spring foraging 

Thank you for putting this information out as it promotes good health and could possibly save lives in an emergency. Your video and presentation is well done and impressive. I especially appreciate your philosophy on the proper way to harvest and reseed ramps.

Arthur, your knowledge and passion of the land is unmatched. In all my travels I have never met your equal. My son would like a few lessons here in his back yard. As you can attest, Mt Blue has much to offer with a little knowledge. Semper Fi. Garold

hey Arthur its Garolds son thanks so much for teaching me all your cool trick on how to survive in the wild i try all your tips and tricks thanks aganin caleb

i've been eating black locust flowers on my jogs to work! Thanks for another great video! It is very valuable to have someone talking about wild food nutrition relatively in depth. It's also just nice to know that i am not alone as one who appreciates wild food and.

Oh how I wish you would create more videos. You offer a wealth of information that people need to learn to survive the coming chaos.

Such a treasure of knowledge you are! Thank you for these wonderful presentation and introduction into a more natural way of life, and sharing your results of studying natural medicine, I take it! And presenting this alternative approach to health!

Thanks Arthur, this is great. I began my foraging just this February, so i've been identifying remnants, basal rosettes, and now some early spring growth. I've got about 18 of the plants in 'Ancestral Plants' identified in my "playground" area. I'm anxious to gather more, patience is getting the best of me! Always learning and always appreciate your offerings.

Thanks, Arthur, Great Video! John and I ate japanese knotweed this past weekend (good, lemony) and I'm inspired to go outside & get that reddish nettle I saw yesterday. We're watching and waiting for the white pine pollen. Do you have a video on collecting/and processing (making medicine or food) with the white pine pollen? John has questions and will email you. Happy Spring!

Awesome video!!

Thanks, Arthur. Now I remember seeing it but it didn't show up to the side of this video. Thanks for pointing it out. Great video, as always.

Thank you so much for sharing Arthur . Blessings .

Inspiring video. I hope you keep making more. I have been foraging garlic mustard (invasive species), trout lily and dandelion here in Southern Ontario. I have recently identified some Coltsfoot (tussilago farfara) and some Bloodroot (sanguinaria canadensis). I know these have some medicinal properties but do you know if they would also make a decent edible addition to a salad?

Thanks! I will look it up.

Amazing! Un GROS merci pour tout linformation!

Thanks Arthur. I think I will sample the Coltsfoot to see what is tastes like.

Hello Arthur, I live in central Ontario and we have many of the same species that are in your area in Maine. I was wondering what you do with the Carolina Spring-Beauty. I have read you can eat the leaves raw and the roots cooked.

Thanks very much for the comment. It was good to catch a quick view of you recently, though I wish the situation for bringing us altogether was different. I'll be back in the area soon and will be stopping by--looking forward to catching up and doing some fishing (if you are up for it)! Best wishes.

@Arthur Haines, your knowledge of foraging is admirable, you should make more videos identifying interesting edibles around your home, I know I and many others would tune in. Say I've asked you before but never recieved a response, do all Pine species on the planet have edible pollen? Because I'm heading to the high jungles of Peru to forage a Pine species named Diablo Fuerte, endemic to the region and would just like to make sure i'm not gonna die of rigomortis after eating it.

Ahh ok ok...Oui en ce moment je suis à Montréal (Est), mais je vais vers le nord chaque week-end dans les Laurentides...i have a friend who lives there and i REALLY want to start checking out the areas to pick some fresh plants/berries....and MAYBE even find some wild rice crops (on sait jamais)....chez nous a MTL i have dandelions, that's about it...maybe more, but i have to do some more research. This is what i'm learning about now. Trop interessant!

Bloodroot (Sanginaria canadensis) is a medicinal plant. It is similar to many members of the poppy family in having poisonous compounds that make them too potent as food (and often too acrid). Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is edible, and can be eaten early in the year. However, it does contain a type of alkaloid that is toxic to the liver when consumed in quantity for a length of time. Best to reserve this one as infrequent food or use in times of need. Try it once to know its flavor.

Habites-tu à Montréal? Je suis en train de trouver une bonne place dans les laurentides pour que je puisse prendre mes légumes frais "de la forêt"..st-sauveur/morin heights/st adele.......I also want to pick the wild berries as well.

En passant...C'est ou que tu vas prendre ton cours de mycologie? Je suis TRES interesser. Especially to learn about mushrooms!

There is a video on collecting white pine pollen (my method is to collect the pollen cones). They can be eaten as is (when gathered just prior to the release of pollen) or stored in a cool location and eaten in soups, salads, and the like (no preparation necessary). I discuss making medicine in the same video (though I do not prepare any). See my channel for the pine pollen video. Best wishes.

I wish the videos quality was better, it’s often hard to see exactly how to identify the plants…they’re just green.

Im shocked by this man’s knowledge. About the emotions and Epi-genetics…. This was relatively unknown 10 years ago.

Not nature, God.