When the daily grind sets into overdrive, and there's not a summer escape in sight, or that vacation has already been spent, and you're longingly wanting it back . . . . . try a few of these small…

Five days and four nights on the Green River in the Desolation Canyon of Utah is a superb antidote to civilization and a refreshing reminder that "on the river, there are no problems, only…

Once upon a time, the Elder Tree was considered sacred, inhabited and protected by a female spirit named the Elder Mother, and the tree's gifts were regarded as her blessings. Today's recipe honors…

Kevin Feinstein leads Wild Food Walks in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and surrounding areas. Originally from Tennessee, Kevin grew up with the standard American diet and lifestyle, never having…

The morel mushroom is the fruit of a fungus that sprouts in the moist soil of woods and forests. The most common are the black morels and yellow "blondies." Both have a stem and conical body covered…

It’s a guarantee. Life throws curve balls. Life also waits for no man. Commitments, gatherings, appointments, deadlines and dishes. All of it, good stuff. Every day, everyman stuff. The daily stuff…

When I'm lucky enough to find stinging nettles growing in an abandoned home lot, I forage immediately and drive to Raul's kitchen to have him make his famous pesto sauce. This is suburban foraging at…

  Stinging nettles really do sting. They pop up in the spring like forest weeds with tiny hooked daggers. Handle them with gloves and the minute you drop them in boiling water or a food…

Phineas and I explored a new trail during the last notable rainfall of the season a few weeks back, and if you're a Californian, you know how badly we needed every last drop. On cue, the parched…