Blog: Gathering Elderberries: This Week’s Wild Medicinal Plant

Posted by on Aug 6, 2012 in Blog, Featured, Plants | 0 comments

I recently took a trip to the Hackensack marshes, where I foraged some of my favorite medicinal plants, including Indian Tobacco (Lobelia...

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Blog: Milkweed: This week’s seasonal edible plant

Posted by on Jul 22, 2012 in Blog, Plants | 0 comments

Milkweed is one of the most useful plants that we have been blessed with.  Beginning in May, the shoots appear, heralding the spring.  If...

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Spring: Ephemeral Plants

Posted by on Apr 28, 2012 in Blog, Plants | 0 comments

One of the best things about the spring are those fleeting visitors, the ephemerals. Most of these spring blossoms are here for a couple of...

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Plant Families: Dandelion

Posted by on Apr 22, 2012 in Plants | 0 comments

Dandelions Dandelions are part of the Composiate family of plants. These plants cover Asters and Sunflowers. I love  looking at...

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Nutrition: The Wonders of Winter Cress

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Plants, Recipes and nutrition | 0 comments

The Wonders of Winter Cress by Lisa Caccamise In the Northeastern winter months, there is not much in way of foraged foods to harvest. ...

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