There is a new edible wild plant in the fridge, one I have yet to try, and about which there is some debate as to its edibility. That plant is elkslip, aka mountain marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala), and today I will conduct Part I of my experiment eating it. Don’t Slip, … [Read more...]
Crazy for cow parsnip
I gathered some cow parsnip a few days ago on June 15th. It’s still young in the high country (at 10,500 feet), so I just took a little—a few snips here and there of furled, unfurling, and newly unfurled woolly green leaves and petioles (leaf stalks), from a community of plants, … [Read more...]
Wild Edible Notebook June Release!
Heads up, readers: The Wild Edible Notebook is here at last! The June edition features story-style chapters on goosefoot, cow parsnip, and yucca. The procedure for downloading the Wild Edible Notebook has changed. Please visit the Wild Edible Notebook page for information on … [Read more...]
Wild Beach Pea Stir Fry with Dandy Flowers
I ran into an old high school friend at the beach in Connecticut the other day. She was busy chasing around her two toddlers who kept trying to pick the pretty purple flowers in bloom amidst the dunes. “Don’t pick those flowers,” she admonished. “Don’t go in the grass. We need to … [Read more...]
Wildman App Makes Foraging with Technology Likely
Steve Brill recently released “Wild Edibles,” an iPhone app that helps foragers identify and use edible wild plants. The free version, Wild Edibles Lite, contains 20 common plants, while the full version costs $7.99 and offers “165 edible plants, 52 minor look-alikes, 719 images, … [Read more...]
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