Cattails have been described as the grocery store of the wild because every part of the plant is edible. During the growing season, three of these parts -- shoots, flowers and pollen -- provide easily ...

These lovely days of May have spurred me to spend significant time wandering the trails that wind through my woods and wetlands. It's been delightful to spot wee warblers on the wing and watch the ...

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Here's a 30,000-year-old recipe: Dig up cattails. Remove starchy roots and rhizomes. Peel outer layer, dry, and grind into flour with two rocks. Mix with water and cook. Bon appetit! The mortars are ...

As the leaves come down, we begin to notice plants such as cattails that will persist into winter and perhaps until spring. Native cattails have long provided food, shelter, medicine, and more to ...

Reports Anne Nonny Mouse: “Subject: Try it, Euell like it. “I went on a group hike last night, led by a naturalist, through the pond and prairie land and orchards of the local nature center. “At the ...

While RV camping Les challenges Paul to something old and something new. RV camping has its pleasures. Les & Paul hike a familiar area close by and get dirty, gathering a Wild Harvest staple, and Les ...

In March I wrote about exploring three beaver ponds at my grandparent’s old farm property in New Hampshire. With the late winter ground and water still frozen it was easy for me to explore the edges ...

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