Purslane Rescue Mission
Pennsylvania purslane We went to the east coast for two weeks in July, and my sister met me in Maine with small bag full of New Hampshire purslane—that low branching succulent that many American...
View ArticleWild Huckleberry Masterpiece
Rocky Mountain huckleberries foraged near Fairplay, Colorado The high country huckleberry season (Vaccinium species) is winding down now, but it was such a success at its peak that I feel obliged to...
View ArticleTwo Variations on Marinated Dandelion Salad
Marinated dandelion salad option 1 involves soy sauce. Not to go overboard on the fall dandelions or anything, but last night’s fresh marinated dandelion salads came out so good and were so fast and...
View ArticleDandelion Spinach Salad with Red Cabbage and Clover Petals
Dandelion spinach salad with red clover petals and red cabbage, delicious! Ok, I can’t stop myself—I must boast about yet another rousing success with these delicious fall dandelions I keep finding up...
View ArticleNew England Foraging Adventure – Part I
Garlic mustard, busy invading “There’s a reason why the pre-Columbian population of Colorado was low,” wild plants author Sam Thayer once wrote me, referring to the relative lack of edible wild plants...
View ArticleNew England Foraging Adventure – Part II
Seemingly innocent poison ivy lies in wait, plotting your extreme discomfort. One of the things I noticed about foraging in New England that does not present a problem here at 11,000 feet in the...
View ArticleNew England Foraging Adventure – Part III
Might think about trimming the chickweed better next time. If I don’t get the rest of this New England story out soon I’ll be permanently stopped up in the blog-hole, though perhaps it’s something a...
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