wild edibles
St. Sappho Elderflower Cordial
Ingredients For Half Gallon Brown grocery bag full of full Elderflower umbels 8 cups white sugar 1 lemon Small handful of Lemon Balm
Read MoreEquinox Magic
I knew I wanted to try and offer a little nourishment for your hearts as the wheel of the year turns towards fall. I also knew I needed to fill up a little myself before I had anything to offer. Who knew they would end up being one and the same? Happy Equinox dear ones.…
Read MoreMy Love Affair With The Fungal World
Mushroom foraging is one of my favorite activities. It encourages me to wander through different forests in 3 out of the 4 seasons. (During the snowy seasons I’m out on my cross country skis in the forests dreaming about next year’s mushroom harvests.) I receive many benefits from this one activity: I’m alone in the…
Read MoreNettles springs forth
It’s time!!! Here come the baby shoots! Every year, at this time, I smile to myself as I start to see all the herbalist posting pictures of their long lost friends, the green ones, as they poke their little heads out of the soil. I imagine you all wandering around your land expectantly, searching for these…
Read MorePresto it’s Pesto! The wild edition
Are you too busy to eat well? Are you wanting to learn foraging & wild edibles? Or maybe wanting to teach your children or grandchildren our natural way of moving and receiving from our home, the earth? This quick little blog is a simple way to do all of that in a very short, or…
Read MoreWe Are Loving Ramps to Extinction
Allium tricoccum, Ramps or Wild Leeks, our most famous wild onion, is at risk of us loving it to extinction. Local ramp festivals are a commonplace celebration of spring up and down the east coast, rich in tradition. They are delicious and when you find a patch, seem so abundant. Most folks think when they…
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