Foraging & Wild Eating

Learn how to safely collect, prepare, and cook prickly pear pads or leaves.

Learn how to take the sting out of nettles. This pesky weed is also a delicious and nutritious herb. I'll share some fun recipes with you.

Learn how to create the world's most beautiful salads, herb butters, pasta, and more with flowers that you can eat!

There are very few nettle tempura recipes online, and those that exist are not very healthy. Here is my deliciously crispy and healthy recipe for stinging nettles.

Tips for finding morels in south-central Indiana.

Who doesn't love the taste of fresh mushrooms in a pasta dish, on a pizza, or in countless other recipes? The only thing that could make those mushrooms even better is if you forage them yourself!

Edible flowers are becoming very popular, and these flowers are at the top of the list. Let's smell the flowers together, and I'll share the best ones I've tried with you.

There are edible weeds and bugs. I grew up with an adventuresome mother who tried some odd recipes. I've eaten a few bugs in my lifetime, and I'm looking for my next adventure.

Ever wanted to try the popular Southern dish poke sallet, often called "poke salad"? I'm a native of the rural United States and am here to show you how to detoxify and prepare this delicious dish.

Edible flowers make dishes look amazing, and add some exotic flavors as well. These edible flowers are sure to please your taste buds, and guests.

Edible insects are a nutritious food. Farming insects has environmental benefits and will likely become very important as the Earth's population increases.

For the last 10 years, I've foraged for wild mushrooms that are safe to eat. Here are some tips and a book recommendation to help get you started.

You might be surprised that you can also plan dinner while stopping to smell the roses! Here you'll find 10 easy-to-find (or grow) edible flowers to spice up your cooking game.

Foraging for edible wild plants is very enjoyable way of gathering food for free, getting healthy and enjoying the countryside.

Wild onion grass is edible, and so is wild garlic. They are not poisonous, they have a pleasant oniony-garlicky taste and, as weeds, they are easy to grow. Learn how to identify, pick, and cook these wild, free plants.

There is controversy over the safety of eating daylilies. This article tells you why and helps you make informed decisions about whether you should eat this flower.

I love foraging for nettles, wild asparagus, and chicory. Let me take you with me. You'll be spotting these wild plants and turning them into delicious, frugal meals in no time.

Learn about morel mushroom hunting with these tips and recipes. This springtime hobby offers an edible prize: delicious morels! Be sure to learn about the false morel, a mushroom you do not want to eat.

Learn about Oregon's natural wild mushrooms and truffles. Learn about their seasons and environments and how to collect them to be used in your food.

Flowers are beautiful and many are edible. This page contains photos, growing information, products and recipes using monarda, violets, violas, nasturtiums and roses and their hips.