).

martk — Thu, 23 May 2002 07:07:07 -0800

Morel Sightings 2002 There's a fungus among us. Morels are one of the most highly sought-after, delectable wild mushrooms. Each spring, morel hunting goes into high gear in many parts of the country. This site has state-by-state reports. (mine is in MA) You can learn more about these spongy fungi here and here. If you do go out foraging for them, just remember...if you don't know it, throw it!

Cuppatea — Tue, 08 May 2001 05:33:18 -0800

A new Darwin Award candidate? "[Henry] Elrod's death certificate lists the cause as multiple organ failure from 'voluntary ingestion of China berries.' Indigenous to Asia, China berry trees produce berries, flowers and bark so toxic that six to eight berries have been known to kill a person." This guy ate them for 19 days while on holiday. He even took some home.