Field Journal

Caucasus x Appalachia | PLUMS

Caucasus x Appalachia | PLUMS

Ashlyn Morgan

Learning about plums in Georgia has set me on a quest to learn about the wild and domesticated plums growing around me at home. Let’s take a look at plums...

Caucasus x Appalachia | PLUMS

Ashlyn Morgan

Learning about plums in Georgia has set me on a quest to learn about the wild and domesticated plums growing around me at home. Let’s take a look at plums...

Caucasus x Appalachia | SMILAX

Caucasus x Appalachia | SMILAX

Ashlyn Morgan

Smilaxes are woody, often thorny, brambly plants that form dense thickets and sprawl up trees. Here in Appalachia and the greater U.S. nobody touches the stuff except to eradicate it. But...

Caucasus x Appalachia | SMILAX

Ashlyn Morgan

Smilaxes are woody, often thorny, brambly plants that form dense thickets and sprawl up trees. Here in Appalachia and the greater U.S. nobody touches the stuff except to eradicate it. But...

morus rubra

Caucasus x Appalachia | MULBERRY

Ashlyn Morgan

Whether in the capital city of Tbilisi or wandering through the countryside, I seemed to always be in the company of a mulberry tree. It’s crazy to think that some...

Caucasus x Appalachia | MULBERRY

Ashlyn Morgan

Whether in the capital city of Tbilisi or wandering through the countryside, I seemed to always be in the company of a mulberry tree. It’s crazy to think that some...

wild rice in wooden bowl

Wild Rice

Ashlyn Morgan

Despite the effort of harvest and processing, wild rice is one of the most important native foods in North America. Check out our mini documentary below to learn more about...

Wild Rice

Ashlyn Morgan

Despite the effort of harvest and processing, wild rice is one of the most important native foods in North America. Check out our mini documentary below to learn more about...

Caucasus x Appalachia | SERIES INTRO

Caucasus x Appalachia | SERIES INTRO

Ashlyn Morgan

That comparative analysis of the southern Appalachians (where I live) and the lower Caucasus keeps my mind turning. I had never expected Georgia to feel so familiar, but there I...

Caucasus x Appalachia | SERIES INTRO

Ashlyn Morgan

That comparative analysis of the southern Appalachians (where I live) and the lower Caucasus keeps my mind turning. I had never expected Georgia to feel so familiar, but there I...

Yacon (Bolivian Sunroot)

Yacon (Bolivian Sunroot)

Ashlyn Morgan

I peeled the skin of one and cut off a chunk to try. It was pleasantly sweet, and reminded me of sugar cane. The texture was super crunchy in that...

Yacon (Bolivian Sunroot)

Ashlyn Morgan

I peeled the skin of one and cut off a chunk to try. It was pleasantly sweet, and reminded me of sugar cane. The texture was super crunchy in that...