8 Foraging Recipes for Your Perfect Summer Picnic

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Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a picnic in the sun. Next time you want to go for a picnic, grab your foraging basket first and gather your meal from nature’s bounty! We have everything you need to get started, from foraging recipes and tips to advice on preserving wild food.


foraging recipes to get startedForaging for Food: 10 Tips to Get You Started

Foraging wild plants in your area is a great way to shake up your culinary delights.

If you don’t know where to start, you’re in the right place! Below are our best foraging posts to get you started on your hunt for wild edibles.

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foraging recipes and tips

5 Reasons You Should Pick-Your-Own This Summer

Summer is here, and the days of fresh vegetables and local harvests are near. But this doesn’t mean only those with farms and gardens should feel the amazingness of picking their own crops.

Anyone can farm for a day, and then have a freezer stocked with fresh goods for the rest of the season. You don’t even need an urban garden or a square-foot window box. In fact, for all those people out there without your own gardens and without the desire to tend one ever, you can still have your own fresh food—all you have to do is pick your own.

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foraging recipes for wild greens

Wild Food: How to Forage and Store Wild Greens

Whether you are an expert forager or new to the skill, it’s important to understand how to store your freshly picked bounty. Alan Bergo has the lowdown on how to harvest your greens and cook them for the best storage so your harvest can stay fresh for days after being picked.

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foraging recipes for huckleberries

The Hunt for Huckleberries (Plus, a New Recipe!)

Huckleberries are a true prize for fruit foragers. Describing them as “intense, juicy,  and addictive,” Sara Bir has the lowdown on where and how to harvest these little guys. And if you’re one of the lucky ones who brings home a bountiful harvest, Bir’s recipe for Buckwheat Huckleberry Buckle is a MUST make. Trust us.

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foraging recipes for honeysuckles

Delightfully Fizzy Honeysuckle Cordial

Oh, honeysuckle how we love thee. Your sweet scent evokes memories of days gone by: afternoons spent lounging in the warmth of the spring sunshine, summer nights under the stars, the list goes on. If only there was a way to capture your essence so we can enjoy you more than just in passing… But wait, what’s this? A recipe that tastes exactly like honeysuckle smells? We swoon!

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 foraging recipes for strawberries

Foraging For Wild Strawberries

Many know the effects of catnip on our feline friends, but few realize that catnip has medicinal effects for humans. From stomach aches to reducing fevers, catnip is a versatile herb with many benefits. The next time you grow this plant for your cat you may end up taking a few cuttings for yourself!

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foraging recipes for steak

How-To: Foraging for Flavors to Fire Up Your Grill

If you love grilling, you probably know that various woods impart delicious smoky flavors to grilled meat, fish, and vegetables; but where do you find them? We’re here to offer some foraging tips for finding the best woods and barks to add flavor to anything you toss on the grill this summer (or any time of year). Consider pairing these tips with this time-tested and popular post for grilling the perfect grassfed steak.

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foraging recipes for cattailsForaging and Cooking Cattails

In his extraordinary book, Pascal Baudar deeply explores the flavors of local terroir, combining the research and knowledge of plants and landscape that chefs often lack with the fascinating and innovative techniques of a master food preserver and self-described “culinary alchemist.” In the following excerpt, Baudar explains how to forage, and eat, cattails. Springtime and early summer are the best times to seek out this nutritious, and delicious, plant.

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