Wild Harvest

It's that time of the year when you can easy forage wild mushrooms, and to mark the occasion I am including some great links to help motivate you to include some of the wild bounty that is all around us in your cooking!  I live in the Pacific Northwest United States, and there are many edibles that you can forage for all year around.

chanterelle

Chanterelle Mushrooms:
http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/julyfd.htm
http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/chanterelle.htm#allrain

The Forager's Virtual Wild Food Field Guide:
http://theforagerpress.com/fieldguide/guide.htm

Also:
Fiddleheads
Wild Leeks
Morels
Maitake (hen of the woods)

 fiddlehead

Blog: Fat of the Land, based in Seattle covers a variety of foods, including recipes, found & foraged right here in the pacific northwest!  Checkout his nettle-mint sauce, dandy bread made from dandelion petals, wild mushroom pizza, and Cream of Chanterelle Soup, as well as many more. 

wild leek

Another blog of note, located in the UK: http://wildmanwildfood.blogspot.com/

wild morel (above)

hen of the woods, Maitake (above)

Stinging Nettle

Important Note: Foraging for wild edibles requires a certain amount of knowledge.  Learn how to find them by going with an experienced forager, taking a class, and/or consulting a good field guide!  And Good Luck!

All photos are courtesy of Wikipedia