FORAGED FOOD: Even though its often considered a nuisance, dandelions offer an easily identifiable and plentiful source of nutrients in spring. As I look up from the mailbox, my gaze catches on the ...

Some may think of dandelions as just unwanted weeds, but expert forager and nutritionist Debbie Naha says "a weed is just a plant growing where you don't want it to." Naha loves to collect and eat ...

Even though we now live near a food market after years in the remote countryside, we still strive to grow as much of our food as we can and we enjoy the thrill of harvesting it from the wild. We look ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Standing barefoot in a grassy patch of dandelions, Iris Phoebe Weaver excitedly begins listing the many ways the modest plant can be used medicinally and in cooking. “I just ...

Where others see weeds, Rebecca Lerner sees food. She’s an expert forager who knows how to create a feast from urban sources: the tasty high-carb cattails growing by a waterway, the vitamin-packed ...

We hardy denizens of Central Mass. can proudly boast that we’ve soldiered through another winter of cold, sometimes frigid, temperatures. But spring is now springing up all over. One of the bonuses of ...

What do you see when you look at a lawn stippled with the vivid yellow flowers of dandelions? A suburban scourge and weeding chore, or a mouthwatering buffet with several courses and drinks? They may ...

TEST KITCHEN: Take a few precautions when gathering dandelions and nettles for consumption By DANIELLE CENTONI Special to The Oregonian There's something romantic about the idea of foraging for spring ...

Their cheery, bright yellow flower heads adorn the roadsides in late spring, before the compulsive mowing machines decapitate them. Foraging deer, bears, and human herbivores make use of their good ...