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

~ Purple Dead Nettle ~ Lamium Purpureum Such a beautiful yet understated plant. With her gorgeous orchid like little flowers, delicately detail...

~ Onionweed & Miso pesto ~ OMG the most delicious pesto ever! How did we not discover this sooner?   Last week I made one of my favori...

~ Pickled Onionweed Recipe ~ Like I was saying yesterday, Onionweed is part of the Allium family, just like what you would call 'real' onions. ...

Hot Lime Pickle Recipe If you have an abudnance of Limes, this is the perfect way to preserve them and enjoy their punchy, fresh flavor all year...

Iceplant / Pigface Muffin Recipe (Gluten/Dairy/Sugar free) This recipe is very forgiving, and one I’ve been using for years. I often add or minus a...

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...

When Spring Elderflower's are in bloom, it's the perfect time to start making Elderflower brew. There are many different recipes out there, from El...

Legend has it that Plantain was a maiden that stood by the roadside waiting for her lover to return for so long, that she ended up turning into thi...

Magnolia Who doesn't known and love the glorious Magnolia trees which flower late Winter, early Spring. I've recently made a whole lot of Magno...

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale Dandelion is an extremely nutritious, wild superfood, with higher levels of iron, riboflavin, and vitamin E than t...