Foraged fiddleheads are one of springs delicacies. The tightly curled fronds can be sauteed, steamed, boiled or grilled. When ...

Editor’s note: We highly recommend listening to this story. Somewhere off the highway in Western New Hampshire, I’m meeting with a group of foragers in a parking lot at an undisclosed location. Lush ...

Few foods look more fetching on the plate than fiddleheads, those vibrant green coils that emerge in moist forests each spring. Aptly named, a fiddlehead is the new growth of a fern, with a curled ...

Here in the Northeast United States, our snow is finally melting away, the maple sap is finishing up its spring run, and the sunlight is casting a beautiful glow well into the evening. All of this is ...

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, ...

Elena Valeriote is a writer of stories about food, farming, culture, and travel that explore the connection between people and place. Her work has appeared in publications including Gastro Obscura, ...

When the thaw of winter is finally over and spring rolls around, fiddlehead ferns are one of the first things to pop up — the curled fronds of ferns yet to unfurl into their full, leafy shape. One of ...

Foraging in New Jersey picks up in April with ramps, mushrooms, stinging nettles, fiddlehead ferns and more blooming. Dozens of restaurants in North Jersey, including Summit House, create unique ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Standing barefoot in a grassy patch of dandelions, Iris Phoebe Weaver excitedly begins listing ...

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