Foraging and wildcrafting means using what nature gives us – Wild plants are abundant, flourishing in fields, meadows, woodlands, the seaside, and in your own backyard!
These plants teach us about healing and nourish those who have a calling to walk the green path. Learn how to safely and positively identify wild edible herbs and plants and how to use them.
Here you’ll learn about wild plants that can be used for food and medicine. I will share my favorite wild edible food foraging recipes made from wild “weeds” and plants that grow in our backyard gardens and in forested areas. You’ll learn how to make delicious edible, medicinal, and healthy recipes with what grows naturally around us.
14 Amazing Edible and Medicinal Plants to Forage in the Spring
This list of what to forage in spring will help you get started on your spring foraging adventure! You may find yourself picking up a few new tricks of the trade or even discovering a new favorite seasonal vegetable or medicinal herb.
Benefits of Motherwort: The Bold and Nurturing Herb
Learn about all of the benefits of motherwort, a bold and nurturing herb.
Foraging For Stinging Nettle And 5 Amazing Benefits You Didn’t Know
The health benefits of stinging nettle and how to find, identify, harvest, and prepare them.
The 3 Best Tips Used by Experts to Forage Fiddlehead Ferns Successfully
How to safely identify, forage, harvest, and prepare fiddlehead ferns.
Staghorn Sumac: How To Identify, Harvest, And Use This Wild Plant
Learn How To Identify, Harvest, And Use Staghorn Sumac – Plus 2 recipes.
Foraging Wintergreen: Tips For Finding And Using This Delicious Herb
Identifying wintergreen, as well as its benefits and uses. Learn the challenges in foraging for this herb and tips on how to avoid common mistakes.
Usnea Tincture Recipe: Discover How this Medicine Can Stop a Cold in Its Tracks
Make this dual-extract Usnea tincture recipe to have on hand when you feel a cough or cold coming on or In times of acute immune response. Usnea is most effective when taken in the form of a dual-extract tincture.
30+ Best Field Guides & Plant Identification Books
Today I want to share a list of my favorite field guides on plant identification as well as some useful tips on using field guides and other resources to identify different species.
Milkweed: Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing this Delicious Edible Weed
One of my favorite wild spring edibles is milkweed. You heard that right…milkweed is edible and delicious! When cooked up, they taste and have a similar texture to asparagus, and yes, you can harvest them sustainably without any harm to the Monarchs.
Wildcraft a Feast of Invasive Edible Weeds: 25 Recipes
I’ve gathered twenty-five recipes from people around the country who are using wild edible weeds in ways that will surprise and delight you.
Northeast Winter Foraging: 10 Wild Plants That You Can Eat
While there aren’t as many options of wild plants that you can eat during this time, there are at least 9 plants that I’ve had good success in foraging during a long New England winter.
Incredible Juniper Berries: Identification, Uses & Benefits
Juniper berries have many uses. This article explains how to identify juniper berries, their medicinal uses, and how to cook with them.
Cedarwood and Sage Winter Bath Soak Recipe
This evergreen forest bath salt is my very favorite bath soak recipe for winter. Luxurious Dead Sea salt is combined with other therapeutic salts along with the grounding and antimicrobial nature of pine needles, cedar, juniper, and sage for a relaxing bath.
What is Witch Hazel For? Make Your Own Useful Extract
In this blog post, we will answer the question what is witch hazel for as well as other questions about this valuable herb. We will explore what this herb is, what it does, how to use it, and even how to make your own witch hazel extract.
Autumn Olive Berries: An Amazing Superfood
Autumn olive berries are a magical fruit that can be found in the fall months. These berries have been used to make teas and jellies, and fruit leathers, but they also serve as an herb for maintaining overall health. In this blog post, we’ll talk about identifying, harvesting, and enjoying the many benefits of Autumn Olive Berries.
