by Cameron Linton | Sep 28, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening, Useful Plants
It’s that time of year – pumpkin spice lattes are all over everything, leaves are turning colors, and… you’re drowning in extra fruits and berries that you need to find a way to preserve. Or is that just me? While you might want to make jams or jellies year...
by Jackson Morrison | Sep 26, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening, Useful Plants
As the summer growing season slows and leaves begin to turn, it’s nice to start thinking about all of the vegetables and greens that you can keep eating fresh all through the winter. Here are some tips to prepare your last minute winter vegetable garden! While the...
by Cameron Linton | Sep 24, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening
In all of the excitement of planting your vegetable garden, you forgot to label the rows of greenery. Now you’re looking at lines of little green seedlings (or a tangled mess of adult plants), and wondering what’s going on in your garden. DOWNLOAD PLANTSNAP Before you...
by Cameron Linton | Aug 9, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Gardening, Plant Identification
Oh, sure, we all know about apples, blackberries, and dandelions. But what if you want to branch out a bit when foraging? There are all sorts of edible plants common to North America. Chances are, you probably walk past some of these common edible plants every week!...
by Cameron Linton | Aug 7, 2018 | Edible Plants, Education, Plant Identification, Useful Plants
During a recent hike in Olympic National Park, I saw some strange berries – like blackberries, but pink. Confused, I pointed them out to my boyfriend and he explained they were salmonberries (scroll to “North American Blackberry Species” to see a...
by Cameron Linton | Aug 6, 2018 | Biology, Edible Plants, Education, Plant Identification
Late summer and early fall is peak harvest. Driving around the countryside, you’ll see countless roadside stands for berries, then apples, then pumpkins. Foraging for wild food allows you to get the joy of eating ultra-local without waiting around for the farms to...
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