Foraging is something I already do, but would like to learn more about. In the past few months I’ve tried to set aside time to learn about, identify and forage wild foods. I’ve gathered a lot of the old standbys: hickory nuts, walnuts, pecans, persimmons, wild onions. I’ve also tried a few new things, like Bradford pears (a little tart, and seedy, but delicious mixed with brown sugar and spread on fried cornbread) and American Beautyberries (a mild, peppery-sweet taste). This spring, my uncle is going to take Jeff and I on a walk through the woods to gather wild salad greens, and I hope to take a few samples to transplant near the house.