Foraging for wild edibles can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It allows us to connect with nature, discover new flavors, and supplement our diets with nutritious plants that grow all around ...

I LOVE creating "Trompe l'oeil" foods - A trick of the eye, delicious treats that look like other things. I particularly love ...

When the leaves of the wild leek have withered and the fronds of fiddlehead ferns have unfurled, it’s time to turn to the less sexy but equally delicious wild edibles that emerge in early summer. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexis Nikole, aka “The Black Forager,” is on a mission to share her passion for wild edibles found in nature with anyone willing to listen, but especially those who haven’t felt included, welcome, or ...

Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance journalist who covers scuba diving, underwater wildlife, and travel. Her work has appeared in media outlets including Outside, National Geographic, Scuba Diving, and ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore — I’m an Oregonian who prefers the roads less traveled! That is most likely the result of a childhood largely spent exploring Oregon’s rugged Cascade Mountains and vast high desert ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chrissy Tracey is a Connecticut-based food writer and vegan chef. A gorgeous cluster of Chicken of the woods mushroom (Laetiporus ...