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Wildcrafting

Joe Pye Weed blossom

Wildcrafting and Foraging – How to safely identify, harvest and use wild plants for food and medicine. Featuring the Weekly Weeder series, plus special attention to some of our favorite wild plants – plantain, dandelions, and elderberries.

Pineapple Weed (Wild Chamomile)

Pineapple Weed (Wild Chamomile) – Identification and Uses

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Common Blue Violet plant

Common Blue Violet – Identification, Use, Folklore

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Barbarea vulgaris

Barbarea vulgaris – Wintercress or Yellow Rocket

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fresh dandelion roots

Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots for Food & Medicine

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Sambucus canadensis berries

Wild Elderberry – What does an elderberry plant look like?

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Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti - leaf

Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti – Identification, Uses, Control

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Common Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare – Potent Natural Pest Repellent

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Ox Eye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare

Ox eye Daisy – Identification, Uses & Cautions

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Canada Mayflower, Maianthemum canadense

Canada Mayflower – False Lily of the Valley

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Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Identification & Use

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stack of wildcrafting books

Foraging Books – Learn About Edible & Medicinal Wild Plants

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Quackgrass - Elymus repens

Quackgrass – Identification, Control, and Uses

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Wild Geranium, Geranium maculatum flower closeup

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Identification & Use

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wild strawberries - Fragaria virginiana

Wild Strawberries – Foraging, Growing, and Look-Alikes

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autumn olive berries on the plant

Autumn Olive – Uses, Control, Recipes

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Common Evening Primrose flower

Common Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis

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rugosa rose hip

Harvesting Rose Hips for Food and Medicinal Uses

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goldenrod flowers

Goldenrod – Growing, Foraging, Uses, & Control

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pink dame's rocket blossom

Dame’s Rocket, Hesperis matronalis (Sweet Rocket)

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spotted jewelweed

Jewelweed – Traditional Remedy for Skin Ailments

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Shepherd's Purse flowers and seed pods

Shepherd’s Purse – Identification and Use

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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae with bumblebee

New England Aster – A Great Fall Nectar Source for Bees

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joe pye weed flowers

Joe Pye Weed – How to Grow and Use It

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curly dock

Curly Dock – Tart Spring Green and Cleansing Tonic

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mullein basal rosette

Mullein Plant – Benefits and Uses of the Gentle Giant

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close up of blue eyed grass flower

Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium montanum – Weekly Weeder #48

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yellow yarrow flowers

Yarrow – The “Plant Doctor” for Your Yard and Garden

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Chenopodium album - lambs quarter

Lambs Quarters – Wild “Spinach” that Tolerates Hot Weather

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common mallow (malva neglecta0

Common Mallow – Nutrient Dense and Pain Relieving

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Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) – Identification and Use

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wild cucumber fruit - Echinocystis lobata

Wild Cucumber – (Echinocystis lobata) – Good or Bad?

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purslane-plant---Portulaca-oleracea

Purslane – One of the Most Nutritious Plants in the Garden

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plantain leaves on cutting board

Grandma Called it Medicine Leaf – Plantain Weed Remedies

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broadleaf plantain - plantago major

Broadleaf Plantain – The “Weed” You Won’t Want to Be Without

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burdock flower arctium minus

Burdock – Identification, Benefits, Uses for Food and Medicine

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common milkweed flowers

Marvelous Milkweed – Answers to 21 Common Questions

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lactuca virosa natural sleep aid sap

Wild Lettuce – Sleep Aid and Pain Reliever – Weekly Weeder #24

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close up of catnip plant

Catnip – Uses for People and Cats – Weekly Weeder #19

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creeping charlie flowers

Creeping Charlie – Uses and Control

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nettle leaves

Stinging Nettle – One of Most Useful Wild Plants

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dandelion flowers

Benefits of Dandelions & How to Use Them

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chicory flower with bumblebee

Chicory – Prebiotic, Coffee Substitute, Health Tonic

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