Back Alley Snacking With Jimmy Gilker

Oh MY what a beautiful adventure I had yesterday!

Not too long ago when I had been out venturing to buy my dirt and sprouting supplies at my local health food store, I was standing in line when the person beside me spoke my name.

“Are you Tera?”

“Uhh… yeah,” I said, not so sure myself.

And then this charmingly cheerful guy proceeded to tell me that he recognized my face from some of the work I’ve done in the name of raw food. And as I was wrestling with 10lbs of organic soil, 2 kids and lots of sprouts, we didn’t get the chance to chat much, but exchanged cards with the promise of an adventure in the near future.

And yesterday was my lucky day! We spent about 3 hours walking around the mountain and had a great chat about our raw food adventures. Jimmy‘s been raw for about 8 or 9 years, now, and says he feels best on the David Wolfian approach with a bit of coconut oil, more nuts and seeds and oooooh baby… CHOCOLATE!

Jimmy, who will be contributing an article soon on Wild Greens in the urban jungle, also has the black book on organics in Montreal and he showed me his community grocery store! OH MY GOSH I’m shocked I didn’t squeal in public, but I was so impressed, excited and AMAZED at the selection of organic foods at this place for a MUCH better price than I’ve seen anywhere else.

The height of the adventure for me was the fact that Jimmy knows back alley snacks better than anyone. While I had a bit to learn about high risk zones (potential peed on patches) I was eager to nibble and taste the greens that Jimmy showed me popping up in back alleys.

The new discovery for the week which just tickles me pink, and will no doubt be reducing my grocery bill even further, is LAMBSQUARTERS. Yummmmy! And I saw some bunches of grapes that I just know will be ready for foraging in a few weeks. I LOVE SUMMER!!!

So we took these pictures hoping you’d be able to identify some delightful salad or Green Smoothie additions to your meals this summer!

Thanks, Jimmy, for an amazing afternoon adventure. I’m off to shop and fill my stroller with mountains of organic fruits and veggies before my kids get back from vacation tomorrow.

Happy back alley snacking everyone!

mmmuah!

Tera

p.s.

Would you nick the nibblets from your neighbor’s back yard??

p.p.s.

Tonight’s the night I interview the most important man in my life: MY DAD!!