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Outfitter Pros Podcast#22 - Vesna PlakanisThis week on the Outfitter Pros Podcast we talk with Vesna Plakanis from A Walk in The Woods.
Vesna Plakanis and her husband Erik started their guide service, A Walk in the Woods, in 1998 with a true desire to reconnect people to the natural world. Her true passion is in helping guests discover the incredible beauty of the small worlds found in the Smokies. Vesna really believes in walking her talk by being involved in community organizations. Vesna testified in Washington D.C. in 2016, in front of the EPA, to ensure we would all continue to enjoy the cleanest...2024-02-2848 min
Destination Eat Drink on Radio MisfitsDestination Eat Drink – ForagingHeading into the woods for dinner as we forage for dinner. We’ll sample mushrooms in the Great Smokey Mountains, wild greens by the railroad tracks in Abruzzo, herbs in Serbia and much more! [Ep 231]
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Full Show Notes at https://radiomisfits.com/ded231/
Vesna Plakanis talks about the Great Smokey Mountains on Destination Eat Drink
A Walk in the Woods – Great Smoky Mountains National Park nature guides
Katie Parla talks about Rome on Destination Eat Drink
Katie Parla’s website
Gola, Katie’s podcast
Asher Boote’s restaurants Daisy’s an...2023-05-0524 min
Gateway to the SmokiesEpisode 37: From Breaking Stories to Breaking Trails with Vesna PlakanisOur special guest in this episode is Vesna Plakanis, she and her husband Erik, are Owners and Operators of one of the oldest and most highly respected guides and tour services in the Great Smoky Mountains, “A Walk in the Woods” located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.The award-winning company was formed in 1998 and has been featured in multiple publications and on television networks including among others, Outside, Backpacker, National Geographic, Shape, Women’s Health and the Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and PBS. Vesna and her husband, both dedicated Environmentalists, along with their daughter and beloved pets reside...2021-10-1349 min
Smoky Mountain AirVesna Plakanis of A Walk in the Woods Talks about Wild Foods ForagingOn this episode of Smoky Mountain Air, we look back at an interview we recorded this summer with Vesna Plakanis, owner of A Walk in the Woods, a tour guide service specializing in knowledge of edible and medicinal wild plants, backpacking, and outdoor skills and survival, as well as local human history here in the Smokies. A Walk in the Woods has helped more than 100,000 people explore the Smokies since 1998.We spoke with Plakanis at the height of summer, and she described some of the best wild edibles for that season. Please remember that picking plants is...2020-09-1825 minDestination Eat Drink on Radio MisfitsDestination Eat Drink – Great Smoky MountainsEP23: This week we forage for mushrooms, follow a rattlesnake, and try some moonshine in the Great Smoky Mountains and Eastern Tennessee with local trail guide and naturalist Vesna Plakanis.
Show notes:
A Walk in the Woods – Great Smoky Mountains National Park nature guides https://www.awalkinthewoods.com/
Wild edibles and other classes https://www.awalkinthewoods.com/pages/wd_classes.html
Popcorn Sutton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Sutton
Food and drink:
Mushroom field guide https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Mushrooms-America-Peterson/dp/0395910900/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3LRGWJEEQYPRW&keywords=mu...2019-05-1031 min