Forager: Virus Will Teach People to ‘Provide for Themselves’
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We go for a look at edible plants in Gompers Park with professional forager Dave Odd.
Dave Odd, a professional forager in Chicago, says the COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up how we obtain food and will perhaps force people to pick their own. We go for a look at edible plants in Gompers Park.
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Forager: Virus Will Teach People to ‘Provide for Themselves’
Clip: 5/7/2020 | 2m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Dave Odd, a professional forager in Chicago, says the COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up how we obtain food and will perhaps force people to pick their own. We go for a look at edible plants in Gompers Park.
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