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Ava recently appeared on WNYC's "All Things Considered" with Amy Eddings (93.9 FM) to discuss summer wineberries. She was a judge for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2011 contest. You can find her Urban Forager column every other Saturday on the New York Times City Room site or by using the links below.Spring
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Edible Mushrooms
Brooklyn, NY. The latest Urban Forager on mushrooms you’re likely to find in NYC was supposed to be a round-up of a variety of mushrooms both edible and non-edible. But the story was running very long and before you know … Continue reading
Posted in Fall
Tagged Chicken mushroom, edible mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum, Lingchih, Lingzhi, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus, Reishi, wild mushrooms
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Mushroom Season, Hello Giant Puffball
Brooklyn, NY. I found this little puffball (Calvatia gigantea) on campus yesterday, sitting next to a giant Agaricus, and soon discovered a new culinary way to appreciate it: in a Chinese stir-fry (think broccoli and tofu in garlic sauce, with … Continue reading
Jimsonweed, the Devil’s Trumpet
Brooklyn, NY. My Urban Forager posting on jimsonweed made today’s Metro section of the New York Times (“In This Wicked Weed“), and it was thrilling to see this somewhat dangerous beauty there. I’ve been looking for Datura ever since my … Continue reading
Black Raspberries
Brooklyn, NY. Just found these little beauties in Prospect Park. It’s going to take a few more days before they darken up to a deep purple and completely ripen. I’m looking forward to checking on this Rubus occidentalis next week. … Continue reading
Posted in Summer
Tagged berries, berry, foraging, raspberry, Rubus occidentalis, urban foraging
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Fine Young Cannabis
Brooklyn, NY. As predicted, the Urban Forager post about finding Cannabis sativa (“Wayward Weed” 12 June 2010) in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn sparked lots of the usual “make it legal”/”it’s a gateway drug” debate. My own interest in it is purely … Continue reading
Posted in Summer
Tagged Cannabis, Cannabis sativa, Ditmas Park, foraging, marijuana, urban foraging, weed
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Urban Forager at Clinton Hill Garden Tour, Sun. May 6
Brooklyn, NY. I’m excited to take part in Brownstone Garden District’s Clinton Hill Garden Walk tomorrow, June 6, 11am-2pm at Lafayette & Washington in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. I’ll have samples on-hand of wild edible plants that grow throughout the city, … Continue reading
Mulberry Season
Brooklyn, NY. The Morus trees are heavy with berries right now, and if you’re lucky the tree nearest you is bearing ripe fruit. Mulberries make a great jam as I discovered yesterday, foisting some mulberry-balsamic preserves on friends who fawned … Continue reading
Posted in Summer
Tagged berries, berry, Morus, Morus alba, Morus rubra, mulberries, mulberry, Urban Forager
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The Accidental Bee-Keeper
Staten Island, NY. A friend and I saved a swarm of bees that landed on my campus at the College of Staten Island. Swarming is par for the course for bees who, like people we all know and love, can … Continue reading
Posted in Spring
Tagged Apis mellifera, beekeeping, bees, honey bee, nyc, swarm, Urban Forager
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Even More Morels
Brooklyn, NY. I can’t stop thinking about these morels. Even yesterday, as I was driving with a 5lb bag filled with these giant beauties that I foraged for from an undisclosed-location, I missed my exit and had to double-back. This … Continue reading
Posted in Spring
Tagged foraging, Morchella esculenta, Morels, mushrooms, New York City, Urban Forager
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Violets in Full Bloom
Brooklyn, NY. These pretty flowers are not only lovely to look at, but they’re edible too. To see how I sugared them, go to my column in the New York Times City Room, Urban Forager Sweet Violets
Posted in Spring
Tagged edible flowers, flowers, Urban Forager, Viola, Viola sororia, Violets
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