The season is well underway here at Runamuk, much as it is on farms across Maine. Trees are budding, pastures are greening up, and I am lulled to sleep each night by a chorus of randy frog-song out my window. And now that the dandelion bloom is underway, I can breathe a sigh of relief…
Tag: foraging
FIDDLEHEADING: A Maine Tradition
Fiddleheading is a long-standing Maine tradition. It’s an annual adventure to trek to your local river-flats to pick the ferns before they unfurl in the Spring. Locals prize their picking-spots like a secret family recipe; I could tell you where I go, but then I’d have to kill you. Those who have never heard of…

