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: Wild cough medicine
OPINION In and around the Okanagan Valley there are hundreds of wild herbaceous plants, many…
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: 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…