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 ...

Learn about fiddleheads' significance in Maine's economy and culture. Explore their history, harvesting, and role as a spring edible.

Fiddlehead ferns are a delicious, short-season spring vegetable. They take a bit of prep but are easy to cook once you know how. However, they must be fully cooked to ensure they are safe to eat. Here ...

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 ...

It’s fiddlehead season once again, time for the hyper-seasonal celebration of one of spring’s earliest culinary harbingers. Early harvests of the locally foraged ostrich ferns are now arriving at ...

Fiddleheads are one of spring’s most coveted wild edibles. Credit: Hannah Palmer Egan Fiddlehead season is short. In May, just after mud season subsides, the ferns send up tender little coils that — ...

It’s time to swap out root vegetables and braised dishes for fresher ingredients. Yup, spring is here, and wine directors are just as giddy at the thought of pairing them as chefs are at using them in ...

When the cherry blossoms pop and the days grow longer and warmer, North Jersey's chefs know that it triggers a yearning for fresh new flavors. It is also why our culinary artisans say that it's ramps ...