Urban Edibles - Portland

Brrrr. It’s cold outside and everything is dead. With winter in full swing, there’s been a lot less activity on the foraging front. Here at Urban Edibles we’ve been keeping busy with inside stuffs and getting our little fingers in all kinds of projects. Lots of exciting news to report…

First off, the website is about to undergo somewhat of an overhaul. We’re in the process of organizing an educational resource database. This will include information on how to identify and harvest edible and medicinal plants, preservation techniques, and a glossary of plant-related terms. The data will eventually be woven into the interactive map that is currently on the site and be easily accessed next to the search results.

In addition, we’re also proud to announce the release of our first field zine: “10 Weeds You Can Eat!” A release party is in the works. Until then, you may find them at the Urban Ecology and Conservation Symposium on February 4th at PSU’s Smith Ballroom (registration required). We’ll be there along with many other resource conservation groups in town.

Altogether, the winter is turning out to be a productive period for us. Please join the mailing list if you are interested in contributing more behind-the-scenes, or add to the wiki at anytime. At this point we would also like to extend an invitation to other cities that are interested in implementing their own mapping system and localized resource database. The possibilities are infinite!

UE