October might have caught you by the surprise. Embrace it, by going mushroom hunting. Kristina Bland effuses over the joy of chanterelle season.
Tag: foraging
A festival of weeds: eat more dandelions
My yard is a festival of dandelions. There is nothing to be gained by declaring war on this. But everything to be gained by researching all the medicinal and nutritional benefits of dandelion and declaring it my most successful garden …
Herbal Hallucinations: is this all a dream?
Asta Kovanen decided her 2020 project would be to make one new recipe a week. COVID-19 has turned that "challenge" into a sanctuary.
Software for Wild Intelligence
"Seeds are software, and we have the seeds" -Representative of the chemical giant Seminis, just before selling out to Monsanto Usually, plantain is a quiet, unobtrusive little plant. She is known for her excellent healing properties, her usefulness as a spit …
Save Your Fork
My need to forage continues. This week’s victim: Saskatoon berries. Just try walking past the currently loaded bushes of perfectly plump, deep purple berries – I dare you. Even Shadow comes to a complete skid stop to forage on the …
Resiliency and Mysteries of the Morel Mushroom
The previous extent of my mushrooming has pretty much focused around the fall when the fruiting bodies emerge from beneath the moss, on the sides of logs, and through the cottonwood leaves. Pines, chanterelles, shaggy mane, and combs tooth are …
Nootka Rose Jelly
For me the art of slowing down and smelling the roses has turned into taking advantage of the surplus of this native shrub behind my house, plucking their petals and creating something delicious. As it is in my garden where …
The trouble with procrastination
One thing I need to tell you right now is this – if you are going to go foraging for stinging nettles do not wear sandals. The other thing I need to tell you is if you want to go …
