Foraging, Folk Herbalism, Edible Weeds + Inspiration for a Slow Life

~ Fuchsia ~ The Beautiful Flower You Can Eat ~ Fuchsia is usually thought of as a garden ornamental, prized for its dangling, jewel-colored f...

~ Miner's Lettuce going to seed ~ This is one of those plants that you sow once, and will have reappear by the thousands year after year, sm...

~ Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) ~ It already feels like spring is quietly arriving in my garden. The first Sweet Violets are popping their lit...

Worried about petrol prices? Forget about your car, what about food prices when imports are impacted and the trucks can't get food to your superma...

~ Dahlia ~ I bet you didn't know dahlia's are edible? Most people see dahlia as purely ornamental, all color and form, but it actually has ...

~ Hairy Bittercress ~ (Cardamine hirsuta) It feels like spring has already arrived in my garden: fresh shoots, sudden bursts of life, and a scatte...

Gathering a wild salad from my wild garden. Wild in my garden? Yes, everything pictured is growing in what is supposed to be the 'pathway' to my 'o...

Usnea barbata a.k.a. Angiangi in Aotearoa. Usnea grows on trees like an "Old Man's Beard", cascading from the trees looking much like a white b...

~ Wild Mint ~ Mentha spp. There are so many varities of Mint in the world, all of them known for their strong, fresh, ‘minty’ smell & taste. Ap...