Last weekend when we were out scouting good berry locations in the area, we found these very plentiful berries but we had no idea if they were edible or not.
After asking a few people whether they knew what they were and whether they were edible, I went searching online and quickly found that they are--surprise, surprise--bunchberries! The plant is commonly known as a dwarf dogwood. The berries are edible but there is not a lot of information out there about how to use them.
Once we knew this and where to gather gallons of them quickly, we planned to revisit this location and pick a whole bunch. What better time to go pick them than a cold, rainy day like today? With two berry rakes and lots of containers, we managed to harvest several gallons in around an hour.
Due to the rain and all the leaves we raked up with them, I decided it would be easier to lay them all out to dry before trying to get the chaff out, which is best done with most berries by rolling them down a dry towel-covered board.
The next question is: what do we do with all these berries now?
While we wait for the berries to dry, enjoy one of our lovely views from today:
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Hi! Welcome to our far north home! I've posted about how I've used bunchberries in response to your comment over on my blog.... enjoy!
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