The edible tips of ostrich ferns are a forager's delight. Find out where to look for fiddlehead ferns and how to prepare them. When you hear the word "fern," many things might come to mind. An elderly ...

Wild edibles are a joy to find, when identified correctly. The feeling of euphoria can easily misguide the senses into confusing false varieties for the real thing. Morels and Fiddleheads are two ...

Spring is in full swing, which means a Maine delicacy is in season: fiddleheads. Fiddleheads are typically found by rivers ...

Fiddleheads, the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern, are a seasonal delicacy harvested in many parts of the Northern United States and Canada. Other types of ferns, like foxglove and bracken ...

A: Fiddleheads are the young coiled leaves of the ostrich fern (Matteuccus struthiopteris). They get their name because of their coiled heads, which resemble a fiddle. They are edible, but tricky to ...

Photographer Rich Abrahamson focuses on the processing of the seasonal greens.