Most people (and all gardeners) consider Japanese knotweed to be an aggressive, invasive weed, that crowds out many less vigorous…
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Spring Greens Gratin: Recipe
It’s clean out the freezer time here in Santa Fe! Gotta make room before I can store all the new…
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Foraged Filé Gumbo: Recipe
Although I’ve used sassafras twigs and roots for years, I’ve only recently started using the dried, ground leaves of sassafras,…
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Roasted Hosta Shoots: a Recipe
About the Hosta Plant Hostas are one of the world’s most popular shade plants, but most American gardeners don’t realize…
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Stinging Nettle Malfatti Recipe
Legend has it that malfatti (Italian for “poorly made”) were whipped up by a resourceful peasant woman who needed to…
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Simple Dandelion Greens Recipe
Years ago, before I was officially a forager, I visited Crete in early Spring with my parents. As we approached…
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