' Unlike other traditional foods, there isn’t a good way to preserve wild celery’s freshness. You eat it when it’s ready, and the group collects enough for everyone to have a taste. It’s a lot of work.

After the celery comes the native roots, then the huckleberries and chokecherries. That means dozens of trips out to the field ... '

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https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/09/pacific-northwest-oregon-tribes-native-wild-celery-umatilla-confederated-latit/