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Bruce Ingram
October’s Wild Edible: Cauliflower Mushrooms
Spot one from afar, and you’ll likely agree that the creamy white clump growing from an oak’s base or its roots make the cauliflower mushroom look like the namesake vegetable. Read more
Oct 5, 2021
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Bruce Ingram
November’s Wild Edible: Staghorn Sumac Tea
Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a fairly common small tree in the Blue Ridge Mountains, often thriving along forest edges or in abandoned fields. Read more
Nov 1, 2021
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Bruce Ingram
December’s Wild Edible: The Lion’s Mane Mushroom
A choice edible, this prize fungi is described as having a seafood texture, which is understandable as many fungi fanciers say Hericium erinaceus possesses a slight seafood flavor of perhaps shrimp or lobster. Read more
Nov 29, 2021
Bruce Ingram
December’s Wild Edible: The Lion’s Mane Mushroom
A choice edible, this prize fungi is described as having a seafood texture, which is understandable as many fungi fanciers say Hericium erinaceus possesses a slight seafood flavor of perhaps shrimp or lobster. Read more
Nov 29, 2021
Bruce Ingram
November’s Wild Edible: Staghorn Sumac Tea
Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a fairly common small tree in the Blue Ridge Mountains, often thriving along forest edges or in abandoned fields. Read more
Nov 1, 2021
Bruce Ingram
October’s Wild Edible: Cauliflower Mushrooms
Spot one from afar, and you’ll likely agree that the creamy white clump growing from an oak’s base or its roots make the cauliflower mushroom look like the namesake vegetable. Read more
Oct 5, 2021
Matt Ross
Find Your Outdoor WanderLove in Franklin County, Virginia
With open spaces, great views, small towns and welcoming people, Franklin County offers a little something for everyone. Read more
Sep 1, 2021
Bruce Ingram
September’s Wild Edible: Paw Paws
Known for its colorful nicknames such as mountain custard, mountain banana, custard apple, and here’s a new appellation…the hipster banana, I would describe Asimina triloba as tasting something like a cross between a banana and a pineapple. Read more
Aug 31, 2021
Bruce Ingram
August’s Wild Edible: Smooth Chanterelles
Smooth chanterelles (Cantharellus lateritius) are characterized by their up to 4-or 5-inch caps with wavy margins and orange to yellow stalks with white flesh inside. Read more
Jul 29, 2021
Bruce Ingram
July’s Wild Edible: Blackberries
Growing along the edges of pastures, agricultural areas, woodlots, or wherever ground has been recently disturbed, blackberries are a crucial part of our mountain ecosystem. Read more
Jul 2, 2021
Protecting Your Home From Wood-Boring Beetles
Wood-boring beetles can be found all across the United States and are responsible for damage to structural wood, second only to termites. Thankfully, there are ways to protect your home or log cabin from infestation. Read more
Jun 1, 2021
Bruce and Elaine Ingram
June's Wild Edible: Chicken of the Woods Mushroom
If someone were to ask us what our favorite mushroom is, we would without hesitation answer chicken of the woods. Read more
May 28, 2021
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