Pickling Spring Alliums: Ramps and Green Garlic
I pickle with a purpose. Maybe I want to extend a fleeting season, or punch up piquant flavor, or introduce […]
Gooseberry Jam and a Version with Elderflowers
It’s rare to find gooseberries around here. I’m not sure that they’re native. Growing them is actually banned in much […]
Wild Black Raspberry Jam
“Follow the black dots,” he said. Into the woods and the bramble patch where a tremendous harvest of wild black […]
Foraging: Pickled Purslane
One of the advantages of an organic farm is that the edible weeds are well raised. Purslane – a relative […]
Lawn Party: Violet Syrup and Cordials
Another way to eat your lawn… Our so-called lawn is now a meadow of flowers. Covered with white and blue […]
White Bean Soup with Bacon and Dandelion Pesto
Bacon is the center of the Venn diagram of this soup. White beans and bacon are a traditional pairing as […]
How to Eat Your Lawn: Barley “Risotto” with Dandelion Leaves and Flowers
Ah, the first foraging of spring. While we’re winding down the winter storage pantry and planting seeds that will produce […]
How to Eat Your Lawn: A Salad of Bittercress and Violets
I don’t weed my lawn. I eat it. One of the earliest food crops in my yard is bittercress, a […]
More Flower Jellies: Borage and Marigold
This is a finale to three-quarters of a year of making jelly from flowers. It started with a lawn full […]
Queen Anne’s Lace Jelly
Foraging the breezy fields for that lacy white flower known as Queen Anne’s Lace, also known as wild carrot, yielded […]
Violet Jelly
What a coincidence, the week of the Royal Wedding. A perfect combination of tradition and today’s idea of the environment. […]
Foraging for Gold: Dandelion Jelly
I love free stuff. Think about everything that’s free to the gardener: rainwater, sun, breeze, soil, seeds, and weeds. We’re […]
How to Eat Your Lawn: Wilted Dandelion Salad
Early in the season, when the dandelions first arrive to take over our lawn, we can weed and feed at […]
March: First Foraging and a Few Sprouts
March is predictably unpredictable with blustery weather (“in like a lion”) and deceptive mildness (“out like a lamb”). It is […]
