Stemwork

Part-by-part field notes on wild edible plants

Seasons

Spring

8 published entries

March – May — The short window when shoots are still folding and leaves have not yet hardened.

Summer

5 published entries

June – August — Flower heads at their most aromatic, and the first soft fruit.

Autumn

8 published entries

September – November — Sugar moves down: hips, haws, mast and roots all peak in the same six weeks.

Winter

3 published entries

December – February — Bark and stored mast only. Everything green is either gone or bitter.