Scrump! Your Guide to Foraging Wild Apples with Matt Kaminsky — WildFed Podcast #046
In this episode:
Matt Kaminsky aka Gnarly Pippins | Apple expert, wild apple forager & arborist
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Matt aka Gnarly Pippins
What is a pippin?
How Matt became interested in apples
The history of apples
Apple species distribution
The extreme heterozygosity of apples
The truth about commercial apple operations
How apples collect yeast
Talking prohibition
The story of Johnny Appleseed
Getting started in wild apple foraging
Talking apple end-products
The future of apple foraging and land management
Scrump as a verb
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Episode Resources:
Matt on Instagram @gnarlypippins
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Meet Matt Kaminsky
Matt Kaminsky aka Gnarly Pippins is an apple expert, wild apple forager, arborist, and author of The Wild Apple Forager's Guide. A serendipitous introduction to heirloom apples and his studies at Hampshire College led him to his passion for the wild apple. In his current work, he's establishing cider orchard silvopastures at Preservation Orchard — headquarters of Carr's Ciderhouse.
Website | Instagram @gnarlypippins