Foraging

 When reading Parable of the Sower the conversation Lauren has with her father about the foraging book intrigued me. It never occurred to me that humans as a whole have strayed away from their primal instinct to forage. Simply using acorns isn’t a common practice anymore and it used to be the lifestyle of Native Americans. Why this resonated with me so much was actually due to a creator on tik tok. Her handle is @alexisnikole. She even specifically has a video about consuming acorns, but that's not all. She goes to parks and forests near her town and collects plants that we might consider weeds everyday. She shows free and easy ways you can find food that grows in your own backyard. All while giving defining characteristics of each plant so you know which are safe to eat. After each forging video she will come home and show recipes for teas, simple syrup, flour, everything can be made with things we find outside. All you have to do is open your eyes and know what to look for. I highly recommend checking her out and you never know maybe you’ll start foraging yourself.