{"id":2961,"date":"2014-09-23T01:59:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T01:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomicgastronomy.com\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2014-09-23T02:05:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T02:05:52","slug":"urban-foraging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genomicgastronomy.com\/blog\/urban-foraging\/","title":{"rendered":"LOCI Food Lab Research: Urban Foraging"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Center went on\u00a0an urban foraging tour with Becky Lerner<\/a> last week. In just a few blocks\u00a0around Alberta Street in Northeast Portland, we tasted over a dozen edible plants growing freely in alleys and along the street. Here’s a few tasty (and some less tasty) varieties we found:<\/p>\n

\"forraging1\"<\/p>\n

We immediately came across an apple tree with lots of fresh fruit. Becky informed us that her\u00a0general rule is; if it hangs over into public areas, you can forage from the public side.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"forraging-tree\"<\/p>\n

Western Red Cedar:<\/strong> edible needles, often used medicinally.<\/p>\n

\"forraging-plants2\"<\/p>\n

(left to right, up to down)<\/em>
Sweet Asylum:<\/strong> part of the mustard family, edible flowers and leaves
Mustard Seeds:<\/strong> edible seeds
Rose:<\/strong> edible\u00a0flowers
Yucca:<\/strong> edible flower petals
Mallow:<\/strong> edible plant
Mallow ‘cheesewheel’ fruit:<\/strong> part of the mallow plant – tastes like a tiny squash<\/p>\n

\"forraging-plants1\"<\/p>\n

(left to right, up to down)<\/em>
Hazelnut Tree:<\/strong> Edible nuts and common in Oregon
Hops:<\/strong> Flower is edible. Used as stability agent and flavoring in beer.
Hens and Chicks:<\/strong> edible\u00a0leaves
Lamb’s\u00a0Ear:<\/strong> edible\u00a0leaves
Mimosa Tree:<\/strong> edible flowers and bark (medicinal – blood circulation)
Mimosa Flower:<\/strong>\u00a0sweet tasting, wilts quickly. We would love to use this as an ingredient, but it appeared as if it would last less than 5 minutes from plucking to plate. Maybe if there was an outdoor restaurant with a Mimosa tree in the courtyard?<\/p>\n

\"forraging-plants\"<\/em><\/p>\n

(left to right, up to down)<\/em>
Black Elderberry:<\/strong> edible berries and flowers
Lemon Balm:<\/strong> edible leaves
Figs:<\/strong> edible\u00a0fruit
Live-Forever:<\/strong> edible\u00a0leaves
Hawthorn:<\/strong> Fruits and leaves are edible
Kousa Dogwood:<\/strong>\u00a0edible fruit – when ripe, these spiky red lollipops are sweet like mangoes! They are currently all over Portland.<\/p>\n

\"forraging-allyways\"<\/p>\n

Here is an example of where we walked. In a small alleyway just off of Alberta, Becky showed us at least four different edibles sprouting up as weeds all over the place.<\/p>\n

\"forraging-team\"<\/p>\n

Happy foragers around the yucca plant at the end of the tour. Thanks to\u00a0Heather K. Julius<\/a> for arranging it for us, and\u00a0Becky Lerner for sharing all of her knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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