There’s something very Willy Wonka about the process of making violet syrup. Wild violets are everywhere right now, filling lawns, fields and forest edges like chocolate bars in a candy shop. The joy ...

Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

These spring forest flowers are pretty enough to eat. Go ahead—our five simple recipes will fuel your culinary imagination. Renegade patches of snow still linger in the forest’s darkest spots when the ...