Ava Chin

author, associate professor at the College of Staten Island-CUNY

Ava Chin is the author of Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love & the Perfect Meal and an associate professor at the College of Staten Island-CUNY.

Ava Chin appears in the following:

A Family History in Chinatown

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Author Ava Chin joins us to discuss her new book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.

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Last Chance Foods: Foraging for One of the World's Healthiest Greens

Friday, May 30, 2014

Lambsquarters is a cousin to quinoa and one of the world's most nutritious foods — and it might even be growing in your neighborhood park. Forager Ava Chin explains how to identify th...

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Last Chance Foods: Summer Wineberries

Friday, July 29, 2011

Wineberries are nearly out of season. So start foraging now for this wild raspberry relative. New York Times writer Ava Chin explains where to look and shares her Wineberry Vinaigrette recipe.

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Last Chance Foods: What's That Smell?

Friday, December 31, 2010

Ava Chin explains why odoriforous ginkgo trees line city streets and how ginkgo nuts make for delicious seasonal eating.

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Hot Buzz

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Farmer and apiarist Annie Novak and other experts talk about why bees swarm in the spring and how local honey can treat seasonal allergies.

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Foraging for Free Fruit

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Mulberry trees all around the city are ripening and ready to drop fresh fruit right on the street. Try "Wildman" Steve Brill's recipe for mulberry crumble and explore a map of where t...

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