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Identifying & Foraging Hackberries, the Candy that Grows on Trees

Wondering what’s still worth foraging in the cooler months? Look no further than the common hackberry tree, which produces tasty…
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Are Honeysuckle Berries Edible? {Poisonous vs Edible Honeysuckle}

Ever spotted honeysuckle berries growing in the woods and wondered, ‘Are honeysuckle berries edible or poisonous?’ While most honeysuckle fruit…
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Are Crab Apples Edible? {11 Best Uses for Crab Apples}

Ever noticed all those crab apples hanging from trees in fall and wondered, ‘Are crab apples edible?’ You’ll be pleased…
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How to Make Birch Tea 2 Ways {Birch Leaf Tea, Birch Bark Tea}

If you love making healthy teas from medicinal plants, you need to try birch tea! Try this traditional and tasty…
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Goldenrod vs Ragweed: 2 Key Ways to Tell the Difference

When you see yellow flowers in early fall do you blame your allergies on that blasted ragweed? While you’re probably…
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Wild Spinach {Foraging Edible Lambsquarters or Goosefoot}

Wild spinach (also commonly called lambsquarters or lamb’s quarters, white goosefoot, or pigweed) is a tasty and versatile edible wild…
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Are Mulberries Edible? Identifying & Using Mulberries

Have you noticed what look like blackberries dangling from trees in your neighborhood? If you’ve ever wondered to yourself, “Can…
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Canadian Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis), A Tasty, Nutritious Spring Edible

Less famous but more tasty than its cousin stinging nettle, Canadian wood nettle is an edible wild plant worth getting…
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16 Garlic Mustard Recipes & Uses for a Delicious Invasive Plant

Invasive garlic mustard plant turns out to be a delicious addition to the forager’s table. Help fight the invader by…
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Spruce vs Fir vs Pine: Conifer Identification 101

If you’ve always assumed all the evergreen trees you see are pines, get ready to learn loads more about pine…
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8 Excellent Ginkgo Biloba Tea Benefits + Ginkgo Tea Recipe

Did you know you can make tea from the abundant ginkgo leaves growing near you? Ginkgo biloba tea is easy…
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Mountain Ash Berries, Rowan Berry ~ 8 Best Uses for an Underutilized Fruit

Ever walk by a mountain ash tree and admire those beautiful drooping clusters of berries? If you’ve wondered to yourself,…
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