From Forage to Feast
I like challenging myself to prepare wild foods for my lunches. Unknowingly, my family eats wild all the time, though it is a hidden art
The MAGIC of Stone Soup
Remember the Russian folk tale of the three weary soldiers journeying home from war…hungrily they ask for food and shelter, the suspicious townspeople refused them
Wild Woman, Linda Runyon Eats the Trees!
My bookshelves are bulging with a plethora of wild food books, but the ones that I rely on are authored by my mentor and personal
Italian Wild Foods Feast Fun
Tuesday afternoon I went shopping for some last minute wild ingredients for my wild food feast. As I circumnavigated the pasture followed by my collies,
More Cattail Capers
Saturday I took my lovin husband, Jason, to the Cattail swamp. It was his first visit. Being an artist, he relished the scenery: the bubbling
Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose is a magnificent gift from God. The whole plant is edible and medicinal. This is one of those prime examples of “Letting food
My Wild Refrigerator & Tips on Drying
It occurred to me today as I was cleaning out my refrigerators (I have two of them), that they are filled with rather odd contents.
Throw Me in That Milkweed Patch!
Milkweed is one of my favorite green gifts. I love it’s early Spring shoots, young leaves, the milky latex sap that makes the whole process
Spreading the ‘Wild Fire’
What a joy it is to teach children about wild food. I like to think of it as spreading the Wild Fire! This past week,
Score! Cattail Green Cobs
After last weeks frightful encounter with chiggers or something akin to such a scourge, I ventured back into the swamp today with my friend Savannah.
Obeying the Blackberries
I’m emptying out the attic eaves and the study closet. Helping a ‘pack rat’ move recently has given me a serious resolve to purge, throw
Shopping for Free
This Foragers Heart (wild meditations) Psalms 145:5 “Of the glorious splendor of Your majesty and of Your wondrous works I will meditate.” I sit
From the Rising of the SUN
This Forager’s Heart (Wild Meditations) “From the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun, the name of the Lord is to be
Reclaiming the Dawn
I’m on a quest to reclaim the dawn. Listening recently to yet another Underground Wellness podcast where Sean Croxton interviews the brain himself, Paul Chek.
Greek Wild Dinner Review!
Greek Wild Foods Feast Our Menu Rose Hip Cordial Fruit Bowl w/Mountain Mint Sumac, Peach, Beebalm, Spearmint, Peppermint Teas
Foraging for Flowers
Today is a special day. Two good friends are tying the knot. I get to participate in blessing them with the gift of flowers! No