And just when you thought it'd never arrive... The June 2012 Wild Edible Notebook is here! This edition centers on two plants—bluebells of the genus Mertensia followed by field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), a plant that means much to me, though I'd written little about it … [Read more...]
Mint madness
There’s nothing like accompanying your boyfriend to a work meeting expecting to sit idly by and instead being invited to forage the back yard. “I’ll weed your garden while I wait,” I offered to his new web client, glancing hungrily at the carpet of young goosefoot (Chenopodium … [Read more...]
Eating yucca flowers
On Memorial Day last year we were still snowboarding at A-Basin, the snow drifts in the backyard were up to the life-sized metal deer’s neck, and the yuccas down Denver-way waited until late June to bloom. This year, the snow is gone except for a handful of high elevation chutes … [Read more...]
Asparagus legend made real
My friend Butter has been collecting wild asparagus with her family for many years. “Hunting for, and eating wild asparagus is such a long-standing and special tradition in my home, that I refuse to eat it store-bought, ever,” she writes. To me it’s funny how Butter could be … [Read more...]
Wild Edible Notebook—May Release!
Good news! A new season of the Wild Edible Notebook is here, one full month ahead of the planned start date. This first-ever May issue of the Wild Edible Notebook features curly dock (Rumex crispus), examined both in light of its edibility and its designation as an invasive … [Read more...]
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