Edible wild plants, edible trees, edible fungi and other wild culinary delights grow all around us yet so few of us take advantage of this free, wild food. Knowing what plants to forage can help reduce grocery bills and exponentially increase your nutrient intake. Who am I? My name is Karen Stephenson. I am a professional writer researcher, a Wild Food Educator, Chartered Herbalist and Master Naturalist. My website, www.ediblewildfood.com was launched in 2011 with thanks to my incredible husband. I am the author of Foraging Cookbook (released July 2020) and The Beginner's Guide to Foraging Safely for Wild Mushrooms (released November 2022). Although I am based in southern Ontario (Canada), I have extensively studied wild edibles throughout North America and I strive to present well-researched information for all my viewers.
I have the narrower leaf cherry at least a dozen trees - some have spots on the leaves - and a growth on trunks and some limbs - wondering if you can point me to proper care - Assuming not needing eradication 😢
I just found your video. I enjoyed it. You recommend that people check with their caregiver, and I have to say that I have never met a doctor who would ever recommend the use of natural medicine. These are the same people who tricked the world into taking the vax.
We have SO MUCH of the lanciolata here in Australia, but I always love to point out it's benefits to unsuspecting victims, lol. Even the Vikings used it on their battle boo boos!
I actually saw a plantain (looked like Broadleaf/Major) on a bus tour we took in SCOTLAND! I see it here in Los Angeles allll over. We love a hardy ditchweed with many uses ❤
The range of Wild Sarsaparilla includes Alberta east to Newfoundland, south to Georgia, and northwest to Nebraska and North Dakota. There are also populations of this plant in the northwestern US and British Columbia.
Thanks for this. Needed a reminder on these guys to make sure I got the ID right found several rings/trails of them yesterday, back I go to collect, they were looking prime, young, firm and free of bugs (mostly at least).
Hello, beautiful video of wild lemon balm! How do you feel about an herbal science non-profit using a snippet of this and crediting you? I don't think there is a way to DM on RU-vid; I'll also contact you on your website...
Usnea is prolific here in Nova Scotia. It makes me so happy to see it, to your point of it being an indicator of the air quality. I've made double-extract tincture and purple dye from it.
I live in Western Montana and went camping and the campground was covered in ghost pipe. Everywhere! I harvested some for tincture and tea. We slept fantastic last night after some tea!
I’ve eaten them. Why are they not to be eaten. I ate them on an empty stomach even and nothing happened. Who decided they were toxic? You think I would have felt something???
PSA: Don’t cultivate this. The host of this channel extolls its “traditional” uses, but doesn’t mention that this was traditional in *Europe and Asia*, its native continents. It was introduced as an ornamental into the US, and now in most of the country it is restricted or banned. It strangles natives and prevents forests from regenerating, and is darn near impossible to get rid of. Check your local DNR or other agency’s official advice (for instance, here’s mine: dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/BishopsGoutweed).
