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Beginner’s Guide to Foraging: Manzanita with Melina Lydia

Join forager Melina Lydia as she explores a local hiking trail in Santa Cruz, California, uncovering the unique world of Manzanita. Melina recently graduated from UCSC with a degree in plant science and literature and is just beginning her foraging journey. In this video, she shares how to identify Manzanita by its reddish-brown peeling bark on young trees, which smooths out as they mature, its distinctive alternate leaf pattern, and its firm, round berries. Melina also discovers a manzanita shrub growing alongside an oak, highlighting the fascinating way manzanita protects young oak saplings, giving them a chance to thrive into full-grown trees. She also shares some of the traditional and practical uses of manzanita and its berries. Foraging Tip: The Manzanita shrub Melina found was growing alongside a well-traveled hiking trail, so its berries were slightly wilted and its leaves coated in dust. When foraging, always seek out plants in cleaner environments, ensuring the berries are bright red and healthy. This video was created as part of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative, in collaboration with NĀTIFS, to support Indigenous-led education on responsible foraging and food sovereignty. Ready to see the forest through a forager’s eyes? Watch now and learn to identify manzanita in the wild! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Melina's background 01:46 - Manzanita and oak growing together 02:45 - Identifying Manzanita bush 03:34 - Manzanita bioregion 04:00 - Manzanita usage 04:30 - Harvesting manzanita 05:37 Get out and forage! Click here to SUBSCRIBE: https://shorturl.at/htTv5 Learn more about NATIFS and the Indigenous Food Lab here: https://natifs.org/ Or if you find yourself in Minnesota, stop by and visit us at the Midtown Global Market building: 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407 ▶▶▶Shop for Indigenous products through our online marketplace: https://iflmarket.square.site/ ▶▶▶Find our recipes here: https://shorturl.at/3OEp6 ▶▶▶Are you an indigenous chef or knowledge keeper and want to get featured in the IFL test kitchen? Send us an email to: education@natifs.org Follow us: ​⁠ @IndigenousFoodLab ​⁠ @NATIFS About NATIFS: North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS), founded by The Sioux Chef Sean Sherman, is dedicated to addressing the economic and health crises affecting Native communities by re-establishing Native foodways. We imagine a new North American food system that generates wealth and improves health in Native communities through food-related enterprises.