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Fiddlehead Greens, traditionally known as Fiddleheads, are the fastest growing trend in your produce aisle.

Fiddlehead Greens are delicious, versatile and easy-to-prepare. Ideal as a vegetable replacement in all your favorite recipes. Substitute Fiddlehead Greens in any recipe calling for broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, leafy greens or any other vegetable.

Naturally Wild, this SUPER NUTRITIOUS vegetable grows along fresh waterways of North American rivers and streams. Fiddlehead Greens are hand-picked and harvested in the wild by the local folk. Shipped fresh to your local grocery store, from our family to yours!

WILD HARVESTED - AS MOTHER NATURE INTENDED

Fiddlehead Greens are traditionally known as Fiddleheads. Their scientific name is Matteuccia Struthiopteris (also known as the Ostrich Fern.) Fiddlehead Greens are found in abundance growing wild alongside many of North America's fresh waterways. Each new shoot is in its coiled form for about 3 days before it unfurls into a graceful fiddlehead. The optimum harvesting period for any one particular area will normally last about 2 weeks. Fiddlehead Greens are a rich, deep green color and should be about 2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter when harvested. Fiddleheads have the flavor that is uniquely their own, however their flavor has been described as being akin to an asparagus/green bean/broccoli cross.

Fiddlehead Greens are not the same as the Wood Fern, an earlier crop found on the west coast of the USA. These ferns appear to be the same veggie to an untrained eye, however they are inferior in both taste and texture.

All Natural Wild Harvested Fiddlehead Greens

With a yearly increase in consumer demand for the availability of both healthier and more responsible choices in your grocery store's produce aisle, "organics" are a hot commodity.

Fiddlehead Greens provide the savvy consumer with a fun, healthy, and nutritious alternative to other organic veggies. Fiddlehead Greens are a Wild Harvested spring delight, hand-picked by locals along pristine rivers and streams throughout North America. Not only are Fiddlehead Greens nutrient packed and delicious, this wild veggie re-introduces essential nutrients back to the soil, whilst providing such important environmental contributions as erosion control along our fresh waterways.

Fiddlehead Greens - The All-Canadian Vegetable!

Even though Fiddlehead Greens grow on soil that has never been cultivated or sprayed with pesticides, herbicides or fungicides and are as close to being chemically free as they may have been hundreds of years ago, the word “organic” is presently reserved for cultivated crops that have been grown chemically free for at least three years.

Instead, we refer to wild crops such as wild rice, wild leeks, wild mushrooms and fiddleheads as “Wild Harvested Produce”.

Wild Harvested veggies grow naturally, often on land that has been left undisturbed and unfertilized for hundreds, perhaps even thousands of years. Fiddlehead Greens are a Wild Harvested vegetable, growing completely on their own in the wild - “As Mother Nature Intended”. They are harvested with the utmost respect for their natural environment. Their roots are left undisturbed, thus ensuring the plant suffers no damage.

No, do not eat Fiddleheads raw. Health Canada advises that fresh Fiddleheads must be properly cooked before being consumed.

How do you cook Fiddlehead Greens?

Fiddlehead Greens actually have two different and distinct tastes. Mild and bitter, which depends on how you cook them. If your preference is for a mild tasting vegetable like asparagus, add the Fiddlehead Greens to boiling water and cook for 7 to 9 minutes. Keep in mind, that any part of the Fiddlehead Greens that are not completely immersed in boiling water during the first minute of cooking will discolor and turn dark. The boiling water will also turn a dark color; this is normal and is due to the high iron content.

On the other hand, if your preference is for a more bitter taste like rapini, steam the Fiddlehead Greens for 7 to 9 minutes. Drain & season with freshly squeezed lemon, vinegar or cheese sauce; salt and butter to taste. Fiddlehead Greens are ideal in replacing any other vegetable in any of your favorite recipes!

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You'll love the versatility of this delightful spring veggie! An ideal and easy vegetable replacement in all your favorite recipes, or it's yummy as a dish all on its own.

Over the years, our staff have gathered recipes from satisfied customers, local folk who have been enjoying this spring delight for generations and professional chefs who just can't get enough of this versatile veggie while in season. For easy to prepare and delicious recipes, click here to check out our recipe database.

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