Delicious Wild Edible Weekend
19 Jun
What a life! Over the course of the last few days, Jacob (a friend of mine) and I took part in a wild edible workshop near Hood River, Oregon. Our mission was simple, “Learn as much about wild edible as we can from John Kallas,” the class instructor. The operation was a success, and for the next three days we were out in the field (literally) from 6:00 AM until the sun set at 9:30 PM studying, picking, digging, preparing, and eating every type of wild edible offered in the Pacific Northwest.
While I considered myself somewhat of a wild edible expert, I was humbled by the plethora of new plants that I had yet to discover. Among some of my favorite new delicacies were:
1.) Wild Sweet Peas (which I previously thought were toxic)*
2.) Green Amaranth (a delicious relative of the grain one can purchase at the health food store)*
3.) Salsify (the only non bitter relative of the dandelion family)*
4.) Hen Bit (a wild herb that is very agreeable in salads)*
5.) Ox Eye Daisy (a delicious flower with greens that remind me of arugula)*
*will elaborate more on these plant in the wild edible section of this website soon!
I must say that such an event has re-inspired me to continue pursuing the field of free food and I have grand plans to expand and publish more user-friendly materials about wild edibles in the near future.
Jacob and I have made plans to conduct an experiment during which we would live exclusively on wild foods for three days without supplementation of any kind. We will be filming our adventure and sharing our finding on the Internet! Also on my agenda in the next few months is to develop the “wild edible” section of this website and to create an ebook with detailed information about the top 20 most edible, most common wild edibles found in the United States!
So please stay tuned!
If you would like to find out more about John Kallas and the type of work he does, please visit him on the web at: www.wildfoodadventures.com
