Upcoming Events & Bug Play!

Upcoming Events & Bug Play!

Happy April, food & foraging friends! Yes, I’m a happy April fool, because it’s my birthday, and I get to spend it hunting for morels, nature’s precious gifts! But there’s a lot more to the season, and I can’t wait to share what...
A Way with Weeds

A Way with Weeds

Happy March, food & foraging friends! They’re heeeeeere… And by they, I don’t mean the beloved cherry blossoms that drives tourists to DC in droves this month (though I’ll tell you more about them in a minute), I mean the delectable spring...
Fun with Fermentation & Old Men

Fun with Fermentation & Old Men

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...
Slim Pickins edition

Slim Pickins edition

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...
Ever eat a pine tree?

Ever eat a pine tree?

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...
Fall berries and herb preservation

Fall berries and herb preservation

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...