For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you’re tromping the woods—whether the hunting is slow or not—keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they are ...

For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you're tromping the woods — whether the hunting is slow or not — keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they ...

For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a space receives is often perceived as second best. “I have a garden, ...

Elena Valeriote is a writer of stories about food, farming, culture, and travel that explore the connection between people and place. Her work has appeared in publications including Gastro Obscura, ...

What are they: Fiddlehead ferns are an early spring-summer vegetable with a flavor reminiscent of asparagus. These green, coiled delicacies are young fern fronds that have not fully matured.

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown answers a question from a listener about some quirk of the world around us. (Do you have a question for Sam? Submit it here!) ...

Fiddlehead-foraging season is winding down in Chittenden County. Maybe you’ve foraged all of the tasty, wild, asparagus-like ostrich-fern tips you can eat, and then some. Now what do you do with them?