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Introducing Clay Morris  & "Forgotten Foods Gastronomy"

8/27/2022

 
Introducing Clay Morris to SIMPLY Shenandoah  and the world because it SIMPLY makes sense! Clay's work is critical to humanity.

Clay created "Forgotten Foods Gastronomy" to research and celebrate wild foraged foods and culinary techniques as a means to preserve the knowledge of these foods and methods. He's a wild-food forager with an interest in the contemporary use of such plants. He leads foraging hikes and offers samples of his creations from nature. ​
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Sweet Corn Soup with Fried Mugwort Leaves, Chive Oil and Local Popcorn. L'Auberge Provencale Bed & Breakfast in White Post, Va.
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Roasted sunflower wedge served with Chicken Roulade, Honey Butter, Blue Corn Muffins, Local Lamb Quarter and Ginger Relish. L'Auberge Provencale Bed & Breakfast in White Post, Va.
  • L'Auberge Provencale Bed & Breakfast in White Post, Va., with Clay's leadership, this world class French Country Inn began hosting foraging and cooking excursions in July 2023. Their courses offer various plant-based cocktails and canapes as they wildcraft unique delicious treats. More: 13630 Lord Fairfax Hwy  White Post, VA 22620 (540) 837-1375
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  • Salamander Resort in Middleburg, Va - Clay leads lectures and offers a sampling of various foraged foods. He enjoys elevating wild foods so this will typically be in the way of canapes and a chacurterie board. More: Salamander Middleburg 500 North Pendleton Street, Middleburg, VA 20117 540.326.4060. 
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  • ​Sheppard University - Call will being serving as an Adjunct Professor for the Spring 2024  semester at Shepherd University, teaching "Appalachian Foodways and Ethnoastronomy."
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We and the Marburgs and Greg McCarley have had the opportunity to attend to several of Clay's wild food foraging classes. 

​Clay established and maintains a permaculture system on personal property with a focus on indigenous gardening and food culture interpretation. He accomplished independent studies in agroecology and ethnobotany / currently compiling two ethnobotanical studies: collection of medicinal knowledge from Pamunkey elder and another study of the botanical diversity of the Pamunkey Reservation with the intent of recreating the potential uses of native vegetation during the pre-Colonial period. 

Clay's a loving husband and father a son and daughter who all call Virginia home. Clay traces his ancestry to the Arapaho Nation.

In the News

"From Pine Vinegar to Dandelion Root Coffee, this Foraging Hike let's you Sample Local Wild Edibles" Northern Virginia Magazine. 

"Winter Foraging with Clay Morris" Middleburg Life Magazine. 




Quote following a Blessing Ceremony

8/25/2022

 
Following an traditional Native American blessing ceremony in August 2022, SIMPLY Shenandoah Mark Marburg Co-Founder  remarked,
​​"As we have grown and evolved our understanding of Simply Shenandoah’s core values, we recognize these past and present efforts to eradicate Native American culture are the opposite of what we are trying to accomplish. Deeply engrained within our regenerative philosophy is a focus on practicing and sharing traditional approaches for sacred living that deeply respect Mother Earth and her various plant/animal/fungal kingdoms (including the entire human family).

"We appreciate how Indigenous cultures behave with a reverence for all living systems – considering both a decision’s current impact as well as how it will affect seven generations into the future. These practices have stood the test of time, and we find Native American teachings holistic and inspiring. As one example, these guiding principles and processes for building a sustainable and prosperous world are quite valuable."

    Chris & René 

    Founding Partners & Indigenous Liaisons 
    SIMPLY Shenandoah
    Wellness Resort

    in Shenandoah County Va. 

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