One person’s weeds are another person’s dinner, and burdock (Arctium) is a perfect example of this. Although it is routinely weeded out as an invasive species, in Japan it is cultivated as the ...

After plunging a spade into a patch of soil, Lynn Landes jumps on it several times, landing her full weight on it each time to drive it deep into the soil. Determined, she begins to wedge a burdock ...

Fast Forager Nicole Zempel showcases the endless bounties of the Burdock plant. Fast Forager Nicole Zempel showcases the endless bounties of the Burdock plant. From the edible leaves and stems to the ...

Burdock root, also known as gobo, tastes something like a nutty artichoke potato. The long, slender, flexible roots don't look like much, but they have a lot of flavor if you slice them thin and ...

We proclaimed on our Fall issue’s cover that foraging is the new black. It is certainly having a moment of coolness, but of course foraging is nothing new—we’ve been searching for food in the wild for ...

Interest in wild foods has exploded in recent years, leading to foraging books ranging from plant and mushroom guides, to chef-driven memoirs, to titles that recover regional and Indigenous foodways.

PHILADELPHIA — After plunging a spade into a patch of soil at Awbury Arboretum, Lynn Landes jumps on it several times, landing her full weight on it each time to drive it deep into the soil.