Statement of Solidarity from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle
Today marks the three month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Starting at that time, I pledged to make monthly donations to local groups that fight for the dignity of black lives, organize to defund the MPD, and/or work to end the racist and classist system of incarceration in the United States.
Read MoreIn this video I discuss basic identification and uses of three wild herbs: wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Read MoreStatement of Solidarity from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle
Today marks the two month date since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. A lot has happened in this time—a community uprising against police terror, divestments from the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), the removal of cops from Minneapolis Public Schools, the tearing down of racist and colonialist monuments, and pledges by the Minneapolis City Council to defund the police. Corporations are now even paying lip service to the movement for the defense of black lives.
Read MoreIn this video I talk about four different berries that can easily be found in urban and rural areas in the summer.
Read MoreStatement from Four Season Foraging Founder Maria Wesserle on the Murder of George Floyd
Content warning: police brutality and racist violence
It has been two weeks since the tragic killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). I would first and foremost like to express my deepest sympathy to the family and loved ones of Mr. Floyd, and to extend that sympathy to the families and loved ones of all victims of police terror and racist violence, including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Philando Castile.
Read MoreA video all about the common blue violet (Viola sororia). Here are the sections:
Read MoreBasic identification and uses of catnip (Nepeta cataria). Great for kitties and humans too!
Read MoreThis video covers the identification, harvesting, and preparation of common daylily (Hemerocallis fulva.) It discusses use of the shoots, tubers, flowers, and flower buds; and covers some poisonous look alikes.
Read MoreYarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a common herb that grows across North America, both in the wild and in cultivated landscapes. Chances are it grows near you! Watch this video to learn about its incredible medicinal qualities, and how to distinguish it from similar-looking wildflowers.
Read MoreBoth stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) are tasty and nutritious spring-time wild edibles, but how do you tell them apart? More importantly, how do you distinguish them from non-edible look alikes? Watch this video to find out!
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