Fun with Foraging

My friend Megan said they did a lot of learning about foraging during her son's 3rd grade homeschool year. It is a perfect topic for that age group. We aren't planning on doing a Foraging block (although we may talk about it a bit as part of the Early Humans block), but I do have some links to share.

Foraging with Kids: 52 Wild and Free Edibles to Enjoy with Your Children
by Adele Nozedar

In fact, I just had someone gift us some chicken of the woods mushrooms recently, and we made the recipe I've linked to below. It was very yummy!

If you have favorite foraging resources, let me know!

How to Clean Chicken of the Woods by Forager Chef

Acorns

for school

special guest Abby Kruse - how to process acorns for flour
Sep 12, 2023

Chestnuts

for home

my Chestnut Recipes I Want to Try post
Sep 23, 2023

Chicken of the Woods

for home

we've made Hashbrowns with Chicken of the Woods Mushroom
by Health Starts in the Kitchen

and Garlic Butter Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms
by Unruly Gardening
(this is wonderful with a raw spinach salad)

Goldenrod

for school

check my Foods of the World webpage for our notes on making Foraged Goldenrod Tea (Sep 20, 2022) for North America

Maple Syrup

for home

field trip to Megan's to learn how they tap their sugar maple trees
Feb 12, 2023

my Tapping Sugar Maple Trees post (with photos)

Pawpaws

for school

my Pawpaw Recipes post
Sep 12, 2022

we also made Pawpaw Jell-O and Pawpaw Fool (Sep 12, 2022) as well as Simple Pawpaw Salsa (Sep 13, 2022) in Foods of the World

Persimmons

for home

we've made Vegan Persimmon Butternut Squash Soup
by Cotter Crunch

I also like this little booklet for persimmon baked goods:

Old-Fashioned Persimmon Recipes

Sea Rocket

my Sea Rocket post
Jun 30, 2010

Shagbark Hickory

for school

special guest Derek Erwin - how to make shagbark hickory syrup
Oct 19, 2022

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