Ep. 71: Wild Food Girl - Wild Food Cultures, Indigenous Agro-ecology & Foraging in Colorado (feat. Erica Davis)

Today on Mushroom Hour we’re excited to speak with Erica Davis, founder of Wild Food Girl. Erica started writing her adventures with wild food back in 2009 at her blog, and later in a monthly magazine called “Wild Edible Notebook.” She teaches a course on useful plants at Colorado Mountain College and conducts plant walks around the state. She is also a regular presenter at the Midwest Wild Harvest Festival in Wisconsin. Erica’s educational background includes a BA in archaeology, an elementary school teaching credential, and an MA in technology-based education. Today she maintains an active Facebook community and is hard at work on her first book about edible wild plants in the West. Her incredible body of work is carefully compiled and she has worked diligently to provide accurate, useful, safe—and whenever possible, lesser known—information.   Topics Covered:   Introduced to Foraging Through the Work of Yule Gibbons  Learning Through Books  Foraging Hobby vs Lifestyle  Foraging Seasons in Colorado  Wild Seed Foraging  Indigenous Agro-forestry  Agricultural Systems from an Ecological Perspective  Co-evolution of Human Tenders and Wild Edibles  Integrating Wild Foods into Your Diet  The World’s Best Dandelion Preparation  Wild Mustards  Wild Food Recipes and Preparations Across Cultures  Sustainable Foraging  Erica's Book Planned for 2022  Episode Resources:   Wild Food Girl Website: https://wildfoodgirl.com/  Wild Food Girl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildfoodgirl/  Euell Gibbons (Inspiration): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons  Cattail Bob Seebeck (Inspiration): https://www.rrcc.edu/outdoor-education/faculty/cattail-bob  Samuel Thayer (Inspiration): https://www.foragersharvest.com/#/  "Tending the Wild" (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Tending-Wild-Knowledge-Management-Californias/dp/0520280431  Yampa (Plant): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perideridia  Goosefoot (Plant): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium  Pinus edulis (Tree): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_edulis  "Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains": https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Colorado-Southern-Rocky-Mountains/dp/1565791924  "Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region": https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Rocky-Mountain-Region-Timber/dp/1604695765