About 15-plus years ago I helped teach a class called Pathfinders, a group similar to the Boy Scouts, on the topic of wild edibles. You know there are a number of approaches to weeds. A person could ...

Many of us grow vegetables in our gardens, but even if you don't, you just might have a whole produce section growing in your yard that you don't even know about. That's because many of the plants we ...

When you see dandelions or clover in your yard, instead of getting out the shovel or spade, maybe you should reach for the mixing bowl. Many plants we consider weeds are not only edible, they’re also ...

FoodPrint team member Kristen Link recently moved upstate, to a house with a 2,700 square-foot backyard, complete with fruit trees, raised garden beds and lots of weeds. An expert gardener, Link was ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the 19th century philosopher-poet was deeply attuned to Things Natural, writing that a weed is a “plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” I so agree. When I was 10, my ...