Tag: wild food

  • Partridgeberry

    Partridgeberry is found across a wide area of eastern North America. The berries can be eaten raw, dried and cooked. Both leaves and berries are edible.

  • Strawberry Plant Facts and Identification

    Strawberry Strawberry – Fragaria Virginiana Common Names: Woodland strawberry; California strawberry, Virginia Strawberry General The first time I came across strawberries in the wild, and knew it, I was 18 […]

  • Plantain – Plantago

    Plantain Common names: ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb’s tongue, dooryard plantain, common plantain, Englishman’s foot, White Man’s Foot It is just one of those […]

  • Jerusalem artichoke – Helianthus Tuberosus

    Jerusalem artichoke Common Names: sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, Canadian potato, sunflower root, wild sunflower Driving around in upstate New York in late summer you can spot Jerusalem artichoke […]

  • Staghorn Sumac – Rhus Typhina

    Staghorn Sumac Driving around during September in New York you will eventually come across a group of small trees growing in dense stands. The leaves will be a deep red […]

  • Blackberry Trifle Recipe

    Blackberry Trifle Recipe Ingredients 12 ladyfingers or ginger bread 4 cups fresh blackberries 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons brandy extract 6 almond macaroons, […]