If hearing Minnesota State University biology graduate student Fen Sego describe plants as “he” or “she” rather than ‘it” wasn’t a sign of appreciation for local edible flora, a tattoo of stinging ...

Iris Weaver reaches for a plant while teaching a class on foraging, May 8, 2025, in Wenham, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Standing barefoot in a grassy patch of dandelions, ...

There’s free food growing all around if you just know where to find it. Autumn is one of the most abundant seasons for wild food, with berries, mushrooms and nuts all coming into fruit. Time to do as ...

We hardy denizens of Central Mass. can proudly boast that we’ve soldiered through another winter of cold, sometimes frigid, temperatures. But spring is now springing up all over. One of the bonuses of ...

Once dismissed as backyard nuisances that needed constant elimination, wild plants like dandelion, purslane, and chickweed are now being celebrated on gourmet restaurant menus and trending across ...

Connecticut resident Amy Demers, like most people, spent her free time during the COVID-19 pandemic outdoors in nature soaking up the sun and walking along the state’s extensive network of hiking ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Standing barefoot in a grassy patch of dandelions, Iris Phoebe Weaver excitedly begins listing the many ways the modest plant can be used medicinally and in cooking. “I just picked ...