Spring is a great time for vegetables. As we emerge from the gloomy frost of winter, it’s the perfect season to incorporate some of the tender green vegetables that are just starting to be harvested.

DULUTH -- One of the first and tastiest harbingers of spring makes its appearance at this time of year. As bloodroot blossoms, ferns begin to wake from their winter nap. The plentiful ostrich fern ...

On April 14, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire kicked off a six-part series on spring gardening with a lecture on harvesting fiddleheads. The lecture was moderated by Donna ...

Few foods look more fetching on the plate than fiddleheads, those vibrant green coils that emerge in moist forests each spring. Aptly named, a fiddlehead is the new growth of a fern, with a curled ...

It’s time to swap out root vegetables and braised dishes for fresher ingredients. Yup, spring is here, and wine directors are just as giddy at the thought of pairing them as chefs are at using them in ...

These curlicue-shaped fiddlehead greens are a specialty of the forest. They are actually fern fronds. Fiddleheads have such a short season since they're picked before the ferns have a chance to unfurl ...

OLD TOWN, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- It is spring time and a Maine delicacy is growing, fiddleheads. If you know what to look for, they are an easy plant to spot. "It has a smooth stem, it's that green, it ...

When the cherry blossoms pop and the days grow longer and warmer, North Jersey's chefs know that it triggers a yearning for fresh new flavors. It is also why our culinary artisans say that it's ramps ...

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