The act of hunting and gathering food, ingredients and medicine seems so ancient, yet we still have to hunt and gather every day…or at least once a week when we do our weekly shopping. For most people, finding aromatics like 🌿herbs and garlic, 🍄gathering mushrooms for a cacciatori, or 🍵selecting a tea for a scratchy throat…. is a drive to the local supermarket. But for foragers, these ingredients are freely available in nature.

But could HOW we go about getting these necessities— from the supermarket or nature, make a difference?

If the gap between the supermarket and foraging seems vast and and foreign, todays guest Horace Sheffield—👨‍🍳forager and chef, will help you explore the world of foraging which is deelpy rooted in the human experience.

Joined by my sister Marnie, we explore turning foraging finds to culinary creations with passionate forager and chef Horace Sheffield.

We think we are cooking healthy, but is our cookware be as clean as our food choices? Learn what the differenc clean cookware can make and why it might make a difference. And impressinve that the small community of Kennet Square Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas produces about half of the nation's mushrooms, you have to hear my conversation with Tim Page of Lmabert Spawn. Have fun!

If you love mushrooms, check out Marnie and my follow up to the Kennet Square Mushroom Festival and enjoy our teaser interview with Horace Sheffield, who will be my guest next week venture deep into foraging.

Curious, learning or committed…experience the vegan lifestyle through two sisters celebration of Vegandale, Philadelphia. Music, art and innovative animal-free foods came together, and vegans and non-vegans from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and New York, Washington DC brought high vibes to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Experience the excitement, diversity and food through our Vegandale recap. And don’t miss Vegandale Toronto on September 6th and New York September 27th.

Don't miss Vegandale August 23, 2025 in Philadelphia! Ticket available here. Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women’s Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University explains how food choices reveal your ethics. And Tonya McNabb celebrates the flavors of Belize.

As I look back on my summer pictures…digging the garden and capturing the progress of the herbs I grew from seed…first the little sprig poking through the soil, their first leaves …all that growth just to get to their first harvest… Pictures of family together, the grilled veggies—zucchini, corn, onions, eggplant on the grill… That salad I made with the white peaches—blushed with rose colored ripening, goat cheese and mustard vinaigrette…

My summer photos document all the fun times I have has with my sister Marnie and my Mom Liz. The shore, trips to China town, gardening, dinners… It seems all my photo always include food…And now as we savor the days of summer and even begin looking toward the fall, what better time for a recipe round up!

During the hot, sticky Dog Days of Summer, nothing cools you off better than a tall refreshing glass of iced tea. Black, green or herbal tea, Steve Smith reads the tea leaves for the best glass of iced tea. And, if you are waiting for the sun to go down along with the temperature outside, find out why some people are looking up to the sky instead. Anthony Nicastro, Professor Emeritus at West Chester University says it’s all in the stars. Tea can be much, much more than a brewed beverage, don’t miss how to use tea in marinades and rubs to flavor up your grilling!

Hot, hot, hot…when it heats up, staying cool and hydrated is number one. Water-slide back through summer memories with my sister and me, Marnie Mills, as we reminisce on how we stayed cool on hot summer days. How much water do you need? Test your water IQ and explore deliciously creative combinations for using peelings, trimmings, and fresh herbs for sugar-free tastes of citrus, apple, cucumbers, berries and more! Flavor up while keeping costs down, you’ll never throw out your fruit and vegetable trimmings again. And, don’t miss what foods help hydrate, you may be deliciously surprised!

Looking for sustainable steps to celebrate 🌎 Earth Day everyday? Let’s Build a Healthy Earth Day Pantry!!

Don’t miss my conversations with Jessica Ball, RD with Eating Well Magazine and ✏️writer specializing on scrumptiously healthy meals on a budget 💵, Milette Siler, RDN, LDN, CCMS (Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist), who has your personal how-to check list ✅for building an Earth Day Pantry that You Can Rely, and Ginny Hair, Executive Director of The Canned Food Alliance, will take you from field 🌱to processing and then down the 🥫canned food aisle for foods you’ll love adding to your shopping cart.🛒 Thank you for the financial support of the Canned Food Alliance, in helping us Build an Earth Day Pantry.