Eden Wild Food

Ramp and Stinging Nettle Pesto with gnocchi, Pheasantback mushroom "bacon" bits, forsythia flowers.

Excellent video on Ramp harvesting, sustainability and ecology from my friend Samuel Thayer and featuring another friend Alan Bergo. Important watch.

https://youtu.be/UHbV4p4_AhU?si=jnGaM7OIGfEb0dVE

Ramps are up!

Dinner was a ballotine of chicken stuffes with mushrooms, Wild Leeks (Ramps) and m
Mozzarella on a bed of wild rice garnished with spring beauty flowers and leaves

We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!! ❤️🎄
- the Normansells

Hey everyone- friends of ours make some really neat foraged goods that are worth checking out. Their hickory syrup is really popular and we love their honey!
https://www.mcevoyandelliott.com/product-page/shagbark-hickory-syrup?fbclid=IwAR2KtSZHhueSWFhhlvNfzLpJhOllFkm402ktNYjCeYkoNIXggCVe3s6DoGs

Shagbark Hickory Syrup | mcevoyandelliott A sweet, smoky and slightly tangy syrup with hints of vanilla. Perfect anywhere you would use maple syrup and wonderful for flavored coffee, pork roast, BBQ, over ice cream, in yogurt, on oatmeal, or even in mixed drinks like Old Fashioneds, drizzled into Brandy or Bourbon and more. Also a great add...

Thanks to Sam Thayer for the shoutout on his radio interview for his new book today.

Listen: Edible wild plants Wisconsin Public Radio features in-depth news from WPR’s seven bureaus and NPR, entertainment programs, classical music and discussions on the Ideas Network.

Short piece today for TMJ4 news on foraging in Wisconsin.

Not sure when it's going to be going to he aired on TV but it's currently live on the website.

'It's a primal thing': Searching for food with one of Wisconsin's expert foragers, Matthew Normansell Summer in Wisconsin means the flowers are blooming and eager foraging enthusiasts are walking state parks looking to pick wild food.

On Thursday, May 18th from 4:00-7:00pm, the Kroc Center will host Matt Normansell from Eden Wild Food (bio below) for an exciting foraging event!

Join us for this indoor/outdoor event where we will learn about foraging and then forage for edible plants across the Kroc Property.

To sign up, go here:
https://bit.ly/40H1MZW

Matthew Normansell is a British foraging and wild food guide who has been running successful wild food courses in Europe for the last decade. He relocated to the U.S. to marry his wife and business partner, Megan Normansell, who is a certified herbalist and health counsellor. Whilst being mostly self taught, he was greatly influenced by his upbringing in the countryside and by herbalists and healers in his mother’s family, and has worked and trained with some of the top foragers in Europe, such as Roger Phillips, as well as having met with and been influenced by foragers in the U.S. such as Pascal Baudar and Samuel Thayer.

Matthew has managed programs for local authorities, city councils, top chefs, cookery schools, food festivals and has trained Bushcraft guides on wild edible plants and fungi. He has held courses for the Oneida nation in Green Bay and for Sam Thayer’s company, Foragers Harvest. In addition, he has written for various national and local publications, online blogs, and appeared both on BBC TV and on Wisconsin Public Television as a foraging expert.

In addition, he is a foray leader for the Wisconsin Mycological Society and is certified as an Expert mushroom identifier through the Midwest American Mycological Information (MAMI) program, and is a certified mushroom expert in 3 Midwest states.

Wild Mushroom Chowder with Leeks and Bacon A rich chowder made from wild mushrooms like lions mane and yellowfoot chanterelles with potatoes, cream, bacon, and vegetables.

It is with great sadness that we report Tom Volk, a long-time volunteer, supporter, Blue Stars Hall of Fame member, and friend to all, has passed away. Read more about Tom and his lasting legacy with the Blue Stars at https://bluestars.org/latest-news/2022/11/29/tom-volk-1959-2022