Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are the quintessential spring foraging plant, with edible and medicinal flowers, leaves, and roots! They are super easy to identify, and any look-a … See more

Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) looks a little bit like chickweed and is sometimes confused with it, but it is a different plant. It is a delicious salad green that grows wild in western sta… See more

Wild violets (Viola sororia or Viola odorata) and their leaves are both edible and medicinal. They come up in early spring and are often the first flowers of the season, making the… See more

Both red clover (Trifolium pratense) and white clover (Trifolium repens) are beneficial to us in many ways. The blossoms are sweet and edible, perfect for adding to b… See more

Fiddleheads are fern leaves before they’ve unraveled, and they are usually only available for a few weeks in the springtime. The fiddleheads of the Ostrich fern (Matteucci… See more