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

Sheep Sorrel (Rumex Acetosella) I recently found this lush patch of Sheep Sorrel, a common weed that is usually voted the most delicious edible du...

~ Miners Lettuce ~ Miners Lettuce is back!! This winter beauty which makes the scrummiest salad ingredient loves the cold wet, weather, and...

Gorse (Urex europaeus) is part of the pea/legume family. It's for that reason that Gorse was loved by the early British and originally brought ove...

Turkey Tails grow abundantly on dead wood and I often have them flush up in my vege garden, as I use old wood to border the garden beds. Tu...

~ Cat’s Ear / Flatweed ~ (Hypochoeris radicata)I've always thought of Cat's Ear as a 'Summer' weed, as that's when you see it popping out of all th...

~ Ginkgo Biloba ~   This stunning tree in the middle of my garden is beginning to shed her golden leaves littering the ground with her iconic ...

~ Rosehips ~ Right now it's Rosehip season! As we experience our first frosts, the Vitamins in the hips are concentrated, making this the b...

~ Oak (Quercus) ~   Autumn roadtrips take twice as long, as I stop all along the roadside to collect windfallen autumn leaves from the footpat...

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

~ Amanita Muscaria ~ This iconic, fairytale mushroom has been used for religious, recreational and even food for millennia. It’s use in folk me...

Stinging Nettle Harvest After years of not succeeding in getting Stinging Nettle growing well in my garden, it has finally taken root, and is g...

~ Watercress ~ (Nasturtium officinale) As I’ve been walking in & out of the bush a few times a week the last few weeks, I’ve really enjoyed gat...