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season: early-summer
section: what the land is offering
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- black raspberries, ripening in thickets and fencerows. they do not wait.
- elderflowers are still available early on. make cordial or dry for winter tea.
- lamb's quarters, a weed that tastes better than spinach. grows everywhere.
- purslane, low and succulent in garden beds. more omega-3s than any other green.
- bee balm flowers, red and wild. steep for a tea that tastes like oregano and thyme.
- sassafras leaves, young and bright green. dry and grind for file powder.

summer foraging shifts from greens to fruits. the heat pushes everything toward ripeness at once. go out in the morning before it gets unbearable.