Is that fungus growing on a downed tree along your favorite hiking path the delectable Chicken of the Woods mushroom or one of several toxic look-alikes? The answer, according to the Pennsylvania ...

From east to west and from north to south, Canada is home to myriad wild berries. Blueberries and cranberries are some of the most ubiquitous, but raspberries, pin cherries, bunchberries, ...

FARGO — There is food everywhere if you know where to look. Chokecherries grow abundantly in wooded areas, while ditches along township roads can be home to riverbank grapes. Northwest Minnesota and ...

Wild edibles are particularly appealing, because they’re free for the gathering. To help you tap into that appeal, here are seven widely distributed wild edibles that are as delicious as they are ...

Rachael Elizabeth West has been busy this month (as she is most months), out collecting nuts, berries and leaves, bringing these foraged ingredients back into the kitchen to make something tasty.

Regardless, insect pollination remains essential for pollen movement and achieving economically viable yields of fruits with marketable size. To better understand this relationship between insect ...

Our brutally hot recent weather had me, like everyone else, staying in air conditioning as much as possible. One evening I sat on the deck in the shade with a slight wind blowing, but sweat was still ...

Foraging isn’t just a fairy tale fantasy where you wander through forests and magically find baskets of berries. Far from being a survivalist relic, modern foraging blends sustainability and a little ...

MARQUETTE, MI – It’s been a big wild berry season this year in Michigan. Blackberries. Raspberries. Blueberries. Chokecherries. All of Michigan’s delicious fruits of the forest offered bountiful ...

I recently went on a foraging hike with my son, Sam. He is an expert forager. Foragers are great to have along on hikes because the hike quickly morphs into a hunt for wild edibles. Sam’s, and my, ...

Connecticut resident Amy Demers, like most people, spent her free time during the COVID-19 pandemic outdoors in nature soaking up the sun and walking along the state’s extensive network of hiking ...

When thinking of Nordic foraging, the mind often drifts to blueberries, lingonberries, and chanterelle mushrooms. Yet the forests, meadows, and coastlines of Scandinavia hold far more than these ...