Every spring, many homesteaders feel a strange mix of excitement and exhaustion. After a winter of heavy foods and limited sunlight, the body often feels sluggish and slow to wake up. Fortunately, ...

As walkers up and down the UK put on their waterproof jackets and walking boots, I’ve got some advice on making the most out of your spring walks. Foraging for wild foods is a great way to add some ...

There is a place I know, way back in the woods on a trout stream I sometimes fish, that is carpeted with leeks each spring. Or used to be, anyway. I haven’t been back up there in quite a while. It was ...

Spring is not only treat for nature lovers but also a prime time for foragers and chefs who source their wild edible plants from the places they call home. As warmer temperatures make their way across ...

Editor’s note: We highly recommend listening to this story. Somewhere off the highway in Western New Hampshire, I’m meeting with a group of foragers in a parking lot at an undisclosed location. Lush ...

‘Tis the season for ramps and fiddleheads. After the (hopefully) last snowstorm of the year in late April, both of those popular wild foods began popping up on restaurant menus, at farmers markets and ...

A late April nature walk in Burlington’s Intervale started out unexpectedly high-tech. As the 18 participants gathered, Duncan Murdoch, the Intervale Center‘s natural areas stewardship coordinator, ...

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