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

Hawthorn (Crategus species). Hawthorn berries are ripe & ready to harvest right now in New Zealand. These are a beautiful sight when you come a...

Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica). Devil's Apron, Naughty Man's Plaything, Hoky-poky, Jenny-nettle, Sting-leaf, Devil's Leaf, just some of the common...

Fat Hen Sautee Recipe: Pick fresh young Fat Hen leaves. Cut stalks close to the base of the plant. Strip the leaves off the stalks & discard st...

Wild Fennell (Foeniculum Vulgare) Is going nuts everywhere you look right now, just jump onto your local highway to see kilometres of yellow, as fa...

Poor Man's Capers aka Nasturtium pods or seeds. It's the time of year to gather Nasturtium seed pods and make pickle! The brainy looking little gre...

Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) aka Soldier’s woundwort, staunchweed or nosebleed. This aromatic perrenial is well known for it’s wound healing and b...

Freshly foraged Taupata Berry snack, with Alpaca's in the background! (because why not!).   Taupata & Karamu berries are in season. If you liv...

Foraged Microgreens. We're camping off grid. No shops, no fridge, not even chilli bin. So it's pretty important to us to find fresh, nutritious gr...

Wild food & medicine spread, all picked within 20m of our DOC campsite. The edge is where it's at...just stay away from spray & peezones. F...

Dock Roots for an iron boosting tincture. I normally dig my roots in Autumn when all of the plants energy returns to the roots in preparation for ...

Tutu (Coriaria arborea & sarmentosa). TOXIC, Beware. Every NZ forager should learn to identify Tutu, as most of the plant is extremely poison...

CAT'S EAR (Hypochoeris radicata) Get to know your Cat’s Ear / False Dandelion / Flatweed, and you need never go hungry again. That’s because this ...