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New Podcast: Pinyon Pines & Mesquite

August 23, 2023 Erica M. Davis 2 Comments

Did you know that piñon pines produce delicious pine nuts similar to those we purchase in the grocery store? They cover 60-100 million acres of the Western U.S., and yet we import most of our pine nuts from Europe and Asia.

In this episode of the Rootbound podcast, Steve Ellington and I chat about all things piñon–the various species, where they grow, how to recognize a good year, how to harvest them, cultural knowledge, and ecological considerations. From there we dive into mesquite, another important food plant of the desert Southwest.

Rootbound is a fun, lighthearted podcast for any and all plant lovers. I hope you will be as obsessed about piñones as I am after listening to it!

Click here for the show and notes.

edible, fall, featured, food Colorado, foraging, foraging podcast, pine nuts, Pinus edulis, Pinus monophylla, pinyon, podcast, Rocky Mountains, Southwest

Comments

  1. Crystal Rhys says

    August 23, 2023 at 9:13 am

    Thanks for the information!

  2. Brad Purcell says

    August 23, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    Great interview WFG. You can’t hold back exuberance with things which stir your passions!

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