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Black Forager Sees a Meal Where You See Weeds

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Show Notes

This week on Good Food:

In Happy Snacking, Don't Die, Alexis Nikole Nelson, AKA Black Forager, turns overlooked plants into cordials, cookies, and lox.

Farmer Megan Strom and chef Juan González talk about turning Mesa Agrícola, their farm-to-taco project, into one of America's best restaurants.

Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on Substack.

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