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 ...

Blink, and they're gone. That's if you see them at all. Fiddlehead ferns are an elusive joy of spring for those who like to forage in the forest for their food -- or for those who know of a farm stand ...

On April 14, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire kicked off a six-part series on spring gardening with a lecture on harvesting fiddleheads. The lecture was moderated by Donna ...

This time of year many of us spring clean our pantries, checking for expired or stale foods and making a list of healthy meal ingredients to stock. Doing so can help boost the nutritional value of ...

Ferns lend an always graceful — sometimes ethereal — touch to our mountain landscapes year-round. Even in winter there are evergreen species that provide welcome splotches of greenery. The fiddleheads ...

Spring has finally locked in for us in the Northeast. For me I know we're solid when ramps and fiddleheads are in the markets. Fiddlehead ferns or fiddlehead greens are the furled fronds of a young ...

Fiddleheads are the young curled up sprout of an ostrich fern. When properly prepared and cooked, they are meaty, with a slight crunch, similar to asparagus with a unique flavor. The first thing you ...

It’s a cliche to say that in the springtime a young man’s fancy turns to love, and it’s also usually a lie. As winter gives way to spring, most young men are thinking about baseball. But if the man in ...

Recent clear, warm days and subsequent rains have brought quite a change to the forests of the Northland. Where bare trees stood just two weeks ago, now the woods wear the greens of newly emerged ...

Despite a return to winter temps, a sign that spring is here is the appearance of fiddlehead ferns on Chicago menus. The elusive spring green is a chef favorite that’s often harvested in early May, ...