When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When an invasive plant takes root, it may be time to make some jam. Horticulturalists, chefs, foragers of wild foods, organic farmers and ...

The autumn olive bush is a large shrub that typically does not grow taller than 16 feet; most bushes are 5 to 12 feet high. The bush produces several trunks that arch out, with thin willow-like ...

Invasive plants are a tough obstacle to handle in your yard and in the wild, but sometimes, curbing their spread is as easy as preparing a snack. TikTok duo Jordan and Silvan (@homegrown_handgathered) ...

As we progress toward national invasive species awareness week Feb. 20-26, I thought I’d highlight a few invasive species we’re dealing with here in northeastern Indiana over the next few weeks. One ...

Michael Gomola stood near the banks of Fairfield's Lake Mohegan, busily filling a six-quart plastic container with clusters of red, speckled berries. From time to time, curious dog-walkers on the park ...

Harvesting invasive species like autumn olives or carp is a great way to learn about the woods and rivers close to home, and to realize that our interaction with these local ecosystems matters. KCUR ...

Depending on where you live, this time of year can be especially fruitful for foragers. Wild mushrooms are often bountiful, nuts are ready to harvest, fennel seeds can be gathered, and wild grapes may ...

The berries can range from pink to red (and sometimes orange) and the white dots that pepper the outside of the fruit are actually scales. At least in Maine, the redder the berry, the riper it usually ...

The ground that my wife Ginny and I started with in 1976 to build our home was a bare cornstubble field entailing 10 acres at the back of my parents’ farm. A top priority was to establish wildlife ...

There are several sources online for a red, pulpy autumn olive jam (Elaeagnus umbellata). We make this jam, but it does not keep for very long, separating into pockets of whitish goo and red pulp ...

A YouTube forager is turning heads by showing just how easy it is to find a "winter supply" of food growing right on the side of the road. The video features a man in Connecticut filling a one-gallon ...