Ep. 12. Wild Foods & Foraging with Monica Wilde

Monica Wilde, formally known as Mo is an ethnobotanist and research herbalist. She is based in Scotland in a self-built wooden house where she has created a wild, teaching garden on 4 organic acres. Mo holds a Masters degree in Herbal Medicine, is a Member of the British Mycological Society and a founding Member of the Association of Foragers. Mo has been teaching foraging and herbal medicine for several decades now, with the aim of “Restoring Vital Connection” –She lived entirely on wild foods for a year & wrote a book called the wilderness cure. And is currently part of a 3 month long research project called Wild Biome project. During this conversation we cover a range of diverse topics around Mo's journey with Wild Foods & eating solely wild for long stints & what that has been like for her. We chat about the ancient ways meeting the modern, how wild foods bring connection to place & unite us with each other.Towards the end we also go into a deep dive of Lymes disease as part of Mo's work entails treating folks with Lymes disease with herbal medicine. A truly fascinating conversation, enjoy!Monicas Website https://monicawilde.com/home/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/monicawilde/?hl=enThe Wild Biome Projecthttps://www.instagram.com/wildbiomeproject/?hl=enWild Biome Project Informationhttps://monicawilde.com/the-wildbiome-project/The Wilderness Cure https://monicawilde.com/book-links/the-wilderness-cure/Book Mentions: Human Rewilding in the 21st Century: Why Anthropology Fails by James M Van Lanen