In this episode, expert forager and author Dr. Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen shares with us: 1. Tips for beginner foragers 2. The importance of mucilaginous herbs 3. The anticancer prickly pear 4. Why antioxidants are important and how they decrease cancer risk 5. Edible Canna Lilies and much more. You don't want to miss this episode. Merriwether has decades of foraging experience and has a thorough understanding of how plant secondary metabolites effect the human body. Merriwether is the author of "Outdoors Adventure Guide to Foraging" and manages the Foraging Texas Website.  Also, he helped found Medicine Man Plant Co. See links below.    Connect with Merriwether:  Foraging Texas Medicine Man Plant Company Thank you for tuning in. Make sure to hit follow, so you don't miss any shows and keep learning new wild herbs. We would be really grateful if you could give us a good rating wherever you are tuning in as this will help our show grow.    With Love and Gratitude,   April Punsalan Founder, Wild Herb Academy