I have always been one that has explored interesting and sometimes wild ares in Calgary and wild edibles has always held an interest for me. Berries can easily be found in Calgary including Saskatoons, chokecherries, strawberries and rapspberries. Other easily found edibles include a variety of mushrooms, chickweed, pineapple-weed, bulrushes (cattails) and in the past two years I have also found patches of wild asparagus and have added stinging nettle into the mix.
This morning I read that beaked hazelnuts can be found in Calgary and more specifically, Fish Creek Park although I suspect they're elsewhere as well. That said, is there anyone on beyond who knows about beaked hazelnuts and have they had any lick finding them. I do suspect people often will not give up the location of a stand they may have found no different than only myself and my daughter know where we found wild asparagus in Calgary and have not spread that locale to anyone.
Stinging nettle is something I will be trying a bit more and beaked hazelnuts sound like they'd be a most wonderful find - has anyone out there found them locally?