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February’s Wild Edible: White Pine Tea

White pine tea has a piney smell and a slight citrus taste, and is actually quite good for us because of its high Vitamin C content.

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.

Tastes from 1918 and Today: Chicken & Dumplings, Deviled Eggs, Moonpies and More

Chattanooga restaurants and products tell the story of the city’s past and present.

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.

The Mysterious, Magical Pawpaw: Tropical Taste in a Temperate Climate

The fruit—called everything from “hillbilly mango” to “West Virginia banana”—seems to be getting more of the respect it deserves.

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Add snipped white pine needles to boiling water.

February’s Wild Edible: White Pine Tea

White pine tea has a piney smell and a slight citrus taste, and is actually quite good for us because of its high Vitamin C content.
A tree ear mushroom looks remarkably like a human ear.

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.
The late Shirley Fuller, the granddaughter of Charlie Zarzour, works in the Zarzour’s’s kitchen in 2007.

Tastes from 1918 and Today: Chicken & Dumplings, Deviled Eggs, Moonpies and More

Chattanooga restaurants and products tell the story of the city’s past and present.
Lion's Mane growing on an oak tree

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.
The pawpaw has been a regional staple for people from Native Americans through Lewis and Clark and George Washington to present-day farms, restaurant specialties and even ice cream.

The Mysterious, Magical Pawpaw: Tropical Taste in a Temperate Climate

The fruit—called everything from “hillbilly mango” to “West Virginia banana”—seems to be getting more of the respect it deserves.
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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
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Walking Oklawaha Greenway

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

May 1, 2026

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