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Closely related to the pecan, the shagbark hickory nut is equally delicious
Closely related to the pecan, the shagbark hickory nut is equally delicious ( Heather Houskeeper)

An easy-to-crack bonanza

Autumn, the season for nuts and ripe fruits, provides a fair exchange for the flowery days of summer. The forests are drenched...

Wild Food
01 Aug 2023 | 01:40
Use purple dead nettle to make pesto, pizza or as a salve for bug bites.
Use purple dead nettle to make pesto, pizza or as a salve for bug bites. ( Heather Houskeeper)

The name doesn’t do it justice

Countless botanicals have received unfortunate names: bastard toadflax, creeping Charlie, beggars’ ticks, lousewort. But...

Home
17 Jan 2023 | 01:32
Sweet fern in its winter state.
Sweet fern in its winter state. ( Heather Houskeeper)

Stalking your next wild edible

Winter can seem like a tricky time to forage, especially when greens and roots alike are buried under a blanket of snow....

Wild Food
31 Oct 2022 | 10:25
Burdock’s spikey, thistle-like flowers transform into the burs that we find in our sweaters and pup’s fur.
Burdock’s spikey, thistle-like flowers transform into the burs that we find in our sweaters and pup’s fur. ( Heather Houskeeper)

Beneath the burs, a sustaining taproot

The shortening days and cooling temperatures signal to plants that it’s time to store up, direct energy to their rootstock...

Wild Food
01 Sep 2022 | 03:57
You may remember meeting common plantain as a child, when you were both low to the ground.
You may remember meeting common plantain as a child, when you were both low to the ground. ( Heather Houskeeper)

A humble heavy hitter

Wild Food
19 Apr 2022 | 12:41
A bounty of morels under a dying apple tree on the author’s property.
A bounty of morels under a dying apple tree on the author’s property. ( Heather Houskeeper)

The forager’s top prize

This time of year, when temps hover around 60 and dip to no less than 40 degrees, you may just find one very special mushroom....

Wild Food
24 Jan 2022 | 10:31
The lawn wrecker’s abundant upside

The lawn wrecker’s abundant upside

Winter’s earth safekeeps an abundance of nutrient rich roots, some of which still sprout forth hearty greens and brave flowers....

Wild Food
19 Jan 2022 | 01:26
The all-American stress reducer

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.
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
Beauty and a touch of bitter

Beauty and a touch of bitter

Spring heralds the return of so many precious wild edibles, among them one mighty special dame: dame’s rocket. A native to...

Wild Food
17 Feb 2021 | 12:35
The three different leaf shapes found on each sassafras tree.
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.
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
Chicory flowers in summer, but offers food (and a coffee-like brew) year-round.
Chicory flowers in summer, but offers food (and a coffee-like brew) year-round. ( Heather Houskeeper)

Dandelion's upbeat cousin

Take a stroll down a country road, meander through a meadow or simply peer from your window on your next drive, and it’s...

Wild Food
12 May 2020 | 02:11
Violets are festive, edible and medicinal too. They can turn a plate of cupcakes into a showstopper.
Violets are festive, edible and medicinal too. They can turn a plate of cupcakes into a showstopper. ( Becca Tucker)

The cupcake topper

Each day, yet another flower unfolds. In numbers, festive violets appear in purple and white, even in yellow, dappling our...

Wild Food
03 Mar 2020 | 12:36
Mint’s regal cousin

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
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