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Tag Archives: Wild Food
Bog Cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Last week I took Connor and Rowan up Indian River to do a little ibutton maintenance. Although the ground had frost on it, the air was calm and the sun was high enough to provide some warmth, so I decided … Continue reading
Posted in flora, kids and nature, Wild Food
Tagged Bog Cranberry, Connor, Indian River Valley, Rowan, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Wild Food
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WFW: Elderberry Fritters and Spruce Tip Honey
This week’s wild food required a little more preparation than previous weeks. I thought it would be nice to have some spruce tip honey, but knew that it takes long enough to make, that it would not be possible to … Continue reading
Posted in flora, Wild Food
Tagged Elderberry Fritters, Picea sitchensis, Sambucus racemosa, Spruce Tip Honey, Wild Food
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Stream Violets
This week we picked Stream Violets (Viola glabella) for our wild food. Connor was a little bit over enthusiastic about his picking approach and managed to grab a fair amount of grass in with the handfuls of violets. We also … Continue reading
WFW: Dolly Varden
Connor is especially fond of fishing and has been asking about going for quite a while. I finally got around to purchasing a fishing license today with plans to get up early with Connor to go fishing early tomorrow morning, … Continue reading
Posted in fish, fishing, kids and nature, photo, Wild Food
Tagged Connor, Dolly Varden, Fishing, Rowan, Sage Beach, Wild Food
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Fiddleheads and Fireweed
I had a couple of different ideas in mind for this week’s Wild Food Wednesday, but in the end (lack of) time and opportunity made the decision. We picked some Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) and Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) fiddleheads. We … Continue reading
Posted in flora, kids and nature, Wild Food
Tagged Aythyrium filix-femina, Chamerion angustifolium, Connor, Rowan, Wild Food
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Wild Food Wednesday: Wild Cucumber
In light of the fact that gathering food is a good way to learn more about the place I live, I have decided to try doing a weekly post on wild foods, featuring a different one each week. Today Connor, … Continue reading
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Tagged Connor, Rowan, Streptopus amplexifolius, Wild Cucumber, Wild Food
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