NUTRITION AUTHOR
Sadie Flynn
THE ABCS OF FORAGING n A master list of common
foods you can find just about anywhere, anytime in the Lone Star State.
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ome of y’all never took a Home Depot bucket, your mom’s good wooden spoon and your boredom outside to gather a bunch of leaves and twigs and berries from your neighbors’ yards to make Yard Salad Soup — and it shows. Had I known then what I know now about foraging for food in the Texas wild, that bucket of nature slop could have become actual sustenance. Would have been nice during those endless summer days when I accidentally locked myself out of the house while my parents were at work. Whether you’re a certifiable outdoors person, a hiking fanatic or just a nature enthusiast like myself, having the capability to identify edible plants while out on the trails or neighborhood is a great skill. It’s the kind of skill that will not only provide you with a sense of confidence and preparedness for the unknown, but it will also make you look insane to your neighbors. Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen is the creator of Foraging Texas and author of the “Idiot’s Guide to Foraging.” His website serves outdoorsy and outdoor-curious Texans alike as an index for dozens of native plants that are either edible or medicinally usable. We’ve pulled a few of the most common plants around Texas for a quick list to bookmark for
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your next adventure outside. Check out his resources and others online to learn more about each plant and how to safely identify them. Join me on this journey:
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