The Florida Elderberry is plentiful in many areas and is a favorite edible for those who forage for Mother Nature’s free food. While this wild food is considered poisonous in some other states (red elderberry), this particular plant produces dark purple or black looking fruit that is edible. All parts of the Florida edible elderberry ...
Milkweed and pigweed-I’ve eaten them and survived! Should I have eaten them? Would I eat them again? More importantly, would I recommend them to my best friends or to my enemies? Milkweed I actually didn’t have a choice; I was an obedient child when I was first introduced to the concept of eating wild plants. ...
Foragers Has around 5-6km/Person and a good example is the Ju’Honsi of Kalahara Foragers primarily eat by Gathering, hunting, and fishing. This was the predominant mode of production for 90% of human history. Today the only civilizations that exist that practice foraging live in marginal environments with scarce resources. The main advantage to the way ...
Freegans are people who have decided to opt out of the economic system as much as possible. The goal is to buy as little as possible and decrease waste. Every time you buy something, no matter how careful you are to make wise choices, you are supporting an economic structure that hurts people and animals, ...
Located in Jefferson County, Texas, Sea Rim State Park is a great place to go for Texas bird watching. It has habitats that include marshlands and ponds, forests of cedar and willow, mulberry trees, and the Gulf shoreline. In addition to bird watching, you can go boating, fishing, swimming and camping here. For tips on ...
Several varieties of sumac grow abundantly in North America, but this wild edible still remains little-known to many foragers. Edible wild plants are gaining popularity as culinary elements– both as spices and as key features in meals. Sumac, a flavorful edible wild plant, can be an excellent addition to the wild-gathered pantry of any foraging ...
Linden trees, also called Lime, Basswood, or Bastwood, are some of the most useful trees you can find. Long lived, pretty, and surprisingly valuable as a food source, the linden trees are useful for almost any purpose. Given the opportunity, I would plant linden trees everywhere, since they are some of the most prized trees ...
Mayapples are a sweet, pungent fruit that grows wild throughout the Eastern United States. Because they are so abundant throughout the lands east of the Mississippi River, mayapples are among the most popular wild edibles, and hold a strong traditional place in native cuisine throughout the eastern half of the continent. However, the popularity of ...
Wild edibles are becoming very popular, owing to the negligible ecological impact of their harvest and the fact that they are, by default, organically grown. The versatile cattail, known to foragers as the “supermarket on a stalk” is one of the most nutritious and easy-to-cook wild edibles. It is widespread throughout the U.S. and can ...
For the serviceberry tree (Amelanchier, by its botanical classification), timing is everything. When it blooms, quite early in spring, its white flowers are pretty much the only show in town. The serviceberry’s pals in the understory, the redbud and dogwood, won’t delight onlookers with their blossoms for another few weeks. The serviceberry provides food for ...
