Wild Food

Turkey tail mushrooms are small (1-4 inch) shelf mushrooms that grow from decaying deciduous and conifers logs. The tops of their caps are hairy but smooth, and beautifully striped with just about any colour!

The oyster mushroom arranges itself as shelves growing off dead trees, usually deciduous, Red Alder (Alnus rubra) being the most common host in the Salish area environments.

The oyster mushroom arranges itself as shelves growing off dead trees, usually deciduous, Red Alder (Alnus rubra) being the most common host in the Salish area environments.

Morels are a fire-loving fungi, meaning you will likely find them in burnt forests most abundantly in the spring following a summer fire season, however, it is possible to find them outside of burns in the spring.

You will find chanterelles growing from the ground, in a variety of different shapes and sizes but usually with caps 2-6 inches in size. They may be bright yellow-orange (Cantharellus cibarius) or white-soft pink (Cantharellus subalbidus).

Bull kelp, a fast-growing brown algae, can be recognized all over the West Coast, especially in the Salish Sea.

A beautiful short clip sharing how to lure Devil Fish in Springtime.

Learn how to safely harvest Butter Clams with local elder Rich

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an aromatic, woody perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region, known for its fragrant needle-like leaves and tiny, bluish flowers.

Suniiulhp and lulutth’ulhp berries are tart and sour and not often

eaten.

Qel’qulhp can be found in a wide variety of habitats on the edges of

meadows, open fields and roadways.

When you bruise the branches, it has a very strong smell (the root

word ptth’uthun means strong odour).

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a versatile and hardy plant known for its bitter-tasting leaves and blue-purple flowers.

A tree with distinctive orange-red bark, Qaanlhp is very tolerant of

extremely dry areas and is common on dry rocky bluffs throughout

southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

Tth’uxtth’ux grows 1-2 m tall and is quite abundant in riparian areas,

meadows and roadsides

Cleavers is characterized by its clinging, velcro-like hairs on its stems and leaves, which allow it to attach to passing objects or other vegetation.