You know the old saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? Morel mushrooms are one of nature's ways of making up for last year's forest fires! Yes, we endured weeks of barely breathable air …
Foraging: How to Make Fireweed Jelly
Ever made jelly from foraged fireweed blossoms? We weren't sure what to expect, but when we came across an entire hillside covered with beautiful, fragrant fireweed in bloom, we decided to give it a …
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Recipe: Sour Cream of Shaggy Mane Mushroom Soup
Around our place, we love foraging! So when Jim's mom asked him what those fungi growing on her lawn were, he went right out, picked all he could find and brought them home. She decided to see if we …
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Huckleberries!
It's huckleberry season in the Kootenays! Add in a two-year-old, and the fun multiplies. Handling the supply of honey buckets on the trip up the mountain in the backseat of Grampa's truck occupied her …
