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...

All parts of Burdock (Arctium minus) are edible, but in my opinion the roots are the best part. In some areas they are grown commercially...

While on some work-related training in downtown Charlottetown recently, I took advantage of my lunch break to take a nice walk. It’s...

Pheasant Back (aka Dryad’s Saddle, Polyporus squamosus, Photo 1) is a beautiful and distinctive fungus. You can read more about where...

I’ve been getting lots of questions about this showy yellow plant, flowering now across PEI. This is Winter Cress (aka Yellow Rocket...

We usually associate stingers with insects and venom with snakes. But there is a plant on PEI that has both and is far nastier than any...

It’s conifer tip season on PEI! The soft, bright green, new growth on members of the Pine Family (Pinaceae) is both edible and packed...

True Morels (Morchella spp.) are choice edible mushrooms that are notoriously elusive here on the Island. Local reports of Morels often...

PEI has so many wild spring foods! Over the past month, we’ve looked at Dandelion, Dock, Evening Primrose, Fiddleheads, and Watercress....

For me, May on PEI means Mayflowers and Mushrooms, and I was happy to find both on last week! This interesting-looking fungus is...

I often hear from people at both ends of the foraging spectrum: those who fear wild foods aren’t safe and those who feel that anything...

Most of us are several weeks away from planting our backyard gardens. Fortunately, wild leafy vegetables are appearing everywhere around...