The world is full of wild plants and mushrooms. Some of them are poisonous and some of them are delicious gourmet delicacies. Come along on a forging journey with us into some of the wild edible foods of the southeastern US bioregion where we live and play. *Warning: never eat a wild plant or mushroom you’re not 100% confident you’ve correctly ID’d.
Better than apple pie? This crabapple pie recipe is sweetened with maple syrup and features an organic whole wheat pastry flour crust!…
Find out how to turn crabapples into a gourmet dessert: whole wheat crabapple hand pies! Sweetened with maple sugar or regular sugar.…
Native to North America, Aronia melanocarpa may produce the highest antioxidant fruit in the world. Find out how to grow, forage, & use aronia!…
Chanterelle mushrooms are one of the best tasting and easiest to identify wild-foraged mushrooms. Here's how to find, ID, and use chanterelle mushrooms! …
Find out how to turn American wild black cherries (Prunus serotina) into a delicious chilled summer soup, inspired by the Hungarian dish, meggyleves!…
Find out how to turn wild black cherries (Prunus serotina) into fermented wild black cherry cordial - a delicious, fizzy, probiotic health tonic.…
Honeysuckle ice cream is an unforgettable summer treat you can make using invasive Japanese honeysuckle flowers. Find out how to make your own honeysuckle ice cream and relish a favorite flavor from childhood!…
Maypops (Passiflora incarnata) are delicious tropical-flavored passion fruits native to the US. Find out how to forage, grow, and eat them!…
Find out how to identify, harvest, and eat the tender young growth tips and immature cones of spruce trees during spring!…
Find out how to forage, identify, grow, and eat edible and medicinal wood ear mushrooms (Auricularia species) and make wood ear salad! …
Want a morel mushroom dessert recipe? Try maple-candied morel mushrooms! Serve them with a side of spruce needle-whipped cream to blow minds! …
Discover how to find, ID, and eat maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa), a gourmet and medicinal mushroom that can be foraged or home-grown.…
Red wine maitake mushroom steaks take under 15 minutes to make and rival meat in umami flavor. Come find out how to make your own!…
Hopniss / American groundnut mash flavored with rosemary brown butter tastes better than any mashed potatoes you've ever eaten! …
Find out how to make chestnut spread infused with spruce needles, a delicious fall, winter, or holiday spread made from chestnuts and edible conifer needles!…