Southern Forager

“I have made a satisfactory dinner of a dish of purslane which I gathered and boiled. Yet, men have come to such a pass that they starve, not for want of necessities, but for want of luxuries.” -Henry David Thoreau

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Spicy Wild Blackberry Chipotle Glaze!

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This is sooooo good! I wanted something other than a jelly for the abundant wild blackberries that proliferate much like weeds in my a...

Monday, July 8, 2013

Foraging Finds!

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Not sure what I am going to do with these yet, but it is exciting to discover new plants! Chokecherries Passionflower/Maypop is ...

The Best and Easiest Strawberry Rhubarb Pie!

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Often when you explore old abandoned homesteads you will find three plants: Strawberries, rhubarb and apple trees. Homesteaders plant t...

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Milkweed, My New Favorite Vegetable!

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Milkweed in bloom, unopened buds on top. About a month ago I was exploring one of our local parks when I came across a beautiful and unu...

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Foraging Around Franklin, Tennessee!

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Blackberries, Crab Apples & Milkweed Buds It's blackberry season around here! Today I found about a third of the blackberries ...

Making Filé with Sassafras Leaves

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Filé Imagine the world as we know it has ended, or you are stranded in the woods. You have shot a squirrel and picked some dandelion ...

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Dehydrating Curly Dock, Plantain and Watercress

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My recent foraging trip: Curly Dock Seeds, English Plantain, Curly Dock Leaves and Yucca Flowers. I have a secret. I am not very goo...

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Dr. Mom: Franklin, Tennessee, United States; Doctor in the education field, mom, teacher, robot builder, coupon-clipper, baker, gardener, forager and in general, a woman in pursuit of lost domestic arts.

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