Wild Beings Podcast Ep. 12. Wild Foods & Foraging with Monica Wilde
Monica Wilde, formally known as Mo is an ethnobotanist and research herbalist. She is based in Scotland in a self-built wooden house where she has created a wild, teaching garden on 4 organic acres. Mo holds a Masters degree in Herbal Medicine, is a Member of the British Mycological Society and a founding Member of the Association of Foragers. Mo has been teaching foraging and herbal medicine for several decades now, with the aim of “Restoring Vital Connection” –
She lived entirely on wild foods for a year & wrote a book called the wilderness cure. And is currently part of a 3 month long research project called Wild Biome project.
During this conversation we cover a range of diverse topics around Mo's journey with Wild Foods & eating solely wild for long stints & what that has been like for her.
We chat about the ancient ways meeting the modern, how wild foods bring connection to place & unite us with each other.
Towards the end we also go into a deep dive of Lymes disease as part of Mo's work entails treating folks with Lymes disease with herbal medicine.
A truly fascinating conversation, enjoy!
Monicas Website
https://www.instagram.com/monicawilde/?hl=en
The Wild Biome Project
https://www.instagram.com/wildbiomeproject/?hl=en
Wild Biome Project Information
https://monicawilde.com/the-wildbiome-project/
The Wilderness Cure
https://monicawilde.com/book-links/the-wilderness-cure/
Book Mentions: Human Rewilding in the 21st Century: Why Anthropology Fails by James M Van Lanen