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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: Intense hiking in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains
OPINION Today I hiked a vertical mile up a mountain in the south of Spain.…
MORAN: A sense of community around the farmers markets of Spain
OPINION November 16th is my date of birth. It also happens to be the date…
MORAN: Unique flavours grown in the Mediterranean desert
OPINION Some of our most familiar and beloved flavours have origins in surprising areas. Would…
MORAN: Centuries of proof in southern Spain that permaculture works
OPINION Hola amigos! This is week eight of my fourteen-week winter escape in Spain. I…
MORAN: Experiencing the culture, food and history of the Spanish desert
OPINION I have spent nearly seven weeks traveling Spain. My latest stop has been my…
MORAN: A Spanish Christmas
OPINION It has been a year since I heard Christmas music. I have no doubt…
MORAN: Weeds are vegetables, vegetables are weeds
Have you ever wondered how a beet became a beet? We don't see beet roots…
MORAN: Growing our own food has been lost from our culture
Most people would not call working for free and living in a camper parked on…
MORAN: Nutrients per dollar
OPINION A report has recently stated that the average cost of food will inflate near…
MORAN: Building with scavenged and salvaged material
For as long as I can remember, houses have been built in the place I…
MORAN: Working and eating my way across Spain
OPINION I am wrapping up the first week of a 108 day trip in Spain.…
MORAN: You aren’t eating the same veggies you had as a child
OPINION We all know vegetables are good for you. Some are healthier than others, and…
MORAN: The politics of harvesting wild plants
OPINION Going for a foray to the countryside to collect edible plants and mushrooms initially…
MORAN: Understanding our climate can translate to food independence
OPINION If a person observed the same plot of land for more than one year,…
Moran: Foraging for food can be a family affair
In several of my columns I have mentioned my first forage, collecting morel mushrooms in…
MORAN: It’s pine mushroom season in B.C.
OPINION Terrace, Nakusp, Hope, Boston Bar, Anahim Lake, Bella Coola, Kitimat, Vancouver Island, Powell River,…
MORAN: Food at your feet
OPINION I have been getting a request several times a day. “What are these mushrooms…
MORAN: Food at your feet
OPINION I often get asked what I do in the winter. Foraging is my trade,…
MORAN: How to eat weeds from the yard
OPINION There are four to six weeks left in the busy season of collecting and…
MORAN: Food at your feet
OPINION Right now, I am living in the forest on the west side of Arrow…
MORAN: There is food at your feet in the Southern Interior forest
OPINION ‘Non-timber forest product' is a new name for something I have known for a…
MORAN: It’s B.C. wild mushroom season: Ask for them by name
'BEWARE OF THE FAKE STUFF' OPINION Every year, since 2010, I have been harvesting wild…
MORAN: Wildfires important to local ecology
The 2016 wildfire season has been very mild in the Southern Interior. Only a few…
MORAN: Best produce in the world surrounds you in the woods and meadows
OPINION Today I am writing this from somewhere in B.C. For obvious reasons the exact…