I often write about the importance of having a quality camera and to diligently take pictures of every topic imaginable. A good example of that would be new column I have on blueridgecountry.com. The column covers a different wild edible every month.
When I was thinking about the idea for a column to propose to the editor, I first thought about what would appeal to readers and, second, what kine of photos did I have on file. Elaine and I gather wild edibles all year and have been doing so for years. It's one of the reasons why we co-wrote Living the Locavore Lifestyle. So I take photos year-round of the wild foods we gather. And that's how the idea came to fruition in the form of a column.
