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Foraging edible plants is a rewarding way to connect with nature and enhance your culinary repertoire. Many wild plants offer unique flavors, nutrients, and textures that can't be found in your ...

More homeowners are planting edible flowers because they offer a unique combination of beauty, flavor, and environmental benefits. These flowers don't just brighten your garden-they bring fresh, ...

Using the resources around you to find your own food can be easier than you think. Owner of Meadowlands Retreat and foraging ...

But scientists in 1780-1800 devised elegant experiments demonstrating that plant tissues (leaves, roots, and flowers) are ...

If you have an invasive tree in your backyard, it can be difficult to know what to do. For trees that produce fruit, harvesting the crops seems like a reasonable way to deal with them. Most invasive ...

Nature's beauty often hides danger, with stunning plants like Oleander and Deadly Nightshade harboring potent toxins. These ...

We cycled through Transylvania, car-camped outside glow worm caves in New Zealand, reconnected with old friends in Athens, ate moose in Newfoundland, trekked around the Scottish Highlands, and sailed ...

Collecting wild plants for food and medicine is a tradition for many Minnesotans. It’s also against the law in many places.

Don’t bother with the holly and European mistletoe. Our most festive leaves, berries and flowers don’t thrive under a dusting ...

You know that first cold snap when you want to turn your whole house into a cozy little jungle? Candles going, fairy lights ...

Prickly pear fruit is edible, and tasty at that! However, it's covered in dangerous spines, so you need to know the harvesting methods to avoid getting spiked ...