Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Malicious but delicious in Austin, Texas
• Miami chefs cook up invasive lionfish
• Smoked python is also on the menu in Miami

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Popular Mechanics revisits the Caribbean- is eating lionfish working?
• And speaking of lionfish, here’s a nice analogy: lionfish in the gulf are like a living oil spill
• Giant African land snails have been in the news lately for their large numbers (and bodies!) in Florida.  Perhaps we can eat them?
• A New York Times op-ed provides another call-to-arms for eating invasive species

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Autumn Berry Inspired, a start-up marketing products made from invasive autumn olives, earned a new home in Chicago
• North Carolina is the site of the next fishing derby aimed at taming invasive lionfish
• What to forage as you head back out to the garden this spring

A buffet of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• NOAA provides one of the best PSAs we’ve seen about eating lionfish
• Eating invasive species in California
• A follow-up on cheatgrass beer (thanks to Wyoming Weed & Pest Council for the link!)
• There are some invasive plants you should NOT utilize in your holiday decorations

A buffet of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Multiple management agencies collaborated on a new manual on lionfish control and management (warning: large file)
• Harvesting axis deer in Hawaii
• Scientists warn against invasive biofuel crops

A buffet of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Our Pick of the Week is a charming invasive species cartoon over at the Bugwood Blog
• The Institute for Applied Ecology recently hosted their first Invasive Species Cookoff
• Interesting conflict surrounding the edible invasive water spinach in the US
• Next week, a spearfishing tournament in Englewood, Florida will target invasive lionfish
• Neat: we found proof online that someone has actually tried one of our recipes! (The Lazy Loni, in this case)

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the web!

• It just got a little easier to catch invasive lionfish in Florida
• Also in Florida this week, they found a record-setting python
• A nice article on hunting feral pigs by our friend, The Locavore Hunter

Invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Yikes! Snakehead captured in a pond in Burnaby, British Columbia
• An Asian carp processing plant planned in Grafton, IL.
• I wonder if they’ll be talking about eating invasives at the North American Invasive Plant Ecology and Management Short Course at U Nebraska-Lincoln June 26-28?
• Best Invasivore Chef competition upcoming in Miami.  Menu will include snakehead, lionfish, feral pig, and python!
• The UK gets in on the action of developing invasive species smartphone apps
• Invasive species cost the Great Lakes
• Fighting Asian clams in Ireland
• It’s summertime, so here’s a quick reminder to clean your boat when entering and exiting the water!

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Bizarre Foods expert Andrew Zimmern talks eating invasive species in an interview with NPR
• The Queen will soon dine on sea lamprey pie
• High school students in Michigan learn about invasions while cooking Asian carp
• CNN reports on eating lionfish in Florida
• Controversy over the feral swine legislation in Michigan
• Invasive species alert: an early spring means now is a great time to get out and harvest garlic mustard
• Rock snot discovered in the Delaware River- does anyone know if it’s edible?

A sampling of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet.

This week’s most interesting read: “How cooking turned humans into an invasive species”

Hairy Bittercress from The 3 Foragers and Wildman Steve Brills

The Lion King I never get tired of hearing about harvesting lionfish…now we hear that traps work in addition to spear fishing.

The endangered Lake Erie water snake benefits from eating invasive gobies.

The April 1 enforcement date looms on new feral swine regulation in Michigan.

The idea of commercial crayfish harvest in Lake Tahoe is picking up steam.