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.
Blue eyed grass is a perennial wildflower that looks like grass, but is actually a member of the iris family. We’ll share where to find it in the wild, growing tips for your garden, and historical uses. Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium montanum There are over 40 species of blue-eyed grass in North America, and they look…
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) may show up in your yard, but you’re not likely to find it in the herbal supplements. We’ll share why it has a questionable reputation, and tips to use it safely.
Wild strawberries are some of my favorite wild fruits, but they do have a look-alike (mock strawberries). We’ll help you find the right berries, and share tips for growing and use.
In this post I’ll show you how to make a salve with infused oils. Plantain leaf salve is good for insect bites and stings, removing slivers, hemorrhoids and winter dry skin. Plantain is a common lawn and garden weed. It has many medicinal properties, and can be used inside and out. Learn more in Broadleaf…
When we had a banner elderberry harvest, my friend, Tami, and I experimented with a variety of elderberry recipes. We made wine, syrup and elderberry jelly. One recipe is low sugar elderberry jelly, and the other is a traditional elderberry jelly made with Sure-Jell pectin.