Jennifer Hahn

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WWU researchers find potentially harmful levels of pollutants in the Salish Sea’s edible seaweeds 2022-09-26
Seaweed Smorgasbord: Greens from the sea the next power food?

It’s slippery, it’s slimy, it’s salty and it’s briny — and it may be the next “it” food. Whidbey Island has a bonafide cornucopia of seaweed along its shores and there are a variety of ways an adventurous eater can try a bite.

Indigenous cultures from all over the world have cooked with…

2021-07-07
Winter Quarter Commencement Set for March 19 2016-03-15
Dandelion roots and more: finding food at our feet

Wild foraging brings the flavor of the land into the kitchen, said Jennifer Hahn, a naturalist who conducts beach walks, leads family tours and teaches food gathering at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Her students are interested in returning to their figurative outdoor roots, she…

2013-05-28
Expert talks about foraging for food

Jennifer Hahn, a Western Washington University professor, adventurer, kayaker and food forager, will present “Go WILD: Beach to Forest Food Foraging” at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 at the Deer Lagoon Grange.

Hahn will detail the delicious local powerhouse foods of the coast — seaweed, wild…

2012-01-23
Five authors to speak at bookstore's annual open house Tuesday, Dec. 13 2011-12-12
Western's Hahn to discuss wild-food foraging Nov. 17 2011-11-14
The Modern Hunter-Gatherer

Folks in the Northwest love an excuse to get outdoors, and local organic food is all the rage. That's sent the Whole Foods crowd into the woods bearing wicker baskets like so many well–appointed peasants. Are mushroom–hunting, berry–picking and nettle–harvesting steps toward a sustainable…

2011-10-27
Nisqually lecture series begins July 6

The 24th annual Summer Lecture Series will begin July 6 at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

This year’s series, titled “In Touch With Nature,” will feature talks on environmental topics ranging from big cats to tracking.

Aug. 10: “Pacific Feast: Food from Field to Forest” by…

2011-06-27
Where the wild foods are

Jennifer Hahn sees more than the forest for the trees. She sees dinner.

From ferns come fiddleheads. From trees, sap for syrup or blossoms for a fritter. From the forest floor, delicate mushrooms and lemon-flavored wood sorrel.

Where…

2011-05-03
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