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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.Summer
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In the Studio at WNYC’s “All Things Considered”
New York, NY. I was thrilled to be in the studio again on WNYC’s “All Things Considered” with Amy Eddings discussing summer wineberries. The “Last Chance Foods” segment highlights all things fun and foodie, and you can find our conversation … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things Considered, Urban Forager, wild berries, wild berry, wineberries, wineberry, WNYC
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Summer Wineberries
Staten Island, NY. Love this summer fruit, which I just wrote about for the Urban Forager (“wineberries“). Tart, juicy, and thimble-shaped, wineberries taste like a blood orange infused with a shot of raspberry. Because the temps have been so ferocious … Continue reading
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Tagged berries, berry, Rubus phoenicolasius, Urban Forager, urban foraging, wild berries, wild food, Wine raspberry, wineberries, wineberry
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Even More Wild Berries
Brooklyn, NY. It took me a while before I realized that this little juicy treasure, which I wrote about in the Urban Forager recently, was lining the roadsides and trails of my favorite park. As with many things in foraging, … Continue reading
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Tagged berries, black raspberries, black raspberry, foraging, urban foraging, wild berries
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‘Tis the Season for Wild Berries
New York, NY. What does summer in the city mean? Aside from Shakespeare in the Park, fire hydrants mutilated into sprinklers, and a mad dash out of town on Friday afternoons, summer heat translates into the sweetness of summer berries. … Continue reading