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11/20/2015Introduce Rena, our new blog member!
I don't know how I convinced such a brilliant, talented and kind human being to join us on this tortuous path (just kidding) of public education, but we are so proud to announce that Rena is now officially a member of the Midnight Rosewater family.
Rena works in communications at Urban Green Council, one of the most impactful nonprofits in NYC's building industry. She also has experience in public art and transportation planning, but her first love is urban ecology. She studied environmental studies/sustainable design, and thinks about starting a wild herb farm almost daily.
To convey her passion and knowledge, we gave her a section to explore the wonderful world of wild herbs/vegetables and urban foraging.
You can learn something interesting (or strange) about Rena in the About Us section.
Urban Foraged
You have probably heard of urban foraging: an activity in which the denizens of the cities salvage/collect plants or edible species from urban environments and turn into food. You may ask why would one want to do that? Well, to start, many edible species that grow wild do not make it to your local supermarkets for one reason or another (less demand, short shelf life etc.); and nature has gifted us with both abundance and diversity that will add nutrition and variety to your diet, so why not?Also, urban foraging doesn’t have to be urban at all. You might find this exact species that we talk about here at the corner of your backyard/farm. Who knows?
Therefore, with the help of Rena, we opened up a new section for you. We hope to give you the knowledge and the curiosity to try new things and appreciate nature.
All the foraging articles will still be in #LEARNABOUT section, but will carry their own label "Urban Foraged". You can locate them on the homepage under the LABELS section.
New Promo Art!
Here's the winter edition of the MR promo art! Hand drawn by the talented Gabrielle Sacha.
Thank you all for supporting us so far!
Love and cheers,
David + Heather + Zaw + Rena
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