In search of the fiddlehead fern
Thursday May 1, 2008
Sarah Ashworth
Waterbury, VT
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This Saturday marks the second annual Fiddleheads Festival
in Randolph. The festival's name is a bit misleading, it's
not completely devoted to fiddlehead ferns; instead it's meant to be a general
celebration of spring-- the only time of year when fiddlehead ferns are
available. The spiral-shaped, unfurled
fronds of fern leaves can be found throughout Vermont,
and most people eat fiddleheads as they would any leafy vegetable.
Albany, Vermont
residents Les Hook and Nova Kim are experts in collecting wild edibles and
they're the ones in charge of bringing the fiddleheads to Saturday's
festival. The two have been together for
nearly 30 years, and they run wild edible workshops throughout the state. They also collect and sell wild mushrooms...and
fiddleheads...to area restaurants and CSA's.
VPR's Sarah Ashworth joined them recently as they went hunting for
fiddleheads near Waterbury.
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