by staff | Dec 19, 2024 | Foraging, Uncategorized
Happy December, food & foraging friends! Anytime I can combine foraging, furry friends and fine dining, you know I’m in. So when my Rome-dwelling grad school bestie suggested an Tuscan farmhouse stay with onsite truffle hunt and three-course meal, I was...
by staff | Dec 18, 2024 | Foraging
Happy October, food & foraging friends! I can’t believe it’s halfway through October already — a fun month for foraging. I’ve been stumbling on lots of small but sweet wild persimmons (pro tip: do not eat them until they’ve fallen to...
by staff | Dec 18, 2024 | Foraging
Happy November, food & foraging friends! The weather has been primo for outdoor activities, and though mushroom season is winding down, I’m digging into other gifts of nature this month. While most think of berries as a fleeting summer treat, some are...
by staff | Dec 18, 2024 | Foraging
Happy December, food & foraging friends! “Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible.” That was the infamous line from a 1974 television commercial for Post Grape Nuts cereal featured wild food icon Euell Gibbons, and I still find myself asking people...
by staff | Dec 18, 2024 | Foraging
Happy New Year, food & foraging friends! January can feel like a letdown after the holiday hoopla – especially for hungry foragers left with little but pictures of their prized finds from the year prior. It can still be a fun time for fungi, and fun guys and...
by staff | Dec 18, 2024 | Foraging
Happy February, food & foraging friends! Is it spring yet? Patience is not my strong suit, so the stretch between fall hens and spring morels can seem unendurable indeed. Having culinary experiments makes the time go a little faster, though, and this winter...