forage wild edibles

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.

I wish I had the moxie to eat wild mushrooms that I have foraged myself. Instead, we get them from the expert foragers at the farmers market, but someday….

Just went foraging this weekend in the largest park in NYC. There’s so much food in there! And you know what? It’s tastes great and makes you feel even better! I’ll post a blog with some pictures of the greens we found over on my website – www.jensrasmussen.info