Come with me to forage for Ostrich Ferns, Basswood Leaves, and new tips from Eastern White Pine trees, up in the north woods in the Upper Midwest, near the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. I forage other plants, too. I make a wild salad and a campfire foil dinner. Learn how to identify ostrich ferns and get tips on harvesting and cooking them.
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Once you get to know wild edible plants well, they become like old friends. When I was in the neighborhood of Ostrich Ferns after a business trip, it was a perfect time to visit my old friend, the Ostrich Fern. Some of the plants I forage grow in many places. They could be in your garden, yard, or nearby parks. The herbaceous plants I find include the Common Dandelion, Common Blue Violets, Ground-Ivy (which is not an ivy at all). I also found two great trees at a perfect stage for eating in a salad: American Basswood, also called Linden trees, and the Eastern White Pine. Basswood leaves are great for a salad. And the young springtime tips of White Pine branches have a mild flavor with a texture that's a lot like meat.
I put most of my foraged wild harvest into a regular salad from a takeout. The wild greens sure made that garden salad a lot better! I put my dandelion buds and Ostrich Fern fiddlehead in a foil dinner. That made sure my Ostrich Ferns were well cooked. This meal was delicious! I hope you get a chance to try these plants yourself!
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Plants I foraged in this video
Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale (Aster family, Asteraceae)
Common Blue Violets - Viola sororia (Violet Family, Violaceae)
Ground-Ivy - Glechoma hederacea (Mint Family, Lamiaceae)
American Basswood - Tilia americana (Mallow Family, Mavaceae)
Eastern White Pine - Pinus strobus (Pine Family, Pinaceae)
Ostrich Fern - Matteuccea struthiopteris (Onocleaceae Family)
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Videos on other plants:
Hedge Mustard - https://youtu.be/6ZMJwylTR7o
Wild Field Mustard - https://youtu.be/aoP7L32q2lM
Wild Chives - https://youtu.be/7nUirr-bEKM
Black Locust Flower Cocktails - https://youtu.be/PzZ0YisLmHM
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Like Wild Salads? Here's a whole playlist of wild salads:
Wild Salads - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDPp18Eo0HbMT8x3FvGhBhY
If you like your cooked wild greens, here's a playlist about preparing your harvest:
Cooking Wild Greens - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDsPNTAOuzlyBCCcKTvsF6L
If you want to improve your foraging skills, here's my playlist - Foraging: Real Food for Regular People - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjC46uuOaLL0UtCV0TUQXzbW
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Here are my playlists about specific wild plants:
Dandelions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjC0D-X7QcfJGzY9wE5vw3lp
Wild Mustard Plants - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBY1bhUcZwxVzymmyt18ndx
Elderberry - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDPDOVvA1P8txESkgYB8T0i
Spruce Trees - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBd5rDAN-0X9fjHsw-GETmr
Pine Trees - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjAUzXslTTRRtOtvxXnP04pg
Redbud Trees - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBkw17z9Y_PiBoLE-mwuROF
Detailed ID of Wild Mushrooms - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjA-FB7HpMdpXMfI0SaiyYon
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My channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/HaphazardHomestead
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Want to send me something?
Haphazard Homestead
PO Box 40721
Eugene, OR 97404
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Happy Foraging!
