Tag: Samuel Thayer
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Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is one of my favorite wild edible berries to forage, but one that I do not recommend planting in your yard or on your farm as it is highly invasive. Luckily, you can find these easily enough on old farms. Foraging these tiny berries is a super fun activity to…
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Foraging for Morels
Morels (Morchella spp.) are a common beginner mushroom. They are highly sought after by chefs and foodies alike because their meaty texture and nutty flavor appeals even to mushroom haters, but cannot be easily grown commercially. They grow best in wooded environments, especially under dead or decaying tulip poplars, ash, sycamore, elm, and apple tress.…
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Foraging Wild Elderberry
American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is commonly found throughout eastern and central North America. It is commonly found along streambanks, meadows, woodland edges, and roadsides. It’s both edible and medicinal, though particualarly prized for its medicinal value. The European version of elderberry looks very similar, but mainly the flowers are harvested for medicine, whereas the North…
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Foraging for Thanksgiving
What’s a better way to get into the Thanksgiving than foraging? Reconnect with your ancestors and kindle your feeling of thankfulness by taking a walk in a nearby park, field, or forest and foraging a few easy plants to add amazing flavor and nutrition to your holiday! Chickweed Pesto Chickweed (Stellaria media) is an amazing…
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Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the Woods refers to a group of edible mushrooms in the Laetiporus genus, most commonly Laetiporus sulphureus in the eastern U.S. These mushrooms are prized for their meaty texture and flavor that resembles chicken โ hence the name. One of my favorite things about Chicken of the Woods is you often find a…
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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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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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How to Survive the Trumpocalypse
Whether you voted for Trump or not, some disconcerting things are happening in this country. Refusal to help a United Nations ally, Ukraine, mass firings of Federal workers, ending cancer research and the grants for many other scientific studies, firing all the generals and other heads of the military, and replacing them with people who…
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Foraging Garlic Mustard Video
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