What are some edible plants in the Canadian wilderness?

Here are just some of the free goodies to be had. Tips: Planning to bring home some wild edibles the next time you return from the field? Great idea. If it's your first time foraging, however, do not rely on the following list of edible plants. read more

A caveat: it is not safe to eat anything that you are unsure of, so if you would like to start foraging wild plants, I would recommend a guide like Lone Pine's "Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada", or another local plant guide with lots of pictures and easy-to-use keys to help you with plant ID before you set out eating anything. read more

In the Nunavut Territory, which is inhabited by less then 32,000 people as stated in a 2011 census, only the hardiest types of plants survive in the Canadian wilderness. Although the summers are short and the winters long, there are 200 flowering plant species in addition to lichens, mosses, evergreen and wetland shrubs, cotton grass, berries and Arctic willows. read more