Evan Strusinski is a legend among foragers and mycophiles. For years Evan sold wild mushrooms and foraged edibles to the top Chefs in NYC, now many of those restaurants are closed for COVID. Join for a meandering stroll into the ethics, naturalism, lifestyle and prognostications of cool myco-cat Evan. A true expert, he finds, identifies, harvests, and transports over 300 species of wild and rare plants and fungi found in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. He spends his springs, summers, and falls in the woods where his deep knowledge, intuition, and attentive senses guide him to alluring wild foods.
Evan Strusinski is a legend among foragers and mycophiles. For years Evan sold wild mushrooms and foraged edibles to the top Chefs in NYC, now many of those restaurants are closed for COVID. Join for a meandering stroll into the ethics, naturalism, lifestyle and prognostications of cool myco-cat Evan.
A true expert, he finds, identifies, harvests, and transports over 300 species of wild and rare plants and fungi found in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. He spends his springs, summers, and falls in the woods where his deep knowledge, intuition, and attentive senses guide him to alluring wild foods.
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This interview features Evan Strusinkski, as interviewed by Severine von Tscharner Fleming. Production is by Mary Ball, and editing is by Rachel Darke. Our intro and outro music is The Fly, by Cosmo Sheldrake. Thank you for listening!