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Foraging In The Park

It feels like there have been an almost alarming number of Prospect Park foraging tours over the past few weeks. ‘Wild Man’ Steve Brill joins the fray on Saturday. We totally endorse the gathering of...

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Guerilla Empanadas – Get ‘em While You Can!

The Brooklyn Paper brings word of a secret Empanada slingstress roaming the meadows of Prospect Park. ‘Valeria’ (or should we just call her ‘V’?), hails from Argentina and sells her delectable handmade...

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Time Capsule: Prospect Park in 1901

Does the relentless winter grind have you daydreaming about summer days in the park? Here’s some fodder for your frozen mind – @bkfarmyards pointed us to this vintage piece about the sheep herding...

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Foraging Ahead Into Spring: A Look at Some Early Spring Forageable Finds With...

Editors Note: Foraging has become a favorite pastime for a growing number of Brooklynites.  You probably can’t find anything fresher or more local than tasty greens you can pick for yourself in...

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Foraging Brooklyn: Bountiful Burdock Is In Season Now

Burdock (photo by HerbierImages) By Leda Meredith Two delicious vegetables plus several kinds of herbal medicine from one plant: what’s not to love? The plant is burdock (Arctium lappa and A. minus)....

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Foraging Brooklyn: Elderflower Champagne!

Elderflower is plentiful in Prospect Park...and you can make 'champagne' at home with it! By Leda Meredith All of NYC’s parks are graced with elderberries (Sambucus spp.), but Prospect Park is...

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Foraging Brooklyn: Berry Season is Here!

by Leda Meredith The seasonal parade of wild berries is in full swing. I’m gobbling up as many juneberries, mulberries, and blackcap raspberries as I can, as well as preserving some for the winter....

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Foraging Brooklyn: A Tale of Two Sorrels

Yellow wood sorrel, very common in our area, can add a nice sour flavor to soups or seafood dishes. by Leda Meredith I pass through the Grand Army Greenmarket on my way into Prospect Park. A heap of...

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Foraging Brooklyn: Wild Gumbo with Purslane and Sassafras

Editor’s Note: There’s been much ado about the future of foraging in city parks since the New York Times published a story last week announcing city plans for a crackdown. See here for the latest, and...

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