In this blog I will more concretely define the prject I will be working on while I am in Costa Rica
I am interested in the edible and medicinal plants in Costa Rica. During the project I would like to investigate the prevalence of edible plants in Costa Rica, in rural vs. wilderness vs. urban areas and inland vs coastal areas. I will ask locals and guides if they could identify any plants that can be eaten and if they forage any of their food regularly.
The questions that I hope to address though this project include:
a. How many species of edible or medicinal plants can be easily identified in a given area?
i. In urban areas
ii. in rural areas
iii. in wild areas such as forests
iv. in mountinous areas
v. in coastal areas
b. Are locals able to identify these plants correctly?
c. Do locals forage food for their own uses?
i. if so, how often?
ii. if so, what sort of variety?
iii. if so, for what purposes?
iv. How do their habits compare to midwesterners' habits?
d. Is foraging food sustainable in this region? What sort of governmental policies are in place about it?
No comments:
Post a Comment