This Week’s Woodland Grocery Specials
I did a series of plant walks this past weekend, and we found well over 50 different plants and mushrooms that are in season right now. Normally when I post a “grocery list” I limit it to about half a …
Category: What’s In Season
What can you harvest today in southern Michigan? And what can you do with it? What’s in Season “grocery” lists are designed to let you know what is available right now in our area. You can see exactly what current conditions are because the pics and videos are taken on the day they are posted. The blog also includes Wild Foods recipes and updates about the fun things we are doing at Will Forage for Food. So keep up with What’s In Season right here.
Sassafras Choke Cherry Sauce
Choke cherries are shrubby and fairly short. So unlike other types of cherries, you can actually reach the fruit and pick a decent quantity fairly quickly. But what do you do with them? This super easy sauce is great drizzled …
Cattail Flower Bread
This is a quick bread that tastes a little bit like cornbread. It took me about 15 minutes to pick and process the cattail flowers, 5 minutes to put the ingredients together, and 20 minutes to bake. So nothing strenuous …
Milkweed for Dinner: Sharing with the Monarchs
Milkweed shoots, flower buds, flowers, and pods are all edible, and are prized vegetables by many foragers. Unfortunately, due to lawns and parking lots and monoculture farm fields, milkweed has become scarce in some places. This can make it difficult …
Honey Whole Wheat Dandelion Rhubarb Muffins
Dandelion and Rhubarb is a good combination for mid spring baking. You will want to harvest the dandelions in the morning, before they begin to turn to fluff. And then you will want to separate the flowers fairly quickly, before …