An Urban Forager in the Wilds of New York City

Since 1986, a man who calls himself Wildman Steve Brill has been leading foraging tours in New York City parks, showing people how to identify plants and fungi that you can dig up and take home for dinner. Recently Brill’s led his first urban foraging tour in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery, showing people which wild plants are good to eat – and which are not. “Eat the wrong thing, and - (beat-boxes a few bars of the Funeral March) – Okay, so, at this time of year there are lots of...

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