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Scott Moran
Scott is a forager with knowledge and experience well beyond his age. Where you see weeds, he sees delicious mustard greens. Where you see an interesting mushroom, he knows if it’s edible… and what local restaurants might pay for it. But the coolest thing about Scott is his desire to share his knowledge with you. Each week, he will tell us about his food-finding adventures, let you in on some of the secrets of foraging, share a few recipes and his own philosophies about foraging.
MORAN: How you can eat your medicine, straight from B.C.’s forests
The term super-food gets tossed around a lot these days. I find it a bit…
MORAN: Second most sought after mushroom in world
OPINION Wild mushrooms are one of the last things we would expect to grow in…
MORAN: Sumac is our local lemon
OPINION When most people think of foraging wild edible plants, berries, and mushrooms they think…
MORAN: Cherry pickers, tree planters and mushroom hunters
OPINION Nomads of the world, welcome to B.C.! Here we live in a place where…
MORAN: Eating the seaweed at the beach
OPINION There is a food that can provide us with weeks worth of rare and…
MORAN: Playing with my food on the West Coast
OPINION School is out, summer is here, and British Columbians are geared up and ready…
MORAN: Edible summer weeds
OPINION It is an interesting time in the world of weeds and herbs here in…
MORAN: The art of fermentation and the magic of salt
OPINION In the B.C., and especially the north, there is a limited growing season. This…
MORAN: Wild mosquito repellent
OPINION Our exceptional weather patterns in 2017 are good for some things and bad for…
MORAN: Beyond Caesars: What is the next savoury drink?
OPINION As a local producer of wild edibles, a niche portion of my business is…
MORAN: Wild cough medicine
OPINION In and around the Okanagan Valley there are hundreds of wild herbaceous plants, many…
MORAN: Impact of rain, flooding on wild foraging
OPINION The growing season is heating up in the Interior. At the Wednesday Kelowna Farmers’…
MORAN: The legend of the lightning mushroom
OPINION On a sunny mid-spring day in the early 2000s we were driving north along…
MORAN: Morels in our midst
OPINION Wild mushrooms are a bit of a legendary food. They can inspire awe, fear,…
MORAN: A delicious and nutrient-rich invasive plant
OPINION There is an equally terrible and delicious European herb that is sweeping its way…
MORAN: Violets are the first ‘sign of spring’
OPINION Spring is a time of growth, with the months of April and May heralding…
MORAN: Yes, you can eat stinging nettles
OPINION Spring is officially here and the warmer weather brings with it a wave of…
MORAN: Spinning a tale about the Yukon ‘Mushroom’ Rush
OPINION Lately I have been cheering on the growth of my plants like they are…
MORAN: Cooking with dried wild mushrooms
OPINION It is the time of year to dig deep into the preserves. If you…
MORAN: The late winter is good news for foragers
OPINION This year I was planning on going back to work collecting wild edible plants…
MORAN: A foraging foray onto the Portuguese Iberian Peninsula
When people ask me about my work, the most frequent question is how do I…
MORAN: The downside of a long journey in a foreign land
OPINION Somebody recently asked me what I miss the most after traveling for three months.…
MORAN: Eating his surroundings on a tour of Spain
OPINION I love to eat my surroundings. Local, seasonal food is very important to me…
MORAN: Respect for food in Spanish culture goes back centuries
OPINION Spain has been an incredible adventure for me this winter. I am now at…