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Winter Cress
I’ve been getting lots of questions about this showy yellow plant, flowering now across PEI. This is Winter Cress (aka Yellow Rocket...
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Jun 14, 20232 min read


Nasty (and Nice) Nettles
We usually associate stingers with insects and venom with snakes. But there is a plant on PEI that has both and is far nastier than any...
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Jun 7, 20233 min read


Early Spring Greens: Spruce Tips
It’s conifer tip season on PEI! The soft, bright green, new growth on members of the Pine Family (Pinaceae) is both edible and packed...
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May 31, 20232 min read


Fiddleheads: Cleaning, Storing, and Cooking
A feast of Fiddleheads is an annual spring tradition for many people. For information on how to find and identify these tasty treats,...
katemacquarrie22
May 21, 20232 min read


Early Spring Greens: Fantastic Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads are the best known and most coveted of PEI’s spring greens. I collected my feast last week, but you should still be able to...
katemacquarrie22
May 21, 20232 min read


Recipes for Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is the poster child for edible spring greens, with good reason: it’s everywhere, hard to mistake...
katemacquarrie22
Apr 23, 20232 min read


Early Spring Greens: Wonderful Watercress
PEI’s wild greens are popping up so fast this spring it’s hard to keep up! However, I always have time to stop and collect one of my...
katemacquarrie22
Apr 19, 20232 min read


Kate's Homemade Dressing for Wild Greens
It can be hard to find a commercial dressing that pairs well with wild greens. Some plants are easily overpowered by a strong dressing,...
katemacquarrie22
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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