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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] forage.rs (public beta) - global map of native plant sightings
  • Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:16:01 -0400

On 10/8/2011 8:13 AM, Lawrence London wrote:
forage.rs (public beta) - global map of native plant sightings

I received this today through Google+& email. It appears to be a
global map of sightings of native plants that
have various uses, i.e. food, medicinal, etc. It could be a useful
tool for Plants For A Future or anyone wanting to share
information about plants they have discovered or been shown that have
been used traditionally for one purpose or another.

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forage.rs (public beta)
http://forage.rs/

Tips for adding markers. Only add markers for plants that can be
legally harvested by a member of the public. Zoom in to the highest
level of detail possible before clicking on the map. to share this ...

About

The forager's friend is a collaborative map of edible and useful wild plants. Plant sightings added to the map are linked to information about how the plants can be used, photographs, and recipes added by other users.

The project was started in 2009 as a way to lower the barrier to going out foraging by encouraging people to share their knowledge of where useful plants can be found, and how they can be used.

Foraging is lots of fun - we hope this mix of technology and the outdoors will help people all over to enjoy and appreciate their natural environment.

Happy Foraging!
The Team
The forager's friend was put together by a group of friends working in their spare time :
Rob Kyle

Rob started the project the year after taking up foraging. He found that most people didn't believe him when he told them how many useful and edible plants were growing in the wild, and so he started building the forager's friend as a way of showing them what he had found.

He hacked together the first version of the website using AJAX, PHP, and MySQL while writing up his PhD thesis, and has since been working with Chris to refactor the site using Django.

Rob hopes that the website will allow other keen foragers to demonstrate to their friends what is out there, and encourage a sharing of knowledge about the plants that make up our culinary and craft traditions.
Top foraging find :
Rob was particularly chuffed to find almonds and figs growing in Edinburgh




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