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What I’m Foraging this Fall
Ever since my fall foraging classes finished in November, I have been foraging for myself and my family quite avidly. I’ve put more energy and time into gathering, harvesting and processing wild food than I’ve done in the past several years. Besides being an activity I thoroughly enjoy, making that enough of a reason in…
Beautyberry harvesting & gummies recipe
There are two beautyberry shrubs growing on our property, which we planted because they are such a beneficial plant native to the southeastern United States, including Texas. Commonly used in natives-focused landscaping (like ours), it also grows plentifully in the wild, mainly in forested environments. The shrub grows quickly (between 3-6 feet tall when mature),…
Foraging smooth sumac, and a sumac soda recipe
After the dry, seemingly endless Texas summer, signs of edible life reappear gradually. One of the first harbingers of the harvest season that begins in late summer is the sumac fruit clusters. The dense, prominent clusters on these small to medium sized shrubs ripen to a bright red color, so are easily noticed against the…
Why forage wild food?
Since this is my first blog post on this site, I feel the need to begin with a foundational question that all experienced or aspiring foragers contemplate at some point: Why forage wild food? Why are we so drawn to the wild parts of nature, to the point where we want to find out how…