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Join us to freeze pawpaws?

Is anyone here interested in getting together to freeze pawpaw pulp?   Pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to North America, and th…

Started by Alison F

2 Sep 10, 2011
Reply by IthacaNancy

Wild or not?

These onions/scallions/chives are growing all over my yard.  Any idea what they are?  Are they wild or escapees from a veggie garden?  They…

Started by Alison F

3 May 20, 2011
Reply by Alison F

using Autumn Olive

We have lots of Autumn Olive maturing on our land, and I wondered about utilizing it. I found this article, which has good suggestions, but…

Started by Eric Banford

6 May 20, 2011
Reply by Rachel Firak

learn wild edibles & antifrack

Hi All, Copying this post into IthaCan from Amanda David's newsletter for the herbalist community. Line 2 from end of para 1 is  thus in or…

Started by persephone doliner

0 Apr 8, 2011

Start of the New Season

So I decided to take a walk at lunchtime and see if I could find anything wild to nibble on, not expecting too much...  I found:   A handf…

Started by Erik W

4 Apr 8, 2011
Reply by Alison F

Edible May Apples?

Are may apples edible?  I've read that they are... has anyone here ever tried them?  What I've read says to only eat the soft yellow fruit,…

Started by Alison F

5 Mar 24, 2011
Reply by IthacaNancy

puff ball mushroom

My husband found a puff ball mushroom while on a run yesterday.  Any ideas on how to prepare it?

Started by Mary Jo Thurber

1 Oct 20, 2010
Reply by persephone doliner

Wild Foods in Ithaca

So this year was the first year I've tried to collect wild foods in Ithaca (except the standard blueberries and black raspberries that I've…

Started by Erik W

38 Sep 22, 2010
Reply by Erik W

Crabapples

I have a crabapple tree with quite a bit of fruit on it.  Until this year, I never even thought to try them, since they are fairly small an…

Started by Erik W

2 Aug 27, 2010
Reply by Erik W

Japanese Knotweed

So there is this plant all over where I work and I've been pulling my hair out since this Spring when I first noticed it, trying to determi…

Started by Erik W

0 Aug 10, 2010

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