For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you’re tromping the woods—whether the hunting is slow or not—keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they are ...

Elena Valeriote is a writer of stories about food, farming, culture, and travel that explore the connection between people and place. Her work has appeared in publications including Gastro Obscura, ...

Few foods look more fetching on the plate than fiddleheads, those vibrant green coils that emerge in moist forests each spring. Aptly named, a fiddlehead is the new growth of a fern, with a curled ...

The edible tips of ostrich ferns are a forager's delight. Find out where to look for fiddlehead ferns and how to prepare them. When you hear the word "fern," many things might come to mind. An elderly ...

If you explore the produce section of your local grocery store in mid-May to early June, you might encounter a strange seasonal vegetable. Intensely green, these spirals resemble the top of a violin; ...

Of all the wild edible plants that grow in our country, the ancient fiddlehead ferns are the most unique and flavorful. They are the unfurled new leaves of a fern. Reproducing through spores, not ...

What are they: Fiddlehead ferns are an early spring-summer vegetable with a flavor reminiscent of asparagus. These green, coiled delicacies are young fern fronds that have not fully matured.

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