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.
Bicolor boletes are one of our favorite summer mushrooms — and one of the few wild-foraged mushrooms we know of that pair well with red meat. Find out how to locate, identify, and use this summer delicacy!
Tradescantia virginiana is a beautiful native plant often found in home landscapes. Every part of the plant is also edible – here’s how to eat it!
Plantain is a common weed that’s likely growing in your yard. Find out how to ID, grow, and forage plantain — including which Plantago species offer the best culinary and medicinal potential.
Here are 16 of our favorite incredible edible wild flowers. Learn how to ID and use these delicious nutritious flowers!
Chickweed wine? Yes, this common weed can be used as a primary ingredient to make a delicious white wine that will have you drinking your weeds.
What are the differences between American persimmons and Japanese persimmons. Which one should you grow in your garden, homestead, or farm? How do you grow or forage them? Find all the answers here!
Our foraging & wildcrafting gift guide has dozens of gift ideas to help you find the perfect gift in any price range!
Chestnuts are a fast-growing perennial tree that produce a delicious, sweet-tasting nut high in complex carbohydrates. Here’s everything you need to know to organically grow your own chestnuts in your home orchard, food forest, or homestead.
Umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus) is a rare gourmet and medicinal mushroom. Here’s how to find, ID, and eat this forest delicacy!
Want to learn how to forage wild foods? Our beginner’s guide to foraging provides 12 rules and loads of helpful tips to get you started!
Chickweed season is here! Learn how to ID, use, and eat common chickweed (Stellaria media), a vitamin and mineral-rich medicinal vegetable/herb that grows wild in all 50 US states.
Learn how to find, identify, grow, and cook chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus spp.), the mushroom with a taste and texture like chicken.
A simple hickory nut recipe you can make without separating the nutmeat from the shell. You’ll enjoy this seasonal drink each fall!
Wisteria flowers are edible, delicious, and nutritious. They’re great eaten raw but you can also turn them into an amazing fermented sparkling cordial.
Morel mushrooms are fruiting! We’ve seen some of our biggest harvests ever this year, and the morel recipes we’ve been making have been incredible.
