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Stevia teachings?
Hmmmm… stevia is a commercial crop… though it was once wild in South America. There is a wild version that grows in the southwest US…. perhaps I can write about that.
You can use stevia in tea. And if you grind the leaves you can use it sugar. The leaves are edible, and its is bitter but you can eat it raw.
i like adding raw stevia leaves to our green drink.
Hi Dean,
Would it be too late to RSVP for your foraging class for tomorrow? If not I’d really like to attend!
Best,
Tom
While looking online for kidney health promoting plants, I saw the Chanca piedra, aka stone-breaker, also known as quinine weed, as well as many other names. It is said to have great medicinal properties and looks like a weed that grows everywhere in the Tampa Bay area. I just wondered if you are familiar with it.
I think a relative grows there but those plants are medicinal. I am culinary. While I know some herbals it is not my expertise.
Hi, I am trying to reserve a spot for 2
people for this Sunday April 1,
everytime I tried to send an email to you
it failed.
Marcia
Your spot is reserved.
Hello Mr Deane, I would like to reserve 1 spot for sunday april 1st. I also couldn’t get the E-mail to work either.
the class is open, see you Sunday.
I, too, was trying to reserve a spot for April 1 at Dreher Park. I’ve not heard back, and was hoping it was still on, and a spot available for me.
Thanks,
db
The class is open, see you at Dreher park.
We tried paying with a credit card for 2 people for tomorrow’s class, but we never received confirmation. We could pay cash tomorrow, but since we come from Miami, we would like to know if there the class is full.
Thank you,
Monica
As you now know it was confirmed and thank you for attending the class.
You are awesome. Thank you. And please put your videos on dvd. I want them all.
They are almost ready. In fact I have to approve the quality of the product today.
HAPPY EASTER Green Deane! I hope you have a great holiday. From fred missy and anna
Thanks… I’m going to try those dry Brazilian peppercorns soon.
One day, I would love to take one of your classes. I just fell onto a website that had your videos. I watched a couple and look forward to the many more. Valuable information. I enjoyed your story, and in some parts can relate. I also spent many childhood days alone collecting, exploring and admiring natures beauty. I have a passion for wild edible and madicinal plants, and edible organic landscaping. After my service in the Army I stumbled into massage therapy and fell in love with it. I keep busy with that and my Navy Reserve career, but every second of free time I devote to playing in the dirt, on my bike, loving my plants, or exploring. Living with an HOA in a place where everyone uses chemicals on there yard to make the perfect lawn. I am defiant and refuse to follow suit. Im in pursuit of a self sustaining, purposeful and pretty yard. I welcome dandelions, but I was struggling with dollar weed. After your video, it is now welcomed in my yard as well. I look forward to learning much more, I am an official fan:) Have a beautiful blessed day!
Hi,
What is your advice on foraging in a big city? What are good areas for foraging in a city? What should I avoid? Are public parks OK? What about pesticides, herbicides etc. Any advice on city foraging will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much.
If the soil is above the parking lot level and the water is wholesome foraging in a city isn’t too bad. Steve Brill argues it is superior to agricultural land.
Hi Dean,
I was wanting to reserve a spot for myself and possibly my 6 year old daughter at your next class on May 20th that you are holding in Jacksonville at FSCJ South Campus. I will definitely be attending the class and may be bringing my wife and daughter along if I can talk them into coming with me. … I’ve been watching your You Tube videos like a fanatic over the last few weeks & am up to like number 45. I appreciate all that you’ve done. I’ve learned so much about wild edibles & can’t wait to take your class.
Thanks,
Rob Dyer
Hey Green Deane,
I saw in the comments section of the “Classes” page that you may know some good resources for North Georgia to find skilled instructors on foraging? Please send me any info you have! I live in Athens Ga and I want to lear more from a knowledgeable person as well as use it as a great family building activity.
Thanks again for any info to help me find a great class or skilled instructor in my area..
Cheers!
PS. I really enjoy your videos, thanks for making them!
Good morning Mr. Deane,
You often mention foraging in Maine throughout your site. I am in central ME (Bangor/Newport). Do you have a recommendation for an expert who would be willing to work with me. I looked on your resource page and only found experts >90miles from me. The outfit in Augusta is also out of my price-range. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am strongly drawn to foraging. You may also pass my email along to anyone you believe may be interested so they may contact me directly. Thank you for your time.
I just started watching your videos & they are great. I recently found a plant that looks very similar to a pennywort but the leaf has small coarse hairs & the stem is hairy also. I know without seeing it you can not make a positive ID but I was hoping you could give me a good guess so I could research it further. I live in Southwest PA & I found in growing in my lawn.
Is it spade shape? It might be Centella asiatica or C. erecta.