Wild Edibles
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December's Wild Edible: Shagbark Hickory Nuts and Bark
Some effort is required to eat shagbark hickory nuts, but it’s a worthwhile enterprise as the nutmeat inside features a delightfully sweet aroma. Read more
Dec 2, 2020
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Bruce Ingram
May's Wild Edible: Ramps
My favorite ramp patch lies above 3,000 feet at the top of a Monroe County, West Virginia mountain. Read more
May 3, 2021
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Bruce Ingram
April's Wild Edible: Yellow Morels
Among those of us who gather the Blue Ridge’s wild edibles, there’s one question that we dare not ask because it has no chance of eliciting an honest answer; "Where did you find those yellow morels?” Read more
Mar 31, 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
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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
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
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October's Wild Edible: Summer Grapes
Every autumn from late September to mid-October my wife Elaine and I prowl the backroads of Botetourt County, Virginia searching for this fruit. Read more
Oct 1, 2020
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Bruce Ingram
January's Wild Edible: The Tree's Ear Mushroom
Auricularia auricular, also known as the wood ear or jelly ear, is a member of the jelly and rubbery fungi family and is commonly found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountain range. Read more
Jan 1, 2022
Bruce Ingram
January's Wild Edible: The Tree's Ear Mushroom
Auricularia auricular, also known as the wood ear or jelly ear, is a member of the jelly and rubbery fungi family and is commonly found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountain range. Read more
Jan 1, 2022
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
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
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