In my hoodie and Xtratufs, I lean into the spruce tree, becoming a living part of its record of this sunny day, the mild spring, and me gently pinching off its spruce tips. “Gunalcheesh, Giitu.” ...

One of the more unusual spirits for sale anywhere is made by an innovative distillery in Tamworth, N.H. Tamworth Distilling was founded by Steven Grasse, a marketer who, in 1999, came up with the ...

I was never a rhubarb fan growing up. The only way I would suffer through the strong sour taste was when my very Minnesotan grandmother would make strawberry rhubarb refrigerator jam using strawberry ...

Across Southeast Alaska, a regional ingredient is moving out of the kitchens of seasonal foragers and onto restaurants' menus, in the form of everything from cocktails and pasta to ice cream and ...

According to Beverley Gray of "The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North," spruce tips can be eaten raw, made into a tea, or added to salads, stews and soups. The key is to harvest ...

Each spring in Southeast Alaska, the Sitka spruce tip harvest happens suddenly and only lasts about a week. With the flavor's growing popularity and short harvest season, Alaska businesses have come ...

Tamworth’s unusually flavored spirits are always interesting, even if they are not necessarily things you want to drink regularly. Past releases have included Crab Trapper, a whiskey flavored with ...

Bundles of spruce tips — that winter perennial — are now plentiful at garden centers and supermarkets. Many of us plunge the evergreen branches into planters, then stick in a few red dogwood twigs, ...