To everything there is a season. And now it is summer and I am in Washington, DC, with much to engage my forager’s eye – from the yards of beautiful homes whose considerate landscapers planted herbs as part of their design scheme, to the honeysuckle covering fences, there for the sipping. Fortuitously, my sister Jocelyn … Read More »
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Ducks Foot in My Own Front Yard
There are times you need look no further than your own front yard. At this point in our exceptionally rainy winter, my own front yard is a virtual jungle of wild growth. In the flower department, there are pale, fragrant cyclamens, cheerful crimson anemones and tiny yellow daisy/dandelions. And then there is tangled tapestry of … Read More »
Pick While It’s Not Hot
The last meeting of our edible wild plants class took place on one of these rare, cool spring days before the oppressive heat sets in, bringing out the snakes and making foraging in the tall grass seem like not such a good idea. We convened up on Mount Gilboa, where we were treated to a … Read More »