katemacquarrie223 days ago3 minHighbush CranberryIt’s been a great growing season on PEI, and our fall fruits are showing the result. Wild berries are everywhere right now, including the...
katemacquarrie22May 153 minVioletsThis week, we’re looking at some of PEI’s spring wildflowers, and Violets are on today’s menu – literally! You can find these edible...
katemacquarrie22May 52 minMulleinIf you’ve walked PEI’s roadsides, coastline, or the Confederation Trail lately, you may have spotted rosettes of fuzzy grey-green leaves...
katemacquarrie22Mar 293 minMy least favourite questions. . . Is it edible? Is it good for anything? As PEI transitions out of winter and into spring, these are two of the most common questions I’ll...
katemacquarrie22Aug 2, 20232 minGhost PipeA beautiful ghostly-white creature is popping up in forests around PEI right now. You could be forgiven for thinking it’s a fungus, but...
katemacquarrie22Jul 30, 20232 minSt. John's WortPEI has a wealth of medicinal wild plants. One of the most well-studied is Common St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum, Photo 1). St....