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katemacquarrie22
May 26, 20243 min read
Wild Carrot
Spring is the perfect time for foraging PEI’s wild root vegetables.  I’ve written before about Evening Primrose...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Yellowfoot Mushrooms
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Kate's Wild Mushroom Soup
It’s been a great fall for fungi, and a fridge-full of Honeys, Hedgehogs, and Yellowfoot mushrooms inspired me to try them in a...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Turkey Tails
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
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katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min read
Turkey Tail Tea
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a beautiful, ecologically important fungus that has gained modern-day fame for medicinal uses that...
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katemacquarrie22
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Nasty (and Nice) Nettles
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...
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