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Edible Wild Nuts

Foraging for nuts offers a sustainable way to enjoy wild, nutrient-packed foods. These guides will help you identify, harvest, and use wild nuts like acorns, hazelnuts, and walnuts in your meals. Learn how to incorporate these natural treasures into your diet for added flavor and nutrition.

Wild chestnut

Edible Wild Nuts

Foraging Chestnuts (Castanea spp.)

Foraging Wild Hazelnuts

Edible Wild Nuts

Foraging Hazelnuts (Corylus sp.)

Shagbark Hickory Nut

Edible Wild Nuts

Shagbark Hickory Tree (Carya ovata): Identification & Uses

My two year old son holding a few wild foraged butternuts (husked, cured and dried)

Edible Wild Nuts

Foraging Butter Nuts (Juglans cinerea): Butternut Tree Identification and Processing

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