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 ...

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 ...

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OLD TOWN, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- It is spring time and a Maine delicacy is growing, fiddleheads. If you know what to look for, they are an easy plant to spot. "It has a smooth stem, it's that green, it ...

Fiddlehead-foraging season is winding down in Chittenden County. Maybe you’ve foraged all of the tasty, wild, asparagus-like ostrich-fern tips you can eat, and then some. Now what do you do with them?

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The season won't last long, however. Within two to three months the fiddlehead ferns will be out of season. "This is a seasonal specialty item that's pretty exciting to include on spring menus," ...

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