On a recent post-rain hike, my partner gathered five pounds of prized chanterelle mushrooms! We don't usually think of foraging for wild food in winter but depending on where you live, there may be some treasures right in your backyard or local park. More

It's been an incredible year for cranberries, at least in the spot where I spent the last two weekends, on my knees in my wellies, gathering those ruby jewels of an autumn wetland. I speak like an expert but the truth is, I've foraged for cranberries exactly twice in my life; last weekend, and the weekend before. More

Have you ever seen these nuts? They were quite unfamiliar to us when we encountered them at the Dane County Farmers' Market. As it turns out, they are extremely rare. More

During our recent visit to the Dane County Farmers' Market in Madison, Wis., we encountered an ingredient that's seldom seen at stores or outside of the eastern and midwestern states. Hickory nuts are an autumn treat, similar to the pecan but smaller in size and very rich and sweet in flavor. More

It's an old cliché that we often don't know what we have until it's gone. Sad but true. Jessica Theroux's beautiful, simple video that documents an Italian farm woman preparing a meal is a poignant example of this. There are very few people left who live like her subject, Carluccia. People who know what greens to forage in the orchards or how to cook beans over a fire, how to raise a cow or slaughter a pig, or roll fresh pasta by hand. Come spend a few minutes in her world. More

A few days ago we were passing by a field of wild fennel and made a mental note to return and collect some of the yellow, anise-flavored flowers. Now we're really keen on going back after reading yesterday's article in The Atlantic on growing and harvesting your own fennel pollen and seeds. More

Most people are familiar with the use of mesquite firewood for barbecuing, but did you know the tree has edible pods, too? Flour made from the ground beans is becoming more readily available, and if you live in the Southwest, where mesquite trees grow, you can harvest your own beans now or later this year. More

Do you forage for fallen fruit? Do you hunt out your local mulberry tree? Does canning take over your kitchen in the middle of the summer? If any of those are true, then one of these t-shirts might be your new summer uniform. More

In yesterday's post about elderberries, a reader commented that you can batter and fry the aromatic flowers. Incidentally, the Guardian just posted a recipe for elderflower fritters, which they dub "the perfect summertime dessert." Do you have elderflowers you can forage for in your area? Have you ever cooked with them? More

Here's something we picked up at the farmers' market that is often foraged in the wild: elderberries. Ripening in summer, these clusters of currant-sized berries come from the same bush that gives us elderflowers for syrup and liqueur. More