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Purslane Rescue Mission

August 2, 2010 Erica M. Davis 4 Comments

Pennsylvania purslane

We went to the east coast for two weeks in July, and my sister met me in Maine with a small bag of New Hampshire purslane—that low branching succulent that many gardeners throw in the yard trimmings without a second thought. I promptly boiled it up and served it with butter and … [Read more...]

edible, summer Colorado, dandelion, Denver, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, purslane, recipes, sorrel

Tiny Cornucopia of Colorado Wild Edibles

July 30, 2010 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

A cornucopia of Colorado wild edibles. From left to right, mustard, peppergrass, red clover, pennycress, white clover, wild strawberry peeking through, yarrow, and dandelions.

It’s a treat to be home to the quiet of the mountains again. I awoke today to the sweet, silent obscurity of the early morning dark followed by a sunrise of pale yellow behind bulbous, deep purple clouds left over from last night’s rainstorm. It must have rained hard while we … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude, medicinal, summer clover, Colorado, flowers, foraging, mustard, pennycress, peppergrass, Rocky Mountains, strawberries, tea, yarrow

Thistle Snack Sticks

July 6, 2010 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

Thistles are a great trail snack. If you're thirsty, just start chewing on one. After you prick yourself in the mouth, it'll hurt so much you'll forget all about being thirsty.        Just kidding, of course. When enjoying thistles as a trail snack, the first thing you need to … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude

Not Everything You Read is True

June 26, 2010 Erica M. Davis 1 Comment

That’s right. Not everything you read in a blog—or a book—is true, a bit of mind-blowing advice that my dear friend Mark imparted to me back in college one day. I repeat it now to warn Wild Food Girl readers to: Use common sense when it comes to wild edibles. Identify … [Read more...]

edible, medicinal, useful info

Roadside Cow Parsnip Boiled in Tap Water—Delicious!

June 24, 2010 Erica M. Davis 3 Comments

Mature cow parsnip.

The other day I wrote about fireweed, the wild edible plant that Gregory Tilford chose to honor by adorning the front cover of his book with it. Earning a similar distinction on the cover of Kathryn G. and Andrew L. March’s 1979 guide, Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, cow parsnip, foraging, Rocky Mountains

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Fall foraging

Oregon grape delight

Wild seed drink

Quickweed greens

The delicious ‘wild wonderberry’

Three pennycress mustard recipes

Land caviar from kochia seeds

Fruity sipping vinegars

Wild tarragon in the weeds

Sprouted goosefoot flour

Book reviews

Samuel Thayer’s ‘Incredible Wild Edibles’

Hank Shaw’s ‘Buck, Buck, Moose’

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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