Foraging for wild, edible plants can add a unique set of ingredients to your kitchen. But, you need to know how use them.

Wild edible plants are a great way to add flavor ... while summer is prime for berries. Fall offers nuts and seeds, and winter can be good for hardy greens and root vegetables.

If you're foraging for wild chestnuts, don't confuse edible sweet chestnuts with unrelated ... Look for the glint of shiny dark brown nuts; paler nuts are unripe and will quickly shrivel.