In my last column, I divulged my passion for wild-food foraging and shared a recipe for a nettles pesto. I am continuing the theme in this editorial because the outdoors are bursting with life. And ...

Step into the forest with me, dear traveler. I am the princess of these berry-bright woods, and I must tell you a secret ...

Wild blackberries are common across Washington state, but before you head down the road to start foraging, there are a few things you should be wary of before snacking on wild berries. While ...

Yes, it is the age of camera phones but I somehow didn't think to take a photo... but I drew a picture from memory (and colored it in Photoshop, so I'm not a complete Luddite...). Anyway, these ...

This summer has provided spectacular flower displays and exceptionally abundant mushroom forays, and now the Summit County plants are showing off with their fabulous fruits. The ripe berries seen ...

Enjoy the sweet berries that this perennial shrub produces. Wild raspberry (Rubus idaeus), can easily be identified by its three or five compound serrated leaflets, its prickly thorns, and, most ...

With this being the first week of autumn, it seems appropriate to talk about an autumn fruit. Not the iconic New England apple, but rather an invasive small tree with the common name "autumn olive" ...

Is that fungus growing on a downed tree along your favorite hiking path the delectable Chicken of the Woods mushroom or one of several toxic look-alikes? The answer, according to the Pennsylvania ...

Are wild cherries edible? Wild cherries are one of the most widespread wild shrubs throughout all of North America, according to botanists. The Prunus genus not only includes all wild and domestic ...

A new study suggests that the harvests of several popular wild berries are becoming less reliable in many areas of the state. The study is a first step in a process that might learn more about the ...