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North Carolina Wild Foods Weekend II

Monday April 30, 2007 in
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Mike Rasnake has been attending the NC Wild Food Weekend for 25 years. In the early 70’s he read a few of Euell Gibbons’ books and 3 months later was living in Hawaii eating as many wild foods as he could get his hands on. He even had a stint of living in the back of a herse for 6 months in the early 70’s, foraging almost all of his food. Below is a photo of the vegetable group he led on Saturday morning. We gathered wild vegetables and spent the afternoon preparing them for a feast with over 50 wild food dishes on Saturday evening.

There were over 120 people in attendance, each joining a group to gather and prepare meat, salads, appetizers, soups, drinks, desserts and more. That made for over 50 wild food dishes, including: acorn bread, jerusalem artichoke pie, fettucini alfredo with squirrel, yaupon chai tea, pawpaw custard, sauteed milkweed shoots, poke eggrolls, kudzu chips, morel mushrooms with wild garlic on toast, violet leaves stuffed with wild nuts and cream cheese spread, cherry tomatoes stuffed with chickweed pesto, sumac maple syrup lemonade, and more!

A little green tree snake we found on our hike with Mike.

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  1. Hey,
    Love your web site!!! Thanks for posting the pictures. I’m going to try the Fennel fritters some time this week. Safe travels to you. Enjoy Jamestown.

    — Tina Sisco · Apr 30, 12:11 PM · #

  2. Got back yesterday from the 2008, 33rd Annual Wild Foods Weekend in NC. My first, it was an absolutely fantastic time! My 11 year old made marzipan with wild ginger we gathered and I helped make kudzu battered chips. I’ve been asked to do a class with the teens next year. We’re going to combine primitive firestarting with fiddling for earthworms and making “worm bacon!” I’ve read that earthworms are 82% protein and have Omega-3 fats, so hopefully this’ll convince folks to try them.

    I really enjoy your website and especially your Youtube videos. I had hoped to see you at this weekend’s event, but hopefully one day!

    Please keep the vids and info coming and thanks!!!

    Pax! Lloyd

    — Lloyd "Josiah" Parker · Apr 28, 04:16 PM · #

  3. Thanks so much Lloyd!
    am sooo happy to hear this years event was a success. worm bacon…whodda thunk it! I hope to get back there next year…we’ll see. take care and stay posted as i’m getting ready to post a bunch of video’s.

    much love and peace to you, ~sunny

    — sunny · Apr 29, 07:23 PM · #

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