We take a look at pawpaw culture and discuss how it’s being cultivated and used today.

Along the way, he gathers pawpaw lore and knowledge not only from the plant breeders and horticulturists working to bring pawpaws into the mainstream (including Neal Peterson, known in pawpaw circles as the fruit’s own “Johnny Pawpawseed”), but also regular folks who remember eating them in the woods as kids, but haven’t had one in over fifty years.Īndrew’s hunt for the wild pawpaw led him on quite the adventure, and in this episode, he gives us the lowdown on the pawpaw, its history and its modern-day revival. In Pawpaw, author Andrew Moore explores the past, present, and future of this unique fruit, travelling across the states, gathering pawpaw lore and. In Pawpaw-a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award nominee in the Writing & Literature category-author Andrew Moore explores the past, present, and future of this unique fruit, traveling from the Ozarks to Monticello canoeing the lower Mississippi in search of wild fruit drinking pawpaw beer in Durham, North Carolina tracking down lost. In Andrew’s book Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit, he explores the past, present, and future of this unique fruit, traveling from the Ozarks to Monticello canoeing the lower Mississippi in search of wild fruit drinking pawpaw beer in Durham, North Carolina tracking down lost cultivars in Appalachian hollers and helping out during harvest season in a Maryland orchard. You can’t fault him, thoughthe author’s late summer schedule is solidly packed. To learn more about pawpaws or buy Andrew's book, visit https. Andrew Moore is one hard dude to get an interview withat least, this time of year.

North America’s Forgotten Fruit - the Pawpaw - is an excellent reminder that adventures in wild food are still available to us! Andrew Moore is here to share his journey seeking out the largest edible fruit native to the United States. Celine Roberts goes hunting for pawpaws with Andrew Moore, the author of Pawpaw: In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit.

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