#113: Foraging doesn't just mean hightailing it to the Santa Monica mountains and looking through brush and wood for mushrooms. There's a whole world of wild, and not-so-wild foods growing all around us — in our Urban Forest. Los Angeles has so much to offer, whether you're looking for citrus or loquats or edible flowers. But it's a LOT to learn all by yourself.

So today, HTLA newsletter writer Aaricka Washington is taking Brian De Los Santos on an edible tour of those famous Silverlake stairs... you know, the ones with the hearts on them? She was out there recently with a BIPOC foraging group to learn how to forage for the first time, and now she's sharing what she learned — and the community she gained — with Brian.

Be sure to check out Aaricka's newsletter for photos and more information about the group she went out with:

Want To Learn How To Forage? There's An Inclusive Workshop Right Here In LA

Music in this episode composed by: Austin Cross, Mort Garson, Naran Ratan, & Woo