The all-American stress reducer Air is turning crisp and leaves are transforming to the colors of rich earth and sunset. For some of us autumn can feel bittersweet.... Wild Food 03 Aug 2021 | 12:51
Sweet fern is not actually a fern, but a shrub with a strong resemblance. Pluck a few leaves for a local version of chai. ( Heather Houskeeper) The tastiest wild tea in all the land Few drinks rival a cold glass of sweet tea on a hot summer’s day, but there is one: sweet fern tea. Sweet fern is the most... Wild Food 19 Apr 2021 | 12:05
Houskeeper and Scott Weis on their 358-mile trek from Manhattan to Albany ( Heather Houskeeper) Love in the time of ant-bite pustules Birdsong trickled through the stillness — a sure sign that the rains had passed. Unzipping the door revealed clear blue skies... Yonder 08 Apr 2021 | 11:08
The three different leaf shapes found on each sassafras tree. ( Heather Houskeeper) The ‘root’ of root beer The wind may be chill and the ground may be snowy, but amidst our wintery landscape is a tree steeped in sunshine. Break... Wild Food 23 Dec 2020 | 01:14
Fruits are small, no more than a ¼-inch in diameter, but eye-popping red when ripe and shaped liked little apples. ( Heather Houskeeper) Your cliffside multivitamin While hiking through the woods in autumn, keep a keen lookout for the luminous mountain ash. Clusters of edible fruits droop... Wild Food 14 Jul 2020 | 04:05
Mint’s regal cousin Summer is flowers’ reign and there are few as regal as bee balm. Plants bear crowns of colorful flowers atop slender square... Wild Food 07 Aug 2019 | 05:40
