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Thistle flower artichokes

July 24, 2011 Erica M. Davis 5 Comments

I've been experimenting with the various parts of thistles lately and I just couldn’t help myself--I had to take it a step further, having recently discovered the relationship between thistles and commercially-grown artichokes, which I love and miss from my years in California … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude, summer Colorado, foraging, Front Range, Golden, Rocky Mountains, thistle

Tale of a Golden Foraging Opportunity

July 22, 2011 Erica M. Davis 3 Comments

Forager on a Golden hillside. Photo by Gregg Davis.

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...]

edible, high altitude, medicinal Colorado, cow parsnip, currants, Denver, foraging, Front Range, Golden, goosefoot, lamb's quarters, mustard, nettles, pennycress, plantain, purslane, recipes, Rocky Mountains, sticky gumweed, stinging nettles, tansy mustard, thistle

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