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Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 25 – Backyard Buffet Spring Edition

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Bring your boots! Along rivers and hiking trails are growing a bounty of bright green, powerfully flavoured wild edibles that you can harvest at no cost. Shawn and Simon point out some of their favourites. 

Questions, comments or corrections? Hit us up at email@eatdrinkcheap.ca

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Miners Lettuce: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/spring-beauty/ 

Purple Deadnettle: https://www.growforagecookferment.com/foraging-purple-dead-nettle/

Salmonberry Shoots: http://wildfoodsandmedicines.com/salmonberry-and-thimbleberry-sprouts/

Yarrow: https://www.almanac.com/plant/yarrow

Angel Wing Mushrooms: https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/angel-wings-identification.html

Blackberry Leaves: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/space-invaders-a-word-on-himalayan-blackberries/

Dandylions: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/pulling-lions-teeth-2/

Plants of Coastal British Comlumbia by Jim Pojar: https://www.amazon.ca/Plants-Coastal-British-Columbia-Washington/dp/1772130095

All That The Rains Promise And More by David Arora: https://www.amazon.ca/All-That-Rain-Promises-More/dp/0898153883

Some Useful Wild Plants by Dan Jason: https://www.amazon.ca/Some-Useful-Wild-Plants-Foraging/dp/1550177915

Deerholme Foraging Book by Bill Jones: https://www.amazon.ca/Deerholme-Foraging-Book-Recipes-Northwest/dp/1771510455

Plantnet App: https://plantnet.org/en/

Point of No Return by Malcom Stratchon: https://malcolmstrachan.bandcamp.com/album/point-of-no-return

Oyster Mushrooms

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OysterIn the fertile forests surrounding Cumberland there is a special spot, just a couple ‘o yards from their famous mountain biking trails (hint: just across the bridge and to the left) that so many of us crankjobs fly past without a second glance. In this dank little oasis, tucked away under salal bushes is a rotten old alder tree (nearly 15 meters long and god knows how long dead) that houses a secret, edible ecosystem.

Twice a year (once in the spring and later on in the autumn) this fallen titan sprouts hundred upon hundreds of snow white fungal tongues that quickly grow into families of winged oyster mushrooms. When in full bloom the tree is nearly covered in fungus and can be spotted from much farther away… Luckily for me no one is venturing that far off the trails. These guys are all mine!

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Best Westcoast Foraging Guides

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Best Foraging GuidesMy co-worker and fellow creative lunatic Carol recently asked me what I considered to be the best, most easily accessible books on Wescoast foraging. She’d been poking around the backyard, getting excited about harvesting some local spring plants to eat and wanted a guide that could: a) Give her a fundamental understanding of foraging – ie. when and where to pick what. b) Clearly identify what plants are edible and what to avoid. c) Inspire her to roam farther afield for new experiences. Read More