A dimension within Wild Edibles Foraging
Celebrating local wild greens and edible plants, often associated with festivals.
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By cherishing and utilizing the traditional foods and herbs found in our forests and lands, we can sustain ourselves and combat malnutrition while preserving our natural heritage.
By integrating diverse farming practices with deep knowledge of local forest foods, we ensure our community's sustenance and future well-being.
Drawing strength from ancient customs and the jungle's bounty, our community thrives by living independently and preserving traditional foodways for future generations.
In remote mountain forests, a community navigates daily life, preserving ancient crops and adapting cultural traditions amidst evolving times.
Which forest food available in your region is most prevalent? Look, there are various types of greens, then ours
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
When guests come to your house during festivals, what items do you bring from the forest to use in food? For example, we bring 'koldi' and use it to eat, and we also bring a lot of greens, like 'saag ghasara', and use them to eat.
— Santosh Pradhan
We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
From the forest, we also get many things as vegetables, such as
— Kekti Tekam
From the forest, we get leafy vegetables, tubers, mushrooms, and fruits. All these kinds of things are available.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
We are getting all kinds of seasonal produce from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha
We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
When we talk about locally available food, our Kurudi mushrooms, along with Siali and Kendu, are all such forest foods.
— gobardhan pangi
Grains and other food items are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
Grains, food, and foodstuffs are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
Listeners bring greens, wood, Pohri, and pootu from the forest.
— Kekti Tekam
In the forest, we find greens, wild tubers, mushrooms, fruits, and roots of all kinds in every season.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
From the forest, we collect ruguda mushrooms, mudhi saag, kuiler saag, girel flowers, bhindua kadi, and so on. If all these are nutritious foods for us, they should be included in the midday meal.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
Let me tell you. We are forest dwellers; we have eaten wild fruits. Our gods and goddesses, our worship, and all our traditions are different. When it comes to food and drink, we can even cook meat on a traditional stove and serve it. What else is cooked like that?
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Which are the most nutritious forest products in your area that have been included in the government scheme at the mill in Bhind?
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Currently, we are seeing that people are gradually obtaining the fruits, medicinal plants, greens, and nutritious food that were available in the forest.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Today, do you feel your food is more connected to forest or agricultural life? Firstly, it is necessary to raise awareness in every village to protect the forest and forest-derived foods.
— Niranjan Bisi · Bissamcuttack, Rayagada, Odisha
In our forests, various edible fruits and flowers like Chhode ki Bhanji, Patari, Peepar, Katto, Laheren, Kotwal, Bhanji, Fisdi, Gadsukhadi, Banspihari, and many others are found.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Local forest products like Kendu, Char, Jamu Kali, Sarala Sag, and Mahul are rich in nutrients. To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, traditional foods like millet should be included in school mid-day meals. During festivals, are you not including packaged food and food from the market/shops to serve guests?
— DASHARATH SINGH · Sambalpur, Odisha
Nutritious diet includes forest vegetables like Mocha Kolyar greens.
— Kachala Choudhary
Local forest products like Kendu, Char, Jamu, and palm berries are rich in nutrients. Millets and traditional foods should be included in school mid-day meals to provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children. During festivals, are you not including packaged food and food from markets/shops to serve guests?
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha
We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Wants to eat Mukhani bhaji and Khatta Aamdi bhaji from the forest.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The most nutritious forest foods are Kolyar Bhaji, Mokha Ki Bhaji, Segwa, etc.
— Kachala Choudhary
They collect mushrooms and ghuhaar greens from the forests and prepare them as vegetables to eat, and within that same group.
— MANNOO LAL BHOI · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.
— Anirudha Marai
Herbs of the forest
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest products such as bitter tubers, certain wild edibles, small leafy greens, bamboo shoots, and millet ladoo should be given to children for their midday meal. For guests, home-cooked food is provided, along with market-bought items like biscuits, sweets, eggs, alcohol, and meat.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
Generally, the forest contains many edible substances, some of which are harmful, while others are beneficial for everyone. Moreover, there are many plants in the forest that serve as food and drink.
— Rakesh kumar Kumar
We can give fruits found in the forest like :- Tendu, Char, Aonla in our lunch.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
It is true that bringing vegetables and leafy greens from the forest provides nutritious food for a growing body.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The edible items found in the forest are Kendu, Chaar, and Mahua, which
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Greens like Kilod, Panjaniya, Ragjari, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Fanjan greens, Panjaniyaan greens, and Vochhateen greens from the forest are beneficial for the body.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
In the forest, along with other bushes, edible bushes also used to have more charoli and temri.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our people still want to eat the old food and forest products that were cooked, whether by forest dwellers or Mughals.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
So, what do you get from the forest? You get custard apples from the forest, and mangoes. This is recording voice, lower it a bit.
— Prabhulal Damor · Dhamod, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
What will you eat? Sama, Kodo? You eat what you earn. What kind of greens will you eat? What will you eat, Mahua Teva? Alright, sit down and eat it after roasting.
— Sunita Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Local forest produce like Kendu, Chaar, Jamukoli, and Mahul are rich in nutrients. Wild leafy greens and traditional foods should be included in school midday meals to provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children. During festivals, we do not provide packaged food and market/shop items to guests.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
