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November 1, 2026
Wild Edibles
CURRENT Wild Edibles
You won’t find enough for a pie, but you’ll enjoy them as a quick pick-me-up.
If I hadn’t been scanning the ground for mushrooms, I likely would never have spotted one of the smallest – and tastiest - of the Blue Ridge Mountain’s edible fungi… the cinnabar chanterelle.
Though most foragers concentrate on yellow and black morels, Dryad’s saddles are well worth pursuing, too.
In the Blue Ridge states, depending on elevation and how far south or north you are, garlic mustard appears sometime in April and disappears sometime in June.
They go great as toppings on meat entrees, and they are sublime in any kind of egg dish.
You won’t find enough for a pie, but you’ll enjoy them as a quick pick-me-up.
If I hadn’t been scanning the ground for mushrooms, I likely would never have spotted one of the smallest – and tastiest - of the Blue Ridge Mountain’s edible fungi… the cinnabar chanterelle.
Though most foragers concentrate on yellow and black morels, Dryad’s saddles are well worth pursuing, too.
In the Blue Ridge states, depending on elevation and how far south or north you are, garlic mustard appears sometime in April and disappears sometime in June.
They go great as toppings on meat entrees, and they are sublime in any kind of egg dish.
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