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Wild Edible Notebook—May release!

May 14, 2013 Erica M. Davis 12 Comments

The May flowers have arrived, and with them, another edition of the Wild Edible Notebook! This issue includes a spring foraging report for California's Eastern Sierra based on a recent foray Gregg and I undertook in the Mammoth Lakes region, though most of the plants featured … [Read more...]

edible, useful info asparagus, California, dandelion, evening primrose, plantain, Ribes, stinging nettles, Wild Edible Notebook, wild onions, yarrow

Fall plant tour: Frisco, CO

September 16, 2012 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment

Last week I led my first-ever edible plant ID hike, on North Tenmile Creek Trail in Frisco, Colorado. Here's a tour of the plants we found in case you'd like to look for them yourself. Wild Teas First is fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium, above). It is a native plant but it … [Read more...]

edible, fall, high altitude currant, dandelion, dock, fireweed, gooseberry, huckleberry, juniper, kinnikinnik, Oregon grape, raspberries, Ribes, rose hips, sweet clover, trailhead, wild chamomile, willow dock

Wild black currant brandy

January 28, 2012 Erica M. Davis 4 Comments

It’s wild booze month at Hunger & Thirst, so I have my friend Butter to thank for getting me into the liquor cabinet for a night of distraction from my many winter obligations. Fortunately, Gregg and I were good alcohol squirrels over the warmer months, storing wild … [Read more...]

edible, fall, high altitude berries, black currant, booze, Colorado, currants, foraging, native, Ribes, Rocky Mountains

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

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