How to Long-Term Preserve Chicken of the Woods
Garlic and Onion Vinegar is a Powerful Tonic!
Elderberry Benefits: Harvesting and Uses!
Medicinal Mullein: Health Benefits Using Mullein
Orange Daylilies: Edible Eye Candy!
Basil: Not Just an Herb! #gardening #gardenherbs #basil #gardening #mintfamily #containergardening
Mulberry Picking! #mulberries #mulberryfruit #mulberry #fruit #fruitpicking #supportlocal
Hoary and Narrowleaf Plantain: A Brief Comparison
Purple Dead Nettle Benefits #springforaging #foraging #medicinalplants #edibleplants #ediblefood
Invasive Plants for Sale? Buyer Beware!
Dryads Saddle aka Pheasant Back: Easy to ID!
Chaga: Can Change Your Life!
One Lone Morel
Learn to ID Plants at Farms
WILD about Leeks! #ramps #wildleeks
Trout Lily Foraging #ephemeral #forestplants #springephemerals #springforest #forests #forestfood
Skunk Cabbage - It Stinks! #skunkcabbage #springephemerals #springtimeplant #harbingers #ditchplant
Turkey Tails Boost the Immune System!
Winter Seed Sowing Success #seedplanting #planting #winterplants #sowseeds #plantingseeds
Sugar is in Salt! Be a label reader for your health's sake!
5 days ago, I planted some wild edible plant seeds! Bubble wrap works! #seedplanting #plantingseeds
Horsetail aka Equisetum arvense #horsetail #wildplants #vancouverisland #pacificnorthwest
Fiddleheads in winter! #wildedibles #fiddleheads #ostrichferns #fiddlehead
Winter foraging tip... pay attention! #survivalfood #wildedibles #nature #animaltracks
Winter survival food tip! #survivalfood #wintersurvival #wildfoods #wildwood #ediblewildfood
Garlic Mustard....free food year round! #garlicmustard #invasivespecies #survivalfood
Dog Digs Japanese Knotweed #shorts #japaneseknotweed #funny #dogs #funnydogs
Edible wild plants, edible trees, edible fungi and other wild culinary delights grow all around us yet so few of us take advantage of this free, wild food. Knowing what plants to forage can help reduce grocery bills and exponentially increase your nutrient intake.
Who am I? My name is Karen Stephenson. I am a professional writer researcher, a Wild Food Educator, Chartered Herbalist and Master Naturalist. My website, www.ediblewildfood.com was launched in 2011 with thanks to my incredible husband. I am the author of Foraging Cookbook (released July 2020) and The Beginner's Guide to Foraging Safely for Wild Mushrooms (released November 2022).
Although I am based in southern Ontario (Canada), I have extensively studied wild edibles throughout North America and I strive to present well-researched information for all my viewers.
4 May 2014