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No foraging like snow foraging

October 19, 2011 Erica M. Davis 6 Comments

It’s mid October and it just keeps snowing here at 11,000 feet in Colorado's high country. You’d think foraging season were over, but it’s not. Two days ago I awoke to a steady snow and found myself unable to focus on work. By noon it stopped but the wind kicked up; the way it … [Read more...]

edible, fall, high altitude Colorado, currants, dandelion, foraging, gooseberries, huckleberries, recipes, Rocky Mountains, snow

Jellies and Jams, My Currant Obsession

September 15, 2010 Erica M. Davis 5 Comments

Juicy black currants ripe for the picking.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, I absolutely love making jellies and jams!   Mind you, this is a complete about-face from how I felt about them yesterday, especially after Gregg read aloud the brochure that came inside the box of MCP pectin and it said we had to “Measure ingredients … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, currants, foraging, gooseberries, huckleberries, jam, recipes, Ribes, Rocky Mountains

Wild Huckleberry Masterpiece

September 13, 2010 Erica M. Davis 7 Comments

Rocky Mountain huckleberries foraged near Fairplay, Colorado

The high country huckleberry season (Vaccinium species) is winding down now, but it was such a success at its peak that I feel obliged to write about it. This is because not only did we find the berries plentiful (and literally in our very own back yard at 11,000 feet in the … [Read more...]

edible, high altitude Colorado, dessert, east coast, foraging, huckleberries, kinnikinnik, New Hampshire, recipes, Rocky Mountains, smoking

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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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