When Tama Matsuoka Wong looks out at her backyard meadow, where others may see an unruly mess of weeds gone wild, she sees a treasure trove. It contains over 225 native and non-native plants, which she observes, identifies, and forages daily. “I have to do foraging,” she said. “It gets me out, rejuvenates me. After…
From Meadow to Michelin-Starred Tables, Forager Tama Matsuoka Wong Brings a Different Perspective to Wild Weeds
What Should I Do About Mold Removal?
By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Spring moisture and summer heat provide the ideal conditions for mold to take hold in your basements, bathrooms, areas behind walls, or any moist, dark place in your home. Mold can cause health problems and potential require a very expensive remediation job if it gets out of…
Iceland, the Volcanic Island
In Iceland for just a few days en route to Sweden, my husband and I had limited time to explore, so we booked a round-robin excursion near Reykjavik called the Golden Tour. This popular route visits myriad geologic formations that created this island nation, where tourism has surpassed fishing as the main industry. We set…
Chef Alan Bergo Is Unlocking the Forgotten World of Wild Foods
When you work with wild food, says Alan Bergo, “you learn about a lot more than food.” For the Minnesota professional chef turned full-time forager, foraging expanded his horizons beyond what he even thought possible—and possibly saved his life. Take the results of a recent rabbit hole of research: isirgan salatasi, a traditional Turkish salad…
Gentle Persuasion: Mary Roberts Rinehart’s Short Story, ‘Gentle Hand’
Too often, when someone disagrees or opposes us, we respond with force or harsh words. Yet, in her short story, “Gentle Hand,” Mary Roberts Rinehart demonstrates that gentleness is far more persuasive and moving than any amount of force that we can conjure up. In this story, as the day draws to a close, a…
To Speak, or Not to Speak: A Gentleman’s Rules for Holding the Tongue From an 1890s Manual on Manners
The Crimes of the Tongue THE second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun,—the first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies; the tongue kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alone; each loaded tongue has a hundred accomplices. The havoc of the gun is visible at once. The…
Photographer Risks Camera to Capture Herd of Elephants Up Close—And They Lumber So Close It’s Scary
A photographer risked the life of his camera for closeup photos of a wild herd of elephants, but the gamble paid off; not only did his camera survive the colossal mammals, but the photographic results were beyond belief. Israel-based wildlife photographer Yarin Klein, 30, was on a trip to Amboseli National Park in Kenya in December…
4 Ways to Set Up Your Personal Finances Right and Tackle Your Financial Goals This Year
By Kale Goodman The start of the new year ushers in new resolutions and goal setting, ranging from getting in shape to quitting bad habits or even learning a new skill. It’s also the ideal time to take on new financial goals. These might include paying off debt, purchasing a new car or putting more…
Why I Forage: Langdon Cook, the Outdoorsman
Wild foods found me in my mid-20s. I’ve always been a nature buff—a birdwatcher, hiker, and so on—but it wasn’t until I moved to Seattle and fell in with a crowd of outdoorsy folks who liked to eat well that I recognized the specific charms of foraging. I was hanging around with a bunch of…
Why I Forage: Alan Muskat, the Mushroom Man
On riches in plain sight: I was always into treasure hunting. Treasure is usually prized because it’s difficult to obtain because it’s rare and/or hidden. Wild foods, at least the common ones I focus on, are none of those things, yet they are even more of a treasure, much for the opposite reasons. I run…
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