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
Foraging Woes
Well the last two days have been amazing in my foraging life. I did a wild foods consult in TN to show the owner what
Shopping for Mullein & Peppermint
Today Margaret joined me to shop in the wild and to make herbal preparations. We spent the morning foraging God’s stores, creating and eating a
My Fermenting Frenzy
Today I made: Cattail pickles, Milkweed Shoot Kimchi, Nettle Japanese Sauerkraut, and Lambsquarter Salsa I used the recipes from my wonderful book “Nourishing Traditions” by
My Wild Lunch
It has long been a goal of mine to not merely substitute wild plants or merely add them in my cooking but to feature them…alone.
Spearmint and Red Clover Blossoms
One of my herbal friends and foraging partners lives on beautiful land off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. One of the surprising gifts of their
111 Milkweed Shoots, 37 Burdock Roots…
SCORE again! Had not made it back to the Milkweed patch for a week or more and was craving the ‘green bean’ taste of young
Learning from One of the Best!
Had such an interesting morning at the ASU farm today with an esteemed herb mentor and teacher here in the High Country. Serene has 18
Milkweed Shoots & Violets
Hiking up above Peaceful Acres with my collies in search of Morels…. again. Seemed like a reasonable place to look… many trees were felled years
Eating Wild ALL the Time
It occurred to me how normal it has become for me to eat ‘wild’ at every meal. More and more my meals not only include
Stinging Nettles SCORE!
My kitchen counter is 100% green with my catch of the day: Stinging Nettle. Had to drive to Tennessee to harvest it but I was
Cattail Shoots
MAY 1 Went to the cattail pond today, the one I found last year via Google Earth AFTER the last edible part of Cattails had
Digging Spring Roots
Today, being the 4th quarter of the moon, it is best not to plant veggies in my garden so I spent my morning digging roots