Edible Wild Food
Highbush Cranberries for Thanksgiving
Highbush cranberries are best harvested after a good frost. While they are bitter in taste you can get creative with them when cooking. How about a Highbush Cranberry Sauce recipe that goes great with your Thanksgiving meal?
Read MoreSeed Saving the Survivalist Way
All about saving seeds from a survival point of view and why we should consider doing so in the first place. Emphasis is on wild edible seeds. Did you know Lamb's Quarters produces 55,000 seeds per plant?
Read MoreMilkweed Pods (Buffalo Style)
Milkweed pods are used in many recipes; however buffalo style is the vegetarian's answer to buffalo style wings. These are sure to be an annual favourite!
Read MoreEdible Wild Food Can Help Stave off Hunger
We have a pandemic here in Canada and the US that needs to be addressed. There are millions of people going hungry and as a result are rapidly becoming nutrient deficient. When this happens, poor health and nutrient deficient diseases tend to follow. Edible wild food can help stave of
Read MoreGiant Hogweed: Beware!
Giant hogweed is NOT edible and can cause serious skin blisters or burns. This plant can also cause blindness. If you see this plant do not touch it; report it to officials in your town or city.
Read MorePicking Dandelions Got this Senior Fined
An elderly Chicago man fined for picking dandelions is a story that sounds absolutely ridiculous, yet it is true. With only a hot dog, two eggs and bread for dinner, all he wanted was some nutritious greens to enhance his meal. Those dandelions cost him $75 he does not have.
Read MoreEdible Springtime Fungi
Edible fungi in springtime includes morels, oyster mushrooms, and Dryad's Saddle. Before consuming any fungi always identify with 100% certainty!
Read MorePlants with Gossypin
Apr 25, 2013
Gossypin is the latest health buzz and studies show it is highly beneficial as an anti-inflammatory and in the battle against melanoma. The common mallow plant is a source of gossypin and it is commonly found in many parts of the world.
Read MoreWild Edibles Walk in Ojibway Park
Apr 01, 2013
The Wild Edibles Walk & Talk in Ojibway Park, Windsor was an enjoyable success. The temperature was warm, I was able to meet new people and we found an abundance of wild edibles such as mustards, wild strawberries, asters, henbit, violets, Creeping Charlie, cleavers and Queen Anne's l
Read MoreEdible Wild Plants Pictorial Guide
