Some of the most nutrient-rich foods can be gathered for free in your yard or neighborhood. Check out the many edible wild greens you can forage!
Don't bypass edible plants, nuts, and even insects! Learn how to forage. Here are the basics for getting started on this fun survival skill.
Edible wild plants include more than just the occasional harvest of wild blackberries and dandelion greens. Serious foragers seek out all manner of unique edible wild foods, from greens and herbs, to berries, roots, bark,
Wild spinach (also called lambs quarters or goosefoot) is a tasty and versatile edible wild plant that's probably growing in your garden already. Here's what to know about identifying and foraging wild spinach. #foraging #ediblewildplants
Edible wild berries and fruit are some of the most rewarding things to find when you're out foraging wild edible plants. Wild berries and fruits often don't require preparation and cooking, unlike roots and greens.
Queen Anne's lace is a pretty flower also known as wild carrot. It's edible and medicinal with distinct identifying factors and many uses.
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
Foraging is a great excuse to get outside and reconnect with nature in the first days of spring. Winter foods are weighing heavy on our stomachs, and it's time for something fresh...and green. Well before
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
Pineapple weed vinegar is an easy to make DIY wild foraged herbal vinegar with a delightful pineapple flavor.
Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is a fast growing wild weed that's easy to find and identify worldwide. Also known as wild spinach, the leaves are tender, sweet and delicious. Since it's a close relative to cultivated
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
Dandelion greens recipes use these wild and free spring greens that you can harvest in any unsprayed yard (or purchase by the bundle at the health food store). When people think of dandelions, the bright
Winter foraging in a cold climate is a great outdoor family self-reliance activity. Here are 65+ wild foods to find - what's missing? Let me know and I may add your suggestions!
Juniper trees are fairly common and easy to forage. Learn more about foraging for juniper berries and how to use them for food and medicine!
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Pineapple weed, also known as wild chamomile, is easy to forage for. It is a common plant that is edible and had many medicinal benefits!
These inspiring spruce tip recipes will help you make the most of this ephemeral foraged food. Spruce tip syrup, pesto, ice cream & more!
Dandelion greens recipes use these wild and free spring greens that you can harvest in any unsprayed yard (or purchase by the bundle at the health food store). When people think of dandelions, the bright
Dandelion flowers have many uses! Here are over 50 dandelion recipes for drinks, sweets, savories, bath and body, and remedies.
Foraging wild grains and seeds was once a way of life for humans around the globe. There are literally hundreds of species of edible seeds, far more than the cultivated grains that make up our
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
These 8 edible mushrooms are easy to identify and are great for beginning mushroom hunters. Learn how to forage for wild mushrooms!
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
Clover is a widely available edible wild plant with medicinal uses. Here's what to know about identifying and using edible clover.
Explore 70 edible wild plants in our guide! Learn to identify, forage, and prepare backyard weeds and wildflowers, and discover their delicious, nutrient-rich benefits.
Did you know there are dozens of wild herbs you can forage? Find out the best herbs to find growing wild throughout the year.
Goldenrod is helpful for making salves for sore muscles, tea for your kidneys, and may be useful for respiratory woes.
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Foraging for wild food is an important homestead tool. If you are able to ID common wild edible plants, you will always have food & medicine.
Did you know wild violets are edible, medicinal, and fun to cook with? Check out these 25 creative wild violet recipes!
Wild violets are edible flowers with endless uses, and they also have medicinal properties. Learn how to use both wild violet flower, as well as leaves, for food and medicine. Wild violets carpet the ground
Dandelion greens have made their way into the supermarket, but what about the roots? Dandelion roots are both nutritious and edible. They can be foraged in the early spring before the plants send up flower
Flour made from wild plants existed long before agriculture, and many of them have a lot more flavor and nutrition than storebought flour. While leavened bread is a product of modern agriculture and civilization, flour
Dandelion flowers have many uses! Here are over 50 dandelion recipes for drinks, sweets, savories, bath and body, and remedies.
Wild edible roots and tubers can form the basis for a wild foods diet, providing more calories and nutrition than a few wild foraged weeds. A while back I was having lunch with my little
Pine needle soda is a naturally fermented drink with foraged ingredients, also called pine needle sprite. It's light, bright, and refreshing! This recipe makes one 16 oz bottle.
Foraging is a great excuse to get outside and reconnect with nature in the first days of spring. Winter foods are weighing heavy on our stomachs, and it's time for something fresh...and green. Well before
After foraging for chickweed make this super tasty chickweed pesto! Chickweed is a very nutritious wild green and this pesto is a delicious way to enjoy it.
Foraging wild grains and seeds was once a way of life for humans around the globe. There are literally hundreds of species of edible seeds, far more than the cultivated grains that make up our
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
Fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) are a delicious wild foraged spring treat that's easy to find and identify in the spring season. The first time I came across fiddleheads was at a farmer's market, and I'll
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
