The Flavor of Place with Ellen Zachos — WildFed Podcast #087

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In this episode:

Ellen Zachos | The Backyard Forager

Podcast discussion:

  • Introducing Ellen Zachos

  • What led Ellen to a life dedicated to foraging

  • Ellen's books

  • Generalizing the forager's pantry

  • The loss of the stories of our food

  • Ellen's interest in foraging vs gardening

  • Thoughts on invasive species

  • Commercial vs. recreational foraging

  • The #1 tip to get started in plant identification

  • A plant Ellen is excited about right now

  • A new foraging recommendation for Daniel

  • On cocktail foraging

  • Where to find Ellen’s work

  • Why foraging is important

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Meet Ellen Zachos

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Ellen Zachos is a wild foods expert who writes and teaches about wild edible plants and mushrooms. She is the author of eight books including The Forager's Pantry, The Wildcrafted Cocktail, and Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn’t Know You Could Eat. Ellen wrote the foraging website for About.com as well as a regular contributor to Edible New Mexico. She worked with RemyUSA, teaching foraged mixology workshops across the US for The Botanist Gin.

A former Broadway performer (cast of Les Miz), Ellen is a Harvard graduate and earned multiple certificates in horticulture and ethnobotany at the New York Botanic Garden. She taught at the NYBG for many years, and also worked there as Coordinator of the Gardening Department in Continuing Ed, before moving to Santa Fe, NM. Ellen was named a Great American Gardener by the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival and is the National Secretary for the Garden Writers Association.

Read more of her story here.

Website | Instagram @ellenzachos

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