Foraging Archives

Nocino

Jun 3, 2026 | Cocktails, Drink, Early Summer 2026, Foraging

For those who can’t make it to Italy, trusted forager Ellen Zachos suggests an antidote: harvesting local walnuts to make inky-black nocino.

Mushroom Foraging in the Winter?

Nov 6, 2024 | Early Winter 2024, Foraging

What’s a mushroom-loving forager to do when the monsoon season is long past? Hunt for cold-weather mushrooms, of course.

SPRING GREENS FRITTERS

Mar 19, 2024 | Foraging, Recipes, Spring 2024

Ellen Zachos shares a recipe for “Spring Greens Fritters” that you can adapt to whatever greens you have on hand.

A Wild Dish from Holy Ghost Creek

Mar 19, 2024 | Foodshed, Foraging, Spring 2024

We follow Ellen Zachos up Holy Ghost Creek, where she guides us in foraging for early spring greens.

Noshing on Naturalized Plants in the Four Corners

Aug 15, 2023 | Foraging, Late Summer 2023, Recipes

Forager Anna Marija Helt challenges us to view invasive plant species like Siberian elm, Russian olive, and common mallow as occasions for learning and culinary use.

Yucca Blossoms

Apr 11, 2023 | DIY, Foraging, Spring 2023

Ellen Zachos highlights the versatility of New Mexico’s state flower in “Yucca Blossoms: They Taste As Good As They Look.”

Food Gathering Traditions OF HIGH-MOUNTAIN GENÍZARO COMMUNITIES

Jan 25, 2023 | Foodshed, Foraging, Late Winter 2023

Moises Gonzales traces the history of wild foods such as quelites, asparago, verdolagas, and the fruits of various cacti, which were essential to earlier Indigenous and Genízaro communities and remain staples of New Mexican cuisine today.