Fiddlehead Pesto Pasta

It's fiddlehead season in southcentral Alaska! For me, the emergence of fiddleheads marks the start of the foraging season, as they are some of the first plants to resurrect in the spring. Fortunately for me, our backyard is brimming with them! But before we hit the recipe, a few guidelines on foraging for fiddleheads (see …

Hunting for Chaga

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus), in case you don't know, is a fungus that parasitizes birch trees in northern latitudes and has been harvested and consumed by northern peoples for hundreds of years. Chaga has long been a staple amongst circumpolar folk and alternative medicine, though recent years have seen it gain popularity in the main stream, …