Episode 8.8: Taming the huckleberry

Question: Can you tell us about your first huckleberry hunt? Steve Cook (go.uidaho.edu/3O6hc5u) is the head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (go.uidaho.edu/3UKfCKj) at University of Idaho. He researches huckleberries and today he’s going to discuss why they’re so hard to domesticate and what he and his team are doing to solve that problem. If we’re lucky, he might give us some huckleberry hunting tips as well. Visit our website go.uidaho.edu/thevandaltheory​. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu. More U of I stories Professor brings mindfulness home (go.uidaho.edu/3AEVaDE) A career of thrills (go.uidaho.edu/4hNLQ0X) Girls who invest (go.uidaho.edu/3Z2BGCj) Music “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5). “Happy Go Chillin’” (go.uidaho.edu/40JbnCj) by Matthew Trent Cropper via Amphibious Zoo. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (4:06) Getting to know Steve (5:38) Taming huckleberries (14:13) Pest control (19:05) Huckleberry hunting tips (21:00) Huckleberry species (21:55) Best huckleberry foods (22:35) Huckleberry frustrations (24:32) Conclusion