Foraging for wild edibles can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It allows us to connect with nature, discover new flavors, and supplement our diets with nutritious plants that grow all around ...

Women pick aster scaber, a wild leafy vegetable called "chwinamul" in Korean, at a field in the city of Jeju on South Korea's largest island of the same name on Nov. 12, 2025. (Yonhap) (END) [We ...

When the leaves of the wild leek have withered and the fronds of fiddlehead ferns have unfurled, it’s time to turn to the less sexy but equally delicious wild edibles that emerge in early summer. The ...

Chicken of the woods growing on an ash stump. My wife, Elaine, and I are enthusiastic pursuers of wild edibles throughout the year. These natural foods are healthy, tasty, and, well, free. What’s more ...

An untrained eye would have overlooked the cluster of silvery green leaves poking up through a pile of smooth rocks on the banks of the Spokane River. But wild plant forager Aubrey Mundell immediately ...

Last week my friend from the radio station asked me an interesting question as to whether I knew anything about how to go through the yard and find plants that a person could eat if there wasn’t ...

Since the dawn of humankind, our ancestors subsisted on a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. They stalked prey while also foraging for edible plants to round out their diet. Fast forward to the present, and ...

Once dismissed as backyard nuisances that needed constant elimination, wild plants like dandelion, purslane, and chickweed are now being celebrated on gourmet restaurant menus and trending across ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore — I’m an Oregonian who prefers the roads less traveled! That is most likely the result of a childhood largely spent exploring Oregon’s rugged Cascade Mountains and vast high desert ...

It’s easy to walk into the wild in central Pennsylvania and come back home with plenty to eat. For those new to the idea of foraging, experts like Debbie Naha-Koretzky, owner of the Wild Edibles Lady ...

Throughout history people have foraged for local foods and used them in cooking, so what’s changed in the last few decades?