Foraging edible plants is a rewarding way to connect with nature and enhance your culinary repertoire. Many wild plants offer ...

Lauren Rueth trims the tops off of shepherd’s purse during a foraging basics class at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a Saturday morning in mid-March, a small group of ...

Come spring, avid gardeners dig into the new growing season ready with careful cultivation plans they dreamed up over long winters. But even city-dwelling non-planners can benefit from year-round ...

BOSTON (AP) — Amid renewed interest in foraging for edible wild plants, mushrooms and other foodstuffs, experts caution aspiring foragers to prioritize safety, plan carefully and learn proper ...

Last week my friend from the radio station asked me an interesting question as to whether I knew anything about how to go through the yard and find plants that a person could eat if there wasn’t ...

Chicken of the woods growing on an ash stump. My wife, Elaine, and I are enthusiastic pursuers of wild edibles throughout the year. These natural foods are healthy, tasty, and, well, free. What’s more ...

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are staples ...

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

An untrained eye would have overlooked the cluster of silvery green leaves poking up through a pile of smooth rocks on the banks of the Spokane River. But wild plant forager Aubrey Mundell immediately ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — John Kallas is a nutritionist, teacher and wild food forager who likes to say that when the tide goes out, his dinner table is set! I recently joined the wild edible pro and his ...