Michael Baker (@edible_illinois) teaches us all about the foraging lifestyle, harvesting Ramps sustainably, and his narrow miss with confusing Ramps with an unsuspecting lookalike, Lily of the Valley. Find out what Michael's soul smells like, and try his recipe for ramp butter. His website is www.edibleillinois.com.

Michael's book recs: Stan Tekiela's "Trees of Illinois Field Guide," Samuel Thayer's "Nature's Garden" and "The Forager's Harvest." He recommends following @pascalbaudar, an author and naturalist, on Instagram. PlantNet is an app he sometimes uses to identify plants. 

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We finally know what Open Sesame means...learn all about these tiny powerhouses through the eyes of a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, who has also studied aspects of Peruvian, Hawaiian, and Ayurvedic medicine. The whole world loves Sesame! 

Do you have more questions for Shayla relating to Sesame Seeds, or anything else she mentioned during this episode? She can be contacted through www.shaylathompson.com.

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This podcast is meant to be a survey and celebration of natural ingredients. Please remember that health topics mentioned in these episodes are general. This is not to be considered one-on-one consulting with Next Ingredient, and does not replace a partnership with a trusted healthcare practitioner. Thank you for listening! Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments, or if you would like to be a guest on the show.

It's thyme to learn all about one of the most powerful and versatile herbs! Among other things, we learn all about how this herb has feet, that they can cross the blood-brain barrier, and how they're essential in foodscaping.  Use Thyme in Jen's recipes for "Jen's Gorgeous Green Drink" and the "Thyme Greek Salad Dressing." Here's that pot pie recipe Meredith mentioned, as well. 

“Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time’s harbinger." - Francis Beaumont  "Thyme attracts affection, loyalty, and the goodwill of others, and can foster strength and courage when needed.” - Midsummer’s Mayhem, by Rajani LaRocca  

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Do you have questions for Jen relating to Thyme, or anything else she mentioned during this episode? She can be contacted through www.mythymegardens.com, https://www.instagram.com/mythymegardens/ and https://www.facebook.com/mythymegardens.   

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All the way from Finland on a big boat! We didn’t know Viili was a thing, and now we are obsessed. If you have a lot of feelings about Villi, you're not alone... Check out this WordPress that we found!  villiculture.wordpress.com 

Here's a little biochemistry:  https://www.imedpub.com/articles/minireview-on-functional-characteristicsof-viili-and-manufacturing-process.pdf  

Villi is mesophilic! That means it grows best in moderate temperatures. Not too hot, not too cold. Does that mean Goldilocks is mesophilic as well? https://positivelyprobiotic.com/balanced-mesophilic-cultures  

Spelling for strains present in Viili:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280029561_Identification_of_bacterial_strains_in_viili_by_molecular_taxonomy_and_their_synergistic_effects_on_milk_curd_and_exopolysaccharides_production  

Do you have questions for Janelle relating to Villi or anything else she mentioned during this episode? She can be contacted through https://www.wellrootedproduce.com/  

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