Hi, I'm Vihaan — a 10 year old in North Carolina. This is my field journal: 16 plant guides written from my own backyard, the wild plants I forage around NC, and the recipes I actually cook.
Raspberry · July
Mulberry
Brown Turkey fig
Sugar snap peas
Green beans
Cherry Belle radishEverything here is firsthand — plants I actually raised, wild foods I actually picked, meals I actually cooked. No stock advice, no AI slop.
Sixteen detailed guides for fruits, vegetables, and the weird stuff like muscadines and figs that most kid gardeners skip.
North Carolina has wild blackberries, pawpaws, ramps and more. Beginner-safe guides with the things I never pick.
Every tomato, berry, and green bean ends up on a plate. Simple recipes a 10-year-old can actually make.
In season now
Mulberries are what blackberries wish they were: easier to grow, zero thorns, and the tree basically refuses to die. I planted mine two summers ago and this year we picked more than we could eat.
Here's the full write-up — when to plant, how to stop birds from stealing everything, and the three recipes I make with a bowl of them.
The best tomato I ever ate was the first one I grew myself. Now I try to grow everything I eat.— Vihaan · age 10 · Apex NC
Picked the first four ripe berries off the Earliglows this morning. Bird netting finally went up.
Mar 10 · Pest diaryNew fence, hot pepper spray, and a lot of staring at them out the kitchen window.
Feb 22 · KitchenPancakes, smoothies, and a ridiculous amount of ice cream. The freezer is almost full.