Sam Thayer has been foraging since a child and now teachers others how to forage too. He defines foraging as food that has not been specifically grown for eating – edible wild flowers, nuts and wild  berries are all good sources of nutrients. We talk about where you can legaly forage and how to learn how to differential between things that are edible and those that are not good for you.

The nutrients in nature’s food are generally higher than those in supermarket equivalents and although they cannot be gathered everywhere in winter, Sam processed nuts all through the winter and gathers pods from the Kentucky Coffeetree – Gymnocladus dioicus – which can be used to make a very coffee tasting drink. Raw food diets and paleodiets that are now becoming popular are also discussed.

Sam has a couple of books that help you become aquainted with nature and the food that you can safely forage. Head to Sam’s website : www.foragersharvest.com

The show airs Saturday January 21st at 10am and can be found on here after January 23rd here