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Weed Wednesday: Make that hairy bittercress
This is hairy bittercress, its identity given away by its white flowers whilewinter cress has yellow flowers. Tell me if hairy bittercress sounds remotely appetizing. I’m going with no. Anything...
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Wild Food Wednesday: Call me Al
He was deft in the brokering of his deal with me. About a year into our marriage, my husband skillfully put forth a clever proposal that has remained in tact in the three years since. It came after he...
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A spring foraging primer
It pains me to admit this, but I experienced my first foraging casualty this week. No, I didn’t feed my husband — or anyone else — a bad mushroom or toxic leaf. Instead, I killed my mini-food...
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Serviceberry galette and insect-borne illness
My previous boss was a good soul. Knowing how I eschewed grocery stores and occasionally found the makings of my meals in a nearby forest, she would often send me links to stories about foraging...
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Weeding and Eating: The Great Purslane Giveaway returns
My name is Tiffany and I am a weedaholic. There’s a reason for that, not the least of which is they taste good. But when you’re purslane, not only are you pleasing to the palette, you’re super...
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Rose hip cordial reflections
A good friend of mine once joked that she’d never worry about me going hungry should I ever find myself homeless. She was spurred on by my boasting of finding more wild purslane spreading over...
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The Canadian Food Experience Project: Five garden weeds to put on your plate
My garden is barely a postage stamp. Right now, it’s mostly a barren swath of soil, home to a clematis that keeps hitting the snooze button on the growing season and some early rising rhubarb that’s up...
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