I had been a comparative religion major and I had gone to law school. MELDRUM: You know, I knew very little about botany, actually. HANSEN: How much did you know about botany when you began to write this book? CHRISTINA MELDRUM (Author, "Madapple"): Thank you for having me. It figures heavily in the relationship between a daughter and her mother who at the beginning of the book live only on what they can forage.Ĭhristina Meldrum joins us from the studios of WGBU in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "Madapple" is another term for jimsonweed, a poisonous plant with psychotropic characteristics. Christina Meldrum used both the art and science of foraging as threads in her debut novel, "Madapple." The great outdoors is also full of both medicinal herbs and poisons. Meadows, woods and riverbeds can provide a harvest of nuts, fruits, berries and greens if you know what to look for. Foraging has always been an option for humans in need of food.
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