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Morchella americana , the yellow morel most people hunt for in Minnesota Because the hunt starts long before the mushrooms do. Early...

Every spring, the ramp debate roars back to life across social media like clockwork. You know the drill: someone posts a photo of a...

By Mike Kempenich, Gentleman Forager Minnesota’s wild food season really starts to buzz in the spring, when the morels show up and...

There’s a moment, hours north of the Twin Cities, where the last car vanishes from my rearview mirror, and I’m alone with the woods....

The Smell of Spring and the Call of the Woods Every spring, something spectacular happens. It’s not just the return of warm air or the...

There’s something primal about a quest that has been repeated for over 4,000 years. The day after Thanksgiving, I found myself in the...

There’s something deeply rewarding about walking through the woods and gathering your own wild food. If you’re new to foraging, there are...

Arctium ~ Burdock While most people think of greens and mushrooms when foraging, early spring is also a great time to dig for wild roots...