About Wild Blessings

I'm Holly and I live in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. My dog Skipper and I roam around these mountains to explore the beauty of God's creation and learn as much as we can about wild foods that are available to us for free. How can we do that, you ask? Check out my blog … [Read More...]
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Paleo Wild and Free
I eat wild edible weeds and I eat Paleo. Which means that I eat REAL food, most of it FREE for the picking. WILD? Ever notice how hard it is to get rid of weeds? Perhaps there is a significant reason for [...]

A Personal Hero, Linda Runyon
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting the Queen of wild foods and my mentor, Linda Runyon.

Spring Fling March 31
There are abundant and varied gifts in each of the seasons but Spring takes my breath away as life emerges from seeming barrenness.

Wild Food Lunch w/ Friends
The leaves are still tucked tightly in their casings on most trees here in the High Country but a few have uncoiled themselves and are sporting that Spring green that is so iridescent and alive with joy. Yet closer to the earth’s skin the wild weeds are joyously erupting saying …”pick me!”

Why Eat Wild Foods
Why Eat Wild Foods? Nature was the original supermarket. Ever wonder what the pioneers ate while transversing the Oregon Trail? There were indeed supermarkets waiting at their destination but they weren’t the kind we have now. Strictly seasonal and ever evolving wild edible plants have always been the Creator’s gift to us.

Sean Croxton Goes Wild
Today I met Sean Croxton, the most exciting real health and nutrition blogger and podcast host on the web. As a Functional and Diagnostic Nutritionist, he posts fascinating and extremely helpful research and reviews on his blog site, Underground Wellness. But I would also characterize him as a renegade and a rebel with a serious [...]

Wild Fermentation 101
Today was another Wild Blessings class here on my mountain top. Rashell Fall, a veteran wild foodist and fermentation expert, was our teacher. Rashells meads are reknown in these parts! In no time at all Rashell had turned my kitchen into a chemistry lab. Siphons and corks, and bottles, and fizzing bubbling brews danced in [...]

Wild Times Remembered
I am a wild foods chef and have offered many wild food feasts where the guests come to learn, forage for wild edibles, and cook a meal together. The cuisine is sometimes Oriental, Greek, Italian, Mexican and Indian or just seasonal.