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One of the local newspapers called me at my day job the other day and wanted to know if I'd be in an article they were running on wild edible plants.
The reporter that contacted me has been to one of my classes before and said when she got a got a chance to do this assigment I was the one she immediately thought of.
So the assignment, as she explained it to me, was that she wanted to see what kind of wild plants the "old folks" used to pick and eat; mushrooms and such. During the conversation, I made it a point to tell her that I didn't play with mushrooms because I didn't know them, and didn't particularly care for the taste enough to learn (she thought it was funny). She told me that it wouldn't be a problem, she thought she had that part covered.
We had originally planned to meet on May 9th, but due to her schedule and mine--we had to reschedule for May 30th (which is good, that'll give quite a few plants time to bloom and it'll give me a chance to get a few things done in preparation--especially since I have two horseshows to go to in between that, as well as my wedding anniversary AND mother's day).
Our "tour" will start in the fields below the barn that my family has leased, looking at common wild plants that grow in most peoples' yards. Then I will take my reporter friend on a little further hike into the hills to show her a few "uncommon" edibles that people might not have known about.
So, I hope all goes well! Figured I'd share, it was kind of a neat little boost to a drab week.
The reporter that contacted me has been to one of my classes before and said when she got a got a chance to do this assigment I was the one she immediately thought of.
So the assignment, as she explained it to me, was that she wanted to see what kind of wild plants the "old folks" used to pick and eat; mushrooms and such. During the conversation, I made it a point to tell her that I didn't play with mushrooms because I didn't know them, and didn't particularly care for the taste enough to learn (she thought it was funny). She told me that it wouldn't be a problem, she thought she had that part covered.
We had originally planned to meet on May 9th, but due to her schedule and mine--we had to reschedule for May 30th (which is good, that'll give quite a few plants time to bloom and it'll give me a chance to get a few things done in preparation--especially since I have two horseshows to go to in between that, as well as my wedding anniversary AND mother's day).
Our "tour" will start in the fields below the barn that my family has leased, looking at common wild plants that grow in most peoples' yards. Then I will take my reporter friend on a little further hike into the hills to show her a few "uncommon" edibles that people might not have known about.
So, I hope all goes well! Figured I'd share, it was kind of a neat little boost to a drab week.
