Category: Foraging
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Violet Thumbprint Cookies
Common blue violet (Viola sororia) is one of my childhood favorite plants. I spent many barefoot, summer days in my hammock under a mimosa tree watching the hummingbirds flit here and there and reading novels – while eating violet leaves and flowers below me whenever I’d get hungry. I remember begging my dad to…
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Foraging for Sheep Sorrel
Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) is one of the first wild edible plants I learned and began foraging on my own. This small plant is surprisingly tasty, with a pleasant sour burst. You can eat it plain or sprinkle it on a salad to boost flavor Cooking is about creativity, so…
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Wildcrafting Yarrow
Yarrow is a powerful edible and medicinal herb commonly found in the United States and temperate climates all over the world. It’s most often found in gardens, meadows, fields, forest edges, and disturbed areas. Yarrow (Archillea millefolium) can be found year-round in temperate climates. The white, flower bunches can be found in late spring or…
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Foraging Red Clover
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a native plant to the United States that is often grown in pastures. It’s a plant many people may remember from the scene in Bambi, where Thumber is about to eat a flower, but his mother reminds him to eat his greens first. All parts are, of course, healthy. It…
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Wineberry Video Lesson
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Purple Deadnettle versus Henbit
Learn how to tell the difference between purple deadnettle and henbit, close relatives in the Lamium genus. Watch this video on YouTube.Thank You for Subscribing to Our Budding YouTube Channel! Click here
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Foraging Garlic Mustard Video
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Common Blue Violet Video Lesson
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Wildcrafting Chickweed Pesto
Chickweed (Stellaria media) is an amazing plant that grows all over many yards, parks, under trees, etc in the Eastern U.S. It can be tricky to find because it’s seasonal, coming up early winter and then dying back when it gets too hot. So now’s the time to head out to your yard to look…
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Foraging for Purslane
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a common garden “weed” and incredibly nutrient-dense. It also has an incredibly satisfying crunch and slightly lemony flavor making in one of my top wild edible picks for salads. It’s excellent raw in salads or straight out of the garden. Purslane originated from the Middle East. It is widely consumed in…