Every May, visitors to the Jersey Shore (and points north and south) may spot delicate blossoms on hardy bush-like trees thriving amidst the sand dunes and grasses that help protect beaches from ...
A 5-year-old boy darts through the sand around his home near the Indian River Inlet. He looks over his shoulder at the woman following him with a small woven basket and beckons her to follow. Just ...
Laura O’Brien’s annual preparation of beach plum preserves involves a collection so secretive that she uses East End foragers who pick the wild fruit in places their grandparents revealed to them ...
On Earth Day, the Brigantine Green Team will plant beach plum trees on the dunes, calling attention to the issue of the environment. The Green Team will host a native beach plum planting event ...
Krista Scudlark picks wild beach plums for a beach plum jelly Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Lewes, Del.. Scudlark owns Backyard Jams and Jellies, Inc. where she makes more than 85 flavors. (Lauren Roberts ...
The last weeks of summer can be a melancholy time as the all too short season winds down. But for a certain breed of hunter-gatherers late August, early September is prime season for beach plum ...