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Wild chewing gum

March 8, 2021 By Erica M. Davis 2 Comments

I am so taken with wild chewing gums lately. These are obtained from the resin or pitch that exudes from injuries to certain plants, that one can pry off and chew into waxy perfection. Chewing gum from tree resins is a tradition that spans the globe—from the mastic gums or … [Read more...]

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Edible plant ID in winter

March 7, 2021 By Erica M. Davis 1 Comment

This is a round-up of the ID challenges I ran on Facebook this year. How many edible plants can you recognize in winter? I figured I better post it before this snow melts away and spring gets springing. Quiz yourself! Click the photos for hints. Answers at the bottom of the … [Read more...]

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WFG on Mushroom Hour podcast

March 6, 2021 By Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

Hi folks, I just wanted to share this interview I did with Darren at Welcome to Mushroom Hour. It is one of my favorite podcasts and I am extremely honored to be a part of it. We talked about foraging, plants, mushrooms, my book project, and more. I hope you enjoy it!  … [Read more...]

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The delicious ‘wild wonderberry’

October 1, 2019 By Erica M. Davis 8 Comments

I am just back from the Midwest Wild Harvest Festival, where a big bowl of black nightshade berries (Solanum nigrum complex) dressed the banquet table at Friday’s annual wild potluck. Foragers there are well-versed in the edibility of these diminutive wild treats, which are in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, fall, featured, plants, useful info Tagged With: black nightshade, Colorado, Solanum, sunberry, wild food, wonderberry

Eating nodding thistle stalks

June 17, 2019 By Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

On Saturday I stopped by my sister-in-law’s house, where I was persuaded to help weed her hillside of invasive nodding thistles (Carduus nutans). I didn’t mind because several days of rain have left the ground soft with moisture, and nodding thistle happens to be a good wild … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, featured, invasive, non-native, plants, summer, useful info

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Katrina Blair’s ‘Wild Wisdom of Weeds’

Thomas Elpel’s ‘Foraging the Mountain West’

Dina Falconi’s ‘Foraging & Feasting’

Ellen Zachos’ ‘Backyard Foraging’

Rebecca Lerner’s ‘Dandelion Hunter’

John Kallas’ ‘Edible Wild Plants’

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