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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.

Remembering the Late Pal Barger

His regional hot dog and hamburger empire turns 65 this year.

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.

Picnic Time, With a Retro Touch

Our food-writing team packs up the picnic basket full of family favorites for the road or the backyard.

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.

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Smooth chanterelles add zest to any salad.

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.
The hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and shakes that adorn the Pal’s drive-around locations are made by a boat manufacturer in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Remembering the Late Pal Barger

His regional hot dog and hamburger empire turns 65 this year.
Wild blackberries growing on a Virginia mountainside.

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.
At Oak Hill School, relocated to Jonesborough, Tennessee in 1996, students spend the day under the tutelage of Jean Smith as they re-create the way things were in 1892, including having beef jerky for lunch.

Picnic Time, With a Retro Touch

Our food-writing team packs up the picnic basket full of family favorites for the road or the backyard.
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.
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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.

May 1, 2026

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