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14 Aug 2009

A Taste of the Wild Side

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Article from Community of a Plate

Wild Food Summit 2009

by Meredith Hart and Emily Larson

It is hard to get more local than finding your own food in the forest next to your campsite. Of course, it helps to have experts explain which plants are edible and nutritious, and which ones should be avoided like the plague. From cattails to wild mushrooms, and from plantains to wild sumac, there is a plethora of food in the natural world that we see daily but never view as food. The idea of bringing the wild into our lives was the theme of the fourth annual Wild Food Summit at the White Earth Rediscovery Center on White Earth Lake, White Earth, MN that occurred from June 17th to 20th. The White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension Service founded and hosted this event, and it grows and changes with each passing year.

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6 Aug 2009

Video from WFS 2009

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(via www.wildfoodplants.com)

Another great year at the Wild Food Summit on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. This was our 4th Annual gathering and this year we had a spontaneous music recording with all the awesome musical talent attending. Listen to the Wild Food Summit song as you watch the video!

  • Mother Earth is Bountiful!

    The Wild Food Summit is an intensive, hands-on experience that explores ways to identify, harvest and prepare wild foods. With the guidance of the presenters, participants forage for food and prepare meals using pit cooking and outdoor baking. The annual event also explores the utilitarian and medicinal uses of plants.

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