Field Journal

Caucasus x Appalachia | PLUMS
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
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
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
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 | MULBERRY
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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...