Fiddleheads are the unopened leaves of the ostrich fern. Young fiddlehead fronds are a favorite among foragers as they are delicious. Want to know how to identify and cook fiddleheads? We've got your back!
How to Forage for Fiddlehead Ferns
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Foraging Wild Violets for Food and Medicine
Wild blue violets are one of the first flowers to grace your spring garden. While some consider them weeds, the beautiful deep blue flowers and heart-shaped leaves provide a wealth of benefits including culinary and medicinal applications.
Foraging Fungi: Lion’s Mane (Hericium Erinaceus)
The Lion’s Mane mushroom is a great option for beginner foragers. Look for them in the late summer or early fall on fallen hardwood trees in temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
8 Things you Can Cook on a Stick that Aren’t Wieners
Whether you’re braving the cold for a night under the stars, or you’re warming yourself by the fireplace, there’s no need to waste all that sweet, sweet heat. Cook yourself up a meal over those roaring flames and enjoy that special ‘barbecue’ taste you only get from an open fire. These campfire recipes are easy and more fun than you can, well, shake a stick at!
How to Tap a Maple Tree
Collecting sap to make maple syrup is as easy as pie. Here's how to tap a maple tree to make maple syrup.
Foraging Fungi: Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the woods is a variety of edible tree mushroom that’s common in woodlands the world over.