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Wild Carrot
Spring is the perfect time for foraging PEI’s wild root vegetables.  I’ve written before about Evening Primrose...
katemacquarrie22
May 26, 20243 min read
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Burdock Roots
I enjoy tasks that let me to two things at once. With today’s plant I’m not only foraging for a delicious wild root, but also getting rid...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 28, 20232 min read
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Winter Cress
I’ve been getting lots of questions about this showy yellow plant, flowering now across PEI. This is Winter Cress (aka Yellow Rocket...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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Fiddleheads: Cleaning, Storing, and Cooking
A feast of Fiddleheads is an annual spring tradition for many people. For information on how to find and identify these tasty treats,...
katemacquarrie22
May 21, 20232 min read
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Early Spring Greens: Fantastic Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads are the best known and most coveted of PEI’s spring greens. I collected my feast last week, but you should still be able to...
katemacquarrie22
May 21, 20232 min read
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Using Evening Primrose Root (Oenothera biennis)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a common, native species here on Prince Edward Island. The entire plant is edible, but this time...
katemacquarrie22
Apr 30, 20232 min read
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