by Nate McCullin | Oct 28, 2020 | Beyond the Barways, Conservation Cooking
OCTOBER – AUTUMN OLIVE Olives?… like Plantain (our September plant of the month), we find on our hands yet another unexpected plant on a New England conservation cooking post! But yet again, these are certainly not the salty, rich “olives” you are familiar with....
by Nate McCullin | Sep 16, 2020 | Beyond the Barways, Conservation Cooking
SEPTEMBER – PLANTAIN You might be surprised to see the name “Plantain” titling an article on local foraging. Plantain jungles in New England? Well, sort of! But this is certainly not the Plantain you’ve met at the grocery store or your favorite taco joint. You...
by Nate McCullin | Jul 22, 2020 | Beyond the Barways, Conservation Cooking
JULY – ST JOHN’S WORT Each one of us has our own symbol that tells us what we’ve been waiting all spring to hear… it’s officially summertime! For some, that symbol is the last day of school or the first backyard cookout with friends. For others, especially of...
by Nate McCullin | May 21, 2020 | Beyond the Barways, Conservation Cooking
MAY – DANDELION If the poet Mary Howitt said, “happy are they who hath the power to gather wisdom from a flower,” then I might add, “and healthy are they who hath the wisdom to gather power from a flower!” Especially, that is, if we’re talking about a certain...
