Step into the forest with me, dear traveler. I am the princess of these berry-bright woods, and I must tell you a secret woven through every branch and blossom. Foraging for wild berries is one of ...

My favorite berries are blueberries (wild Alaska ones, of course) and raspberries, but I also have a special place in my heart for currants. Like many Americans, currants aren’t a mainstay. I first ...

Wild black currant, Ribes americanum, is a native Nebraska shrub with edible fruits. It grows about 6 feet high and wide and can take sun to partial shade. Large white blossoms in spring turn into ...

Mid-August and the berry crops of wild currants are ripe. The stink currant (reportedly so-called for the smell of crushed leaves) sometimes bears large crops of berries, which are conspicuous for the ...

Berry lovers and garden enthusiasts navigated the Georgeson Botanical Gardens at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Saturday in search of knowledge of currants, a fruit some consider under-appreciated ...