Wild Edible: Beach Pea
Every day there are new signs of spring. In addition to the three pairs of Piping Plovers and a Killdeer (both first of year for me this year), while walking on the beach on Friday, I also noticed a number of new plants, flowering and leafing out, as well as new growth emerging from herbaceous plants. This new growth greatly expands the options for foraging. One such edible plant is the beach pea, which was sprouting in numerous places at…