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Autumn Olive and Cream Cheese Puff Pastry
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12 Ways to Save Money by Foraging
With inflation what it is today, most of us are looking for ways to save a buck here and there on food. Since gardening can be a costly endeaver after buying land, topsoil, garden tools,…
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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…
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Wildcrafting Mint Macaroons
Macaroons are naturally gluten free because they use almond flour rather than regular flour. They can be easily made paleo by reducing the sugar and using honey instead of refined sugar. It’s a great party…
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Wildcrafting Wintergreen Extract
Wintergreen, also often called teaberry, grows in forests with dappled sunlight. There are several species that are all called “wintergreen” and they are all in the family Ericaceae. Oil of wintergreen is from the leaves…
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Foraging Winter Berries
Acorns It’s not secret that we can eat acorns. It’s a great, survival food. And there are many unexpected health benefits as well. They are rich in antioxidants and are considered beneficial to gut health.…
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Wildcrafting Salmon with Sorrel Sauce
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…
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Foraging for Backyard Quinoa
A little-known foraging secret is that you can find wild quinoa right here in the United States! Common names of this awesome edible include goosefoot, lambs quarters, and pigweed, sometimes even fat hen. It’s Latin…
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Wildcrafting Acorn Flour
One of the things that comes to my mind when I think about fall is acorn flour! Acorns are an amazing survival food that has been used during hard times in Europe and the United…
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Live Longer with Turkey Tail Mushrooms
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom in North America as well as other parts of the world. One of the best things is that its available 8 months out of the year whereas…
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Foraging for Oyster Mushrooms
Oyster Mushrooms are one of the easiest wild mushrooms to identify. They grow exclusively on wood, either living or dead. Do not harvest them unless clearly on wood. They also always have white or light…
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How to Forage for Burdock
Burdock (Arctium spp) is a genus of the plant kingdom that is found all over the world with both edible and medicinal uses. Burdock and I go way back to my college days when my…
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Foraging for Chicken of the Woods
As fall blows in with the sudden blast of cold this past week, it’s time to start thinking about and keeping a look out for fall mushrooms. Just like plants, mushrooms are usually seasonal, with…
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