Kudzu Culture | Eating the vine that ate the South
Description: Eating the vine that ate the South
Greetings, Kudzu Cultural Ambassadors! The time is ripe for picking kudzu blossoms at lower elevations, and early buds are emerging in the mountains of our home in Western North Carolina. Kudzu Culture is hosting two upcoming blossom events, and we encourage folks throughout the South to harvest, create, and share ~ tea, syrup, jelly, and other unique treats.
Why is it ecologically beneficial to harvest kudzu blossoms? Because the blossoms develop into seed pods! So not only are we harvesting delicious and fragrant buds, we are also preventing vectors of spread via seed. People are the crucial animal predator of kudzu! For some more kudzu blossom creative inspiration, checkout Carolina Kudzu Crazy, founded by Daryl Wilson the Kudzu Jelly Man, who makes all sorts of kudzu blossom syrup, jelly, sauce, and tea: https://www.facebook.com/p/Carolina-Kudzu-Crazy-100063
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Kudzu Culture | Eating the vine that ate the South