Learn how to find, identify and pick wild blueberries! I will teach you the basics of foraging these sweet summer fruits and explain some of the best places to look as well as how to tell them apart from other berries. We will also discuss safety concerns, harvesting, and storage practices.
How To Identify, Harvest, and Pick Wild Blueberries: The Ultimate Guide Read More »
A new twist on traditional blueberry shortcake. Impress your guests with this super easy and delicious blueberry dessert.
Blueberry Shortcake: The Most Amazing Blueberry Dessert Read More »
This recipe for shortcake biscuits is simple to make and yields the perfect biscuit for shortcake. They take just 30 minutes from start to finish.
Easy 30 Minute Shortcake Biscuits Read More »
As we enter the start of Summer and the season of Litha, I thought I’d share what I’ll be focusing on this season and how I will be celebrating summer.
9 Amazing Ideas for Celebrating Summer: Connecting With Friends and Nature Read More »
The Food Forest is an innovative new way of eating that combines organic farming with permaculture principles. Learn more about its benefits!
Easy Steps to Creating A Food Forest In Your Backyard Read More »
Celebrate Lugnasadh and the first harvest as a way of honoring nature’s incredible fertile energy at this time of year, and as a way to connect with our natural world on a deeper, more meaningful level.
Lughnasadh and Lammas: Celebrating The First Harvest Read More »
Yarrow tea made from yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) has been used in folk medicine for centuries. Discover some of the many benefits so you can harness its magic and medicine.
Yarrow Tea: Both Magical and Medicinal Read More »
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Amazing Yarrow Plant: The Native Herb with Surprising Uses Read More »
Making homemade compost is easy with this composting how to guide. Learn how to make, use and care for effective compost that will boost plant growth in your garden, while helping you be more sustainable!
Composting 101: An Easy Composting How To Guide Read More »
Discover the benefits of purslane, an amazing superfood.
Purslane: One of Mother Nature’s Wild Superfoods Read More »
Creating a pollinator garden will benefit every living creature and help keep our planet healthy.
Easy Ways To Create A Pollinator Garden Read More »
Discover bioregional herbalism: a sustainable practice using local herbs. It emphasizes knowing your plants, their interactions, and their environmental relationships.
Bioregional Herbalism and 8 Effective Ways To Practice Read More »
Celebrate the first day of summer on June 21st with these rituals for summer solstice. May they bring you joy, love, and light in your life.
10 Beautiful Rituals for Summer Solstice Read More »
Lemon balm plant is an herbal ally worth preserving and harvesting. Here are some tips on how to harvest, dry and preserve this amazing plant ally.
Harvesting Lemon Balm Plant and 3 Easy Drying Methods Read More »
If you haven’t been eating weeds, you’re missing out, especially when it comes to dandelion. Try these 22 dandelion recipes!
Eating Weeds: 22 Delicious Dandelion Recipes You Need to Try Read More »
Gardening as a therapy. As we plant and tend to our garden, we feel connected to the earth, to life, and most of all, connected to ourselves.
Gardening as a Therapy and 6 Easy Herbs to Grow Read More »
