Comments on: Foraged Fruit, Veg, Mushrooms, Herbs + more

By: Episode 40 – Wild Onion | BC's Natural Home and Garden

Episode 40 – Wild Onion | BC's Natural Home and Garden — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:25:43 +0000

[...] found and wrote about this patch of wild onion in August, and all winter long it’s been in the back of my mind. The long stretch of lack of [...]

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:53:11 +0000

Debra: I love that book, invaluable when out camping especially.

By: Debra Krause

Debra Krause — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:21:44 +0000

When foraging I find having “Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada” handy to have. There’s photos, descriptions and poisonous look-a-likes, where to find, etc.

By: Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie)

Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:54:41 +0000

I am going to get studying edibles and foraging. Love the concept. Used to do it when I was younger and went canoeing in Northern Sask. Lots of edibles.

By: Ashley- the Lethbridge Veg

Ashley- the Lethbridge Veg — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:40:12 +0000

I was lucky enough to find a bounty of wild asparagus this spring in the coulees here. Wonderful stuff! Agreed on the horseradish- I thought I had dug all mine out and its back with a vengeance. I’m hoping the wild stuff grows in southern Alberta too. When I lived in Edmonton, we also found hazelnuts.. a bit labor intensive, but kind of cool to find nuts. Keep your eye out before the squirrels get them all!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:47:35 +0000

Where, where? I’ve looked for asparagus myself, but never seem to find more than a single overgrown plant (or two). Whereabouts did you locater this bounty?

By: Bob in Edmonton

Bob in Edmonton — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:09:24 +0000

It is surprising what you can find in valley, both simply at random (birds?) and in large patches (old market gardens?). The Aspagus is a great find. The chokecherries will soon be harvestable as well.