It’s spring and all throughout the woods, Allium tricoccum, also known as ramps are growing in bountiful swathes of green. Their leaves are deliciously oniony/garlicky and are all around one of my favorite things to forage in the springtime. Ramps are one of the first plants that are truly forgeable this time of year, at…
Roses are a part of the family Rosaceae, which is a large family of plants that include roses, apples, pears and many more. The rose hip is the seed pod of a single rose. The red outer flesh protects a pocket of seeds and tastes slightly floral, sweet, and tart. The rose hip has been…
On a recent trip to the coast of Maine, I got lucky enough to find some of my bucket list mushrooms. I have been dreaming of finding Chanterelles for a while and finally spotted some gorgeous ones while foraging for huckleberries. I was on this little rocky peninsula, surrounded by pines and water, and then…
Foraging for mushrooms has a reputation of being hard and intimidating. When I first started, I definitely felt worried about eating mushrooms I had found in the wild. Mushrooms get a bit of a bad rap, and while some are very poisonous, the majority of mushrooms you’ll come across won’t give you more than some…
This post contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on these links. When summer rolls around I feel like I exist in a green hum. Pollinators abound and there is so much energy in every plant and creature. Everything seems to be enveloped in a…
