WILD INDIGENOUS GARDENS, with Kyoto University

Historically valued by ethnic minority peoples, uncultivated foods such as Wild Edible Plants (WEP) have become popular in post-industrial societies. Urban foragers and Michelin star restaurants are validating the Local Environmental Knowledge (LEK) of indigenous people, but stereotypes about wild foods as “uncivilized” remain, especially among young people. This unfair representation prevents the chance to […]