A beautiful plant with bright red and black berries came up in my perennial garden. A local nurseryman identified it as poke weed. He wasn't sure if it's the same plant eaten in the South called poke ...

Eating your greens is one thing, eating your poisonous greens is another. Filmmaker Joe York and the Southern Foodways Alliance shed light on poke sallet, a Mississippi staple in many households. Poke ...

[Editor’s note: Pokeweed is a potentially toxic plant; taken in large doses, it can cause severe side effects, including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Try these recipes at your own risk.] Growing up ...