On our way home from Denver last Friday, Gregg and I made a detour up Golden Gate Canyon Road to check out a 93-acre ranch that Marilyn, who I met when she commented on a post, invited us to forage. (Actually, truth be told, I invited myself and she was generous enough to … [Read more...]
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Seasons Change
Harvesting wild edibles is not like shopping at the grocery store, where you can get your favorite fruit or vegetable the whole year long. In the wild, seasons change. Some time ago I read a story about increased-Twitter-use coinciding with rising depression due to a person’s … [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...]
Traffic Spike Means Spring Has Sprung
The traffic at Wild Food Girl is on the rise, which I guess means it must spring somewhere in the world—just not here. This was a record snowfall year for the Colorado high country and many of the wild edible plants I would write about (now that my winter responsibilities have … [Read more...]