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

~ Purple Dead Nettle Cake with Mint Glaze, Gluten & Dairy-Free ~ Late winter is one of the most abundant times of year for wild edible weed...

~ Calendula: One of the Most Underrated Medicinal Herbs ~ If I had to choose just a handful of herbs to grow, Calendula (Calendula officinalis)...

~ Elderberry & Elecampane Winter Syrup ~ Winter is the perfect time to make your own herbal syrups, and this Elderberry & Elecampane ...

~ NZ Beach Spinach (Tetragonia spp.) ~ Coastal foraging trips usually yield a basketful of abundant Beach Spinach for dinner. Many people associa...

~ Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) ~ Wintercress is one of those wonderful edible weeds that seems to appear just when fresh garden greens are b...

"If you're harvesting kawakawa, only pick the leaves with holes." It's advice you'll hear from almost everyone. In fact, many people believe ...

~ Hakeke / Wood Ear / Pig’s Ear / Jelly Fungus ~ One of my favorite and most abundant wild mushrooms in NZ, Hakeke (Auricularia species) is won...

~ Kawakawa Flower (aka berries) Whilst we're deep in Winter my male Kawakawa are in full flower (upright catkin-like spikes which look like &am...

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

It's onionweed & wild pesto season! One of the simplest & most delicious wild recipes to make, is Onionweed fritters. I made these wi...

~ Hairy Bittercress ~ (Cardamine hirsuta) There's a real flush of wild edible weeds appearing at the moment, and Hairy Bittercress is spreading...

~ Common Speedwell ~ Veronica persica There are around 500 Speedwell species around the world, but the one I find most often here in New Zealan...