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Chicken of the woods mushroom is a choice edible.

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.
These ramps came from a Monroe County, West Virginia mountain. I won’t be more specific.

May’s Wild Edible: Ramps

My favorite ramp patch lies above 3,000 feet at the top of a Monroe County, West Virginia mountain.
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The Deck Life

There’s something to be said for enjoying a tasty beverage outside at the end of a long day, or just enjoying the evening air and the setting sun on a crisp fall evening.
Kurt and Cookie head up the Little Rocky Row Trail, March 20, 2021

March 2021 Hikes

The yellow morel is probably the most popular mushroom in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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?”

Departments

Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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