Wild Maine Episode 9: Spring Foraging | Fiddleheads & Edible Spring Plants in Maine

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • Maine is full of wild edibles including a staple in our Maine diets: the fiddlehead or ostrich fern. Tag along as we go foraging and take a look to see what is growing out in the wild early this spring! We won't go too in depth so that the video isn't 2 days long - but I'll point out a couple of things and maybe teach you a thing or two. As usual, we'll see some wildlife as well!
    In this video we will take a look at the infamous fiddleheads as well as:
    Pheasant Back Mushrooms
    Broad Leaf Plantain
    Trout Lilies
    Stinging Nettle
    Wintercress
    PLEASE NOTE: This video is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be your guide for identifying wild edibles. Please use a field guide or the judgement of an expert before consuimg anything you find out in the wild. Thank you.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 13

  • @billc3405
    @billc3405 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent

  • @homesteadedman4784
    @homesteadedman4784 2 роки тому +2

    Great info, thanks. Down here in southern Maine the fiddlehead season was also very short. I found plenty of ramps though.

    • @wildmaine4341
      @wildmaine4341  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Yeah, what a weird season. Started late because of the cold, a frost up here took out a days worth, and then with things getting so hot so quick it made things boom and end two weeks early. I'm jealous of the ramps. I've yet to locate any good patches...

  • @patrappingandoutdoors2210
    @patrappingandoutdoors2210 2 роки тому

    Thanks for taking us along

    • @wildmaine4341
      @wildmaine4341  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching and the support!

  • @207Koopa
    @207Koopa 2 роки тому +1

    have u heard of ghost pipe i just found some the other day im from northern maine

    • @wildmaine4341
      @wildmaine4341  2 роки тому +1

      Yes indeed. It is a very cool plant that can be made into a very strong medicine

  • @branchbrookbushcraft6396
    @branchbrookbushcraft6396 10 місяців тому

    You can actually eat stinging nettles raw. Just roll the leaves a few times between your fingers and that will neutralize the stingers.

    • @madrabbitwoman
      @madrabbitwoman 6 місяців тому

      Letting them wilt does the same. The stingers get their strength from water pressure

  • @jefferymccullough2306
    @jefferymccullough2306 2 роки тому +2

    Don't see thems in Florida

    • @wildmaine4341
      @wildmaine4341  2 роки тому

      I'm sure things are quite a bit different down there!

    • @jefferymccullough2306
      @jefferymccullough2306 2 роки тому

      @@wildmaine4341 I would love to see the stuff you do guess I have to move out of Florida to see all 4 season and the diff wildlife