Fiddleheads have experienced a jump in popularity over the last few years, both due to the increased interest in foraging and the new restaurant trend of using wild ingredients. However, fiddleheads ...

Fiddleheads, a traditional springtime delicacy in New England and Eastern Canada, can decline significantly over time if harvesters pluck too many from the same plants in a season, according to a new ...

For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a space receives is often perceived as second best. “I have a garden, ...

People venturing out onto Anchorage trails may have noticed tightly wound green coils emerging out of last year’s dead leaves. Some people are collecting them, and others are posting their findings on ...

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

I walk the trail searching for tiny green curls among the towering spruce trees popping up through the sphagnum moss. I’m looking for fiddleheads. Actually, the common name for the curly top of all ...

After enduring the fits and spurts of a New England spring, it is not uncommon for locals to look towards other signs of spring’s advancing presence. Late April/early May is a perfect time to go out ...