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Vanessa Garrett

Vanessa Garrett is a staff writer at Biology Insights reporting on wild foods and foraging. Living in South Bend, Indiana, she spent earlier years as a feature writer, arts reviewer, and restaurant critic for a city newspaper before turning to edible plants. Garrett received a BA in culinary arts and leads local weekend foraging walks.

Are Fig Leaves Poisonous to Humans?Botany
Is Passion Flower Edible? What Parts Are Safe to Eat?Botany
Can You Safely Eat Hawthorn Berries Raw?Botany
Are All Mint Plants Edible? Identifying Safe Species Botany
What Do Huckleberries Look Like? How to Identify Them Botany
Can You Eat Bramble Berries? What to Know Before Foraging Botany
What Does Amaranth Look Like? From Plant to Grain Botany
When Are Walnuts in Season and When Are They Harvested?Edibles
Are Green Bean Leaves Edible? Safety, Benefits, and Uses Edibles
Are Asparagus Berries Edible or Are They Poisonous?Botany
What Is a Bramble Berry? From Plant to Fruit Edibles
Are Rowan Berries Edible? How to Eat Them Safely Botany
Is Staghorn Sumac Edible? Identification & Uses Botany
Are All Daisies Edible? Which to Eat and Which to Avoid Flowers
Are Red Currants Poisonous? What You Need to Know Edibles
What Are Juneberries? Taste, Nutrition, and Uses Botany
Are American Beauty Berries Edible and Safe to Eat?Botany
When Is Green Peanut Season for Boiling?Edibles
What Are Beauty Berries and Are They Edible?Botany
What Season Is Broccoli at Its Peak?Nutrition
What Is a Crab Apple and Is It Edible?Edibles
Is Common Mallow Edible? Foraging & Eating This Weed Botany
What Is the Purslane Plant and Can You Eat It?Botany
Is Bur Cucumber Edible? Risks and Identification Botany
Brassica Rapa: Its Many Forms, Uses, and Benefits Botany
Is Pond Apple Edible? What Parts to Eat & Avoid Edibles
Are Okra Leaves Edible? Benefits and Culinary Uses Botany
Are Petunias Edible? Safety and Culinary Uses Flowers
Is Sedum Edible? Which Varieties Are Safe to Eat?Botany
Are Oregon Grapes Edible? What You Need to Know Botany