Naturalist, Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe is ready for the Stinging Nettles and Dandelions to start growing in her yard. Spring is for foraging tasty and healthy wild edibles. Because of her wealth of knowledge of wild plants, Chelsea is often asked, "Can I eat this?" She shares identification tips, resources, recipes and a lot more.
Here is just a short list of resources Chelsea listed during the podcast episode.
Nature’s Garden – Samuel Thayer
Foragers Harvest – Samuel Thayer
Incredible Wild Edibles – Samuel Thayer
Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest (and others) – Teresa Marrone
Wild Fruits & Berries (series) – Teresa Marrone
A Scout’s Guide to Wild Edibles – Mike Krebill
Backyard Foraging (and others) – Ellen Zachos
The Skillful Forager (and others) – Leda Meredith
The Sioux Chef – Sean Sherman
Hunt, Gather, Cook (and others) – Hank Shaw
Edible Wild Plants – John Kallas
Midwest Wild Edibles & Foragers Society – Facebook Group
Local Mycological Societies
Local foraging groups (for example Iowa Foragers) on Facebook
Local extension or conservation staff
Follow blogs/Websites/YouTube ( Forager Chef, Backyard Forager, ledameredith.com, Learn Your Land, other foraging social media)
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