DULUTH -- One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern ...

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, ...

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; ...

What's your favorite spring veggie to grow? For many gardeners, common produce such as carrots or asparagus makes the list. But among foragers, there's another beloved veggie that shows up in ...

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 ...

One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern pokes its ...