foraging

Cinda Chavich

WILD BLACKBERRIES: Why we love this tasty but invasive coastal plant

Love them or hate them, wild Himalayan blackberries are part of the west coast landscape and a food delicious for free foraging in BC.

Cinda Chavich

TRAVEL: Foraging for fiddleheads in Fredericton

Fiddleheads are a spring delicacy across Canada and finding wild fiddleheads in New Brunswick is a passion for many foragers.

Cinda Chavich

DIG DEEP: IN SEARCH OF THE ELUSIVE WEST COAST CLAM

I trek out to a rocky beach on Vancouver Island to dig for a dinner of littleneck clams, and unearth the history of this indigenous feast.

Cinda Chavich

Marvelous mushrooms: wild local food

Head out into BC forests to forage for wild mushrooms with an expert or grow a crop of beautiful oyster mushrooms with a kit at home.

Cinda Chavich

INGREDIENTS: Nettles to forage in spring

Head to the forest to harvest young stinging nettles in the spring, you will be rewarded with a healthy and tasty treat!

Cinda Chavich

WILD FOOD: The asparagus of the sea

Not really from the sea or related to asparagus, sea asparagus is popular with chefs on Canada’s coasts.

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