The Acorn Series – How to Gather, Crack, Leach, and Process for Food

Acorns As Food Acorns were the very first wild food that I ever foraged. Many years have passed since I took my first bite of acorn bread, and still every […]
How to Make Wild Lettuce Extract

This step-by-step guide will teach you everything that you need to know to harvest and process lactuca species to make a wild lettuce extract.
The Ultimate Guide to Winter Tree Identification

Everything that you need to know to about winter tree identification to distinguish trees by their bark and buds when leaves are not present.
How to make Acorn Bread

How to make a delicious acorn bread from foraged acorns, ingredients and process!
Ploraging
ploraging (n) – the activity of foraging and picking up litter while you are at it
How to Identify Turkey Tail Mushrooms and Look Alikes

Turkey Tail identification can be difficult as a beginner, but with some knowledge of the details that distinguish it, it can be separated from its lookalikes!
How to Identify Wild Lettuce and Look Alikes

Learn how to positively identify Wild Lettuce (Lactuca) by its characteristics and distinguish it from common lookalikes in nature.
New to Plant Identification? The Two Most Important Details!

There are two details when learning plant identification that will prove helpful above all else AND are easy to learn. This is the 80/20 of plant identification.
Mushroom Foraging Seasons of the Southeast

Learn the most common wild edible gourmet mushrooms of the Southeast and when to find them.
Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers of the Southeast

Learn about the most common and beautiful Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers in the Southeast: what they are and where to find them!