wildcrafting
Elderflower & Lemon Cordial Recipe (The Boozy American Kind!)
The summer solstice brought many things alive in the garden, plants I'd been waiting to see bloom to know that summer was truly upon us...
Linden Leaf Salad: Foraging, Identification, and Use
by Ashley Adamant When most foragers think of wild spring greens, their minds go to dandelion greens and chickweed or any number of other herbaceous...
Nettles – a feast on the forest floor
Stinging nettles are common around the world, throughout Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and western North America, and because of their many uses, has been introduced...
Foraging for Rose Hips in Winter
Roses are the gift that keeps on giving! In spring, the scent of their flowers permeates the breeze, and I forage petals for food and...
Goldenrod and Ginger Wine – One Gallon Recipe
I'm a fan of weeds and wine, as you well may know. I'm particularly a fan of foraging wild weeds and invasive plants for herbal...
Damson Plum & Muscadine Butter
There's a lovely little spot downtown that I quite enjoy walking past as I head into work. It's an office in an old converted Victorian...
Recipe Box: Honeysuckle Infused Sugar
May is rolling out and June is rolling in - wild roses and irises are blooming their last and the berries are starting to form green on...
Wild Greens Pesto
There is a bounty of wild and cultivated green goodies just waiting to be enjoyed - all you have to do is to learn to...
Hedgerow Jelly: a recipe from the wild places
What is a hedgerow? In the cultured, organized sense, it is meant to be a barrier of trees and shrubs planted to mark boundary lines...
Dandelion Flower Infusion and Syrup
There are only a few dandelions in my yard this year, which is the opposite of a problem as far as most people are concerned! NOT...
Wildcrafting Game for Kids!
[columns] [span8] Wildcrafting is a great skill to have - knowing how to identify and use medicinal herbs is so useful for someone of any...
Let’s Talk About: Goldenrod Recipes and Remedies
Goldenrod, Solidago, Golden Dagger! Many people take one look at goldenrod and run in the other direction, sneezing and coughing, but goldenrod is NOT the...
Let’s Talk About Tinctures, Elixirs, and Cordials
My apothecary is packed tight with jars and those jars are full of strange floating herbal bits in colored liquid, waiting for their time to...
Recipe Box: Queen Anne’s Lace Flower Jelly
As I've discussed before, sometimes I think my neighbors must hate me for harboring a yard of unwanted pests and dingy weeds. We encourage our...
Eat your weeds! Dandelion Fritter Recipe
I looked around my yard yesterday, and realized with a gasp that all of the dandelions that were proliferating on my path had gone, poof! ...