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Maui News Article, “Take a Walk on the Wild Side”

Thanks to writer Sarah Ruppenthal for writing a piece in the Maui News on the release of my new app Savage Kitchen. She did a great job of covering what the app is and I am so grateful that it is my home island of Maui that is the first news…

Inspiration

https://youtu.be/ZIhWZiMU930 So good in life to acknowledge where we get our inspirations. Herbalist Rebecca Altman has inspired me with her fabulous talent for taking all of the mind-boggling amount of information we now have access to…
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Savage Kitchen App Press Kit

Press Release MAUI FORAGER SUNNY SAVAGE LAUNCHES SMARTPHONE APP THAT EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY, HARVEST, AND PREPARE WILD FOOD PLANTS The Savage Kitchen app uses GPS and crowd-sourced citizen science to link people worldwide with…

Made For This

So PSA, you are all foragers. I mean seriously, if you've signed up for my newsletter that means you already have the "simple" awareness that there are wild foods all around us and that's HUGE and is a gift to share with others. We are in,…
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Mention in The Economist

Thanks to Tasha Goldberg for writing about the Savage Kitchen App in a recent article for The Economist! A dream to be featured alongside others highlighted for their work during what the United Nations has dubbed the “International Year…
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edible Hawaiian Islands

Mahalo to Dania Katz of edibleHawaiianIslands for this fun write-up of wild greens found growing right outside her front door. As she mentions in the article, Dania invited me over to her house as she was curious if she had anything of interest…
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FLUX video spotlight

https://youtu.be/4UszCTq0NjA Last year Michelle Mishina reached out about doing a piece on foraging for FLUX Magazine. I absolutely love this gorgeous publication, which is a "lifestyle magazine for the socially conscious, forward-thinking…
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Food Network’s Best Restaurants on Maui

This is kind of a funny one, my food truck Savage Kitchen was almost listed on the Food Network's recent "Best Restaurants on Maui" guide. The piece was published in January, just after the New Year, but was photographed back in 2018 when the…
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Yoga Unplugged Podcast

What We Can Accomplish By Connecting To The Environment Through Wild Foods - the title to a recent podcast episode where I was interviewed by Sarah Burchard for Yoga Unplugged. Learn juicy details about wild invasive plants that are edible…

ʻĀina Fest

Pinch me! I'm heading to Hawai'i Island for a festival I've wanted to attend for the past 9 years. And, I get to teach an educational workshop on wild foods while there. There are still tickets left, so whether you're on the Big Island or traveling…
sonoran desert saguaros
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Wild Foods in the Sonoran Desert

  The Sonoran Desert has always held a special place in my heart, as I learned to love it during visits with my grandparents. Now, I've been called to return and help in the care of my grandmother who has dementia. My mom has been her…
sow thistle (sonchus oleraceus) growing in iao valley
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Sow Thistle Surprise

Sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) is a wildly nutritious green, this one found growing out of the rocks in ʻĪao Valley on Maui this week. In addition to it's edible leaves, the flowers, flower buds, and roots can all be eaten. Green Deane's Eat…