Foraging in a Nutshell - Some of the Best Wild Foods of Michigan

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A 2-hour video on foraging that covers some of the best wild foods in the state of Michigan and some basics of plant identification. Please note that this video was intended to be compact rather than comprehensive. A more detailed series of videos is in production. My work in the southwestern United States is far more extensive than my work in Michigan and online at my "Foraging Center" website noted above. I wrote a 1,280-page book on foraging called "The Botany of Survival" and every page of this book is free to read on my website. Many of the species in that book grow throughout the northern hemisphere, so it's worth checking out regardless of where you forage. I hope you enjoy everything, and always forage safe.
Chapters of "Foraging in a Nutshell" video:
0:00:00 - Foraging Basics
0:07:31 - Wild Foods of January
0:20:06 - Wild Foods of February
0:24:19 - Wild Foods of March
0:25:29 - How Botanists Look at Leaves
0:34:02 - How Botanists Look at Roots
0:37:42 - Wild Foods of April
0:40:59 - Some Noteworthy Features of Stems
0:43:17 - Wild Foods of May
0:44:25 - How Botanists Look at Flowers
0:55:45 - Wild Foods of June
0:56:15 - How Botanists Look at Fruits
1:11:58 - Wild Foods of July
1:17:23 - Summer Greens
1:23:14 - Wild Foods of August
1:31:12 - Dangerous Species - Poison Sumac
1:37:46 - Dangerous Species - Hemlocks
1:42:49 - Wild Foods of September
1:44:51 - Dangerous Species - Moonseed
1:50:52 - Wild Foods of October
2:02:25 - Wild Foods of November
2:05:46 - Wild Foods of December
2:08:27 - References to Edibility

[@tammygreen5859]

By far, the best, most informative Michigan foraging video available!

[@dccreations1361]

Man, great video!!

[@codybarnes8241]

this video is absolutely amazing!!! it is so informative, every bit of this information can be used...i have spent a lot of time in the forests of Michigan..but this subject was lacking in my experience. i plan on using this as a base to build knowledge off and expand my experience...i also plan on collecting a bunch of walnuts from my backyard in the morning. thank you so much!!!

[@rcash3625]

AGREED

[@Altnature]

How generous of you to offer this information for free! What an amazing video. Thank you so much

[@yihandeng5320]

Informative, thorough, and direct - this is an absolutely fabulous video!

[@kevinBupton]

Thank you so much for this amazing content. Your presentation and information is braided together seamlessly and a pleasure to learn from. Thank you.

[@mlentz1975]

Very well done 👍🏼 I know you couldn’t get in depth but as a new forager, this was a great introduction, especially, by the season 👍🏼

[@plutobrutusii993]

Thank You!!!🌱🌿🌲❤

[@stacyrosa6672]

I'm amazed to find this available on KZbin! New subscriber❣️

[@rcash3625]

Great video ive learned a lot about our wild foods... never realized a lot of this stuff we mow right over er whip down in landscaping is actually food

[@charleswoody6120]

This video will be watched many times by our family thank you!

[@chadbarkway3073]

I enjoyed this so much. Thank you for doing this so well. I can’t wait for spring more than ever.

[@awildplantlady]

Wonderful info! I’m so glad that I heard about this video from the conservation district up here in Lake County. ✌🏻💕🌿

[@northcountryvans]

Thank you for such an in-depth tutorial

[@marsmott1]

Awww, I Love FRESH asparagus (not cooked)! Thanks for all you effort and work put into this 🙂

[@lizz2040]

Very enjoyable and easy to retain thank you

[@dtruman123]

This was the best video i have seen so far

[@SeeStuDo]

Fabulous. This was a full on class course , thank you.

[@mickeyjo8897]

This is amazing video! Thank you

[@FunghiJacob]

Great compilation of footage Sir! Beautiful Information! Ive had to take into account the oxalate content of wild food over the years. So not everything is optimal for us kidney stone formers and others with gout complications. But hey, I like learning and the wild loves teaching. Thank you!

[@s.s.9755]

This is such an informative video and so well put together. Thank you so much for the work you've put into this.

[@catherinetrinh3260]

I suspect that this video has attracted many people like me who want to forage but are afraid that we will poison our loved ones and/or ourselves. Somehow the sequencing was done in such a way that confidence was built. I wonder if many foraged food like mushrooms are for the advanced foragers classes.

[@jonathanmoore8325]

Love this video! Well laid out and informative.

[@NicolasNavarro-iv4um]

Thank you!

[@vll_wllness]

Beautiful! Thank you ❤

[@vahagnmelikyan2906]

Try a black walnut jam. It's harvested before it's ripe, and processed with water to remove bitter taste. Than boiled with sugar and cloves to make incredibly tasty jam.

[@aprilmaemae2]

This video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯 WELL DONE

[@chrisunpluggedable]

Well. Done. Sir. 👏. So complete.

[@OttoLeeProductions]

Great info thank you

[@wajlamo]

I gew up around Hemlock. I used to play in it as a kid. We used to pretend smoke with it. Wrestle around in it. Lol. I never knew it was poisonous till I was older.

[@rcash3625]

How only 98 Subz... You got a new subscriber here

[@GrandmomZoo]

Thank u

[@danvendeta2916]

Great video

[@sammyjean2941]

Very informative. I learned SO much from this. Thank you.

[@GrampyCampy]

New family member came from my channel to support yours, great video sir blessings 📫🤗💕👴🦌🙏🏡🍀

[@treebeard840]

Pickled asparagus if you like that sort of thing, maybe with some mustards?

[@JafoolyPorchers]

KZbin likes u! They suggested u next! Here we go!

[@gafairbanks2434]

Good post. Most fail to realize that if their bodies are highly in need of detoxification, yes they will experience side effects. Creator didn't put us here without the food/ medicinal forage we need . May be my opinion only but found it to be quite true.

[@vahagnmelikyan2906]

Can I boil the bark from pine tree inn a water? I think that will be a tasty tee

[@Turtsiepie727]

What if the tree seems sick? Would it still be edible. I ask this as I look at our pine in the backyard. It does not have many needles on half of it. I would be interested to know this information. Thank you for making this information available! This is a very informative video. I plan on using this as a part of my homeschooling! ♥️

[@foragerphillips]

Anything that looks unhealthy is definitely not edible. I believe it would be best to seek other trees and let the one you mentioned recuperate. Droughts, bark beetles, and various diseases can turn needles brown. If trees are merely a bit stressed from drought, I believe the healthier, more vibrant parts would still be safe to eat. However, droughts can make trees more susceptible to diseases, and if any part of a tree looks infected then definitely don't gather anything from that tree. Likewise with shrubs, plants, and especially grasses. When foraging, it's always best to stay on the safe side. My website has a lot more information. There's a link below the video.

[@larrya7822]

Maybe you can help me ? I was out on a vacant lot long a wooded area. I came across a plant that had string beans on them, but the stems was flat and had a vain in the middle and vine like. I don't think string bean plants have flat stems ? So what could it be (I live in South East Michigan) ?

[@foragerphillips]

Possibly something in the Lathyrus genus, like the everlasting pea (L. latifolius), but I would need more details. Vines producing string beans could suggest the legume family (Fabaceae), and a few species of Lathyrus with flat/winged stems can grow in vacant lots. Try the michiganflora.net website. On the search page, you can set the physiognomy checkboxes to "vines" and that will list every vine in Michigan. I hope that helps.

[@larrya7822]

@@foragerphillips Thanks, what you said helped me, I identified it as wild sweet pea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGWYn2x4j8qCqLc

[@ldocken8]

Very good video, though to add, the American nettle, or wood nettle, is not only edible, but verymuch like spinach and just as nutritious as the other but more mild in taste. be more careful with the stinging part though because it is definitely worse, but the payoff is worth it.

[@foragerphillips]

Thank you for the good word. I agree with everything you said about American/wood nettle. The updated video will include that species. I just processed a batch of the leaves and will do a few more batches. All the processing methods, even dehydration, had good results.

[@vahagnmelikyan2906]

One thing is for sure this person won't be getting any cancer 😀

[@timburt848]

Thank you!