New Hampshire homesteader Michelle Visser champions chicory as an all-natural alternative to chemically decaffeinated coffee. "I make a tea from dried chicory root that tastes just like coffee," the ...

Chicory is a leafy vegetable that looks like lettuce but tastes more bitter. It is a hearty cool-weather crop that can bring an earthy bite to salads, stir-fries, and other dishes during fall and ...

As summer ended on the calendar and a quiet autumn entered, my intention to capture my long-time favorite roadside plant remained in my head. So on the way home from an event at Maumee Bay, watching ...

Above image by Smithsonian Institution on USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database. As you travel Indiana’s backroads in July and August, you can observe what we might call one of nature’s rarities – a distinct sky ...

As you travel Indiana’s backroads in July and August, you can observe what we might call one of nature’s rarities – a distinct sky blue-petaled plant growing right beside the roadway. This plant is ...

James Churchill shares his edible plant recipes for foraged wild mint, catnip, blackberries, and chicory plant uses. Summer is moving along swiftly here in Wisconsin. Chicory, along the roadsides, is ...