katemacquarrie22May 263 min readWild CarrotSpring is the perfect time for foraging PEI’s wild root vegetables. I’ve written before about Evening Primrose...
katemacquarrie22Oct 29, 20232 min readYellowfoot MushroomsAs a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
katemacquarrie22Oct 29, 20232 min readKate's Wild Mushroom SoupIt’s been a great fall for fungi, and a fridge-full of Honeys, Hedgehogs, and Yellowfoot mushrooms inspired me to try them in a...
katemacquarrie22Oct 15, 20232 min readTurkey TailsAs a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
katemacquarrie22Oct 15, 20232 min readTurkey Tail TeaTurkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a beautiful, ecologically important fungus that has gained modern-day fame for medicinal uses that...
katemacquarrie22Jun 7, 20233 min readNasty (and Nice) NettlesWe 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...