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

~ 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...

~ Pickled Camellia Flowers ~ Did you know that Camellia flowers are edible? Just like the Magnolia flowers you can pickle them too. After shari...

~ Pickled Magnolia Petals ~ When Magnolia trees burst into bloom in winter and early spring, it's hard not to stop and stare. Their enormous ...

~ Onionweed & Miso Pesto ~ Onionweed is back in season. It's not yet in flower and it is definitely not the time to be digging for bulbs f...

"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Right now, one of the biggest changes to New Zealand's cons...