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With spring approaching, greenery has begun to reappear across the province, including a variety of plants people can forage for.
With more than 1,000 species of plants growing across the province, MacQuarrie said edible and healthy plants are everywhere – just look in the right places. Fiddleheads, yellow wood sorrel and elderberries are all available across the province in abundance, but cautious harvesting by foragers will help maintain this quantity as well as the health of the ecosystem.
Ghost pipe is an edible and medicinal plant found in P.E.I., and can act as a tonic for pain management. Like all medicinal plants ghost pipe should not be used as an alternative to conventional medicine. - Kate MacQuarrie/Special to the GuardianRene Lestan from Red Island Mushroom Hunter said foraging for fungi can make Islanders particularly apprehensive.
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