Episode 4 - Thistles (Cirsium)

Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern fiddleheads)

Season two of The Radacast begins with fiddleheads . . . what are they? Will they kill you? Should cheese be in a tater tot casserole? Jo Stormer collected lady ferns (Athyrium filix-femina) last spring and lives to tell you about the science behind it. Transcript and episode notes available at medium.com/@TheRadacast

Episode 4 - Thistles (Cirsium)

Who the hell eats thistles? This guy! Host Joe Stormer collects thistles for their greens and roots, and talks at length about their historic use by the indigenous peoples of North America - particularly the Pacific Northwest. These plants were harvested on the ancestral land of the Duwamish people without asking permission nor being offered permission. Transcript available at https://medium.com/@TheRadacast