Perfect for the beginning forager, miner's lettuce is a delicious, juicy and sweet wild green. Learn how and when to find this shade-loving green! (This post was contributed by Melissa Keyser.) The very first wild
A bear and her cub, 'Lil Bear live in a cave near a dark forest and a meandering stream. Every day, the mama bear teaches her furry bundle of joy how to survive in the world. While 'Lil Bear learns how to forage for nuts and seeds, wash himself, and climb a tree, he soon makes a friend, Blue Bird, who begins taking him on all sorts of fun adventures. After Blue Bird becomes an important part of their family, one day he and 'Lil Bear find a kite in the woods. They have so much fun flying it that they forget to pay attention to their surroundings. As darkness falls, the friends soon realize that they are lost and alone. Now they must rely on what they have learned from Mama Bear in order to endure a long night in the woods and hopefully return home in time for the change in seasons. In this adventurous tale for children, a young bear and his feathered friend learn many valuable lessons about adventure, survival, and most importantly, love.
I'll admit the name "chokecherry" doesn't exactly get your mouth watering. Anything with "choke" in the name sounds like trouble. The other common names bitter berry and bird cherry aren't any more appetizing, but chokecherries are not
Wondering which edible plants may be in your neighborhood or your very own back yard? Here are some very common edible plants to look for!
Get the most out of elderflower and elderberry with with these easy and delicious ideas for herbal remedies and tasty food recipes.
Years ago I learned that plums grow wild parts of the United States just like apples, but I'd never run across any until this year. The trees were small and scrubby, but they were absolutely
It’s no secret that elderberries are a superfood with many undisputed health benefits! These tasty elderberry recipes will leave you with tons of ideas of how to use these immune-boosting wild berries
Kousa Dogwood berries and Kousa berry puree muffin recipe
Fiddleheads are a delicious wild edible available in the forests in the spring. To prepare them, you'll need to thoroughly clean first.
Juniper trees are fairly common and easy to forage. Learn more about foraging for juniper berries and how to use them for food and medicine!
Firstly, I realise this blog has been completely neglected for several months. I have often thought of the posts I could be making, but the practicality of travelling and blogging just wasn’t…
Collection of hand-drawn woodsy temporary tattoos. The designs featured are a bear and porcupine roaming and foraging in the forest, wild blackberries, spotted eggs in a nest, morel mushrooms, and fallen ash leaves. The sheet is 3" by 7". Lasts 2-5 days! • Water resistant! • Comfortable and safe! △ All original designs by Allison Wilcoxen in Austin, Texas. △ Send a message to inquire about wholesale. Choose 'Party Pack - 10' or 'Party Pack - 20' for extra savings on multiple tats. Perfect for party favors, team events, weddings, and creating custom sleeves!
This method of making dandelion capers uses salt and vinegar to create a pickle that can be canned for long-term preservation or stored in the refrigerator for a few months.
Firstly, I realise this blog has been completely neglected for several months. I have often thought of the posts I could be making, but the practicality of travelling and blogging just wasn’t…
These cookies are soft, chewy, delicious and adorable! Make some cute and cuddly vegan teddy bear oatmeal cookies and cozy up with all the warm spices and comforting texture, perfect for Valentines Day!
This article is about how to dehydrate elderberries and turn the dried berries into a useful powder for cold and flu season, or just to generally boost the immune system and improve health. Elderberries have become quite a commodity these past several years. One of the most well-known over the cou
I'm not a cook. Sure, I can cook edible, sometime even delicious food. But, I don't love to cook. OK, that being said, I made jelly this weekend. Well, I made very sweet syrup that was supposed to be jelly but didn't jell into jelly. And I don't know what I'm doing wrong. This is my second attempt at jelly. Have I tried something with a definite recipe? No, that wouldn't been nearly challenging enough. My first attempt was hot pepper jelly. I think I mostly had a recipe for that. It looks wonderful, has a great flavor, but didn't jell. My next attempt was to make jelly from the fruit from our Kousa dogwood. What is that, you ask? Well, this is what the tree looks like loaded with berries. The berries have a leathery, bumpy red exterior with a pumpkin colored sort of fibrous interior. I tried the berries and they are OK, but it's something you'd want to pick and pop into your mouth like cherries. But, we've got this abundance of fruit, so we (DH and I -- mostly DH) thought we should do something with them. We've heard that you can make wine, but I haven't done that for years, and that takes some time. So, jelly seemed like a better solution. After failing at jelly once, I couldn't possibly fail again, right? This is what we picked for the jelly. This is a small fraction of what is on the tree. But, having never done anything with this fruit, I didn't want a whole lot more in case this turned out inedible. This is nearly 4 pounds. Upon the advise of a friend, I rinsed the fruit, boiled it with about a cup of water and mashed the fruit with a potato masher to break it up. I then put it into a metal sieve and mashed it with the bottom of a ladle. At that point it looked mostly orange and cloudy. I took that pulp and juice and put it into cheesecloth, secured it closed with a rubber band, hung the rubber band over the cabinet handle and let it drip into this pot. I came up with about 3 1/2 cups of liquid. I added some more water to bring the juice to 3 3/4 cups and put that in a sauce pan with 7 cups of sugar and 1/3 cup of lemon juice, brought it to a boil and added two packets of liquid pectin per the recipe. I used the recipe for strawberries from the pectin packet. Then I boiled the pectin and juice for another minute and got ready to can. I got these seven jars of jelly, another 8 ounce jar and a partial bowl that I refrigerated. I let it cool and waited. I got wonderfully clear syrup. It did not jell. Again. Off to the internet to look for suggestions. I saw a number of people suggesting what the Certo pamphlet suggested - to reboil the syrup with additional sugar and lemon juice. I also saw a suggestion to put a plate in the freezer and drop a bit of the boiled liquid onto it to see if it jells before taking it off the heat. So, the next day I took the syrup that I had put in the jar and bowl and stored in the fridge and reboiled it with a few more tablespoons of sugar and another tablespoon of lemon juice. The few drops of liquid on the cold plate looked like it was jelled harder than the original syrup, but I couldn't tell for sure. Poured it back into the cleaned jar and bowl, sealed them up and put in the fridge again. The next morning ... JELLY! I'm not a total jelly novice any more. The jelly tastes somewhat like plums. It's pretty good on toast. I'll probably make more next year if we have an abundance of fruit again.
Kousa Dogwood berries and Kousa berry puree muffin recipe
The black bear: a bear that is not always black. And sometimes it’s even red, white or blue.
Mulberries are one of the best fruits to eat for weight loss, better digestion, and the best treatment for cough. Here are the other benefits of mulberries.
"Michelle, we need your help." So began a conversation that Michelle Schireman, an Oregon Zoo keeper known for taking in orphaned cougar cubs, realized would upend her life, both professionally and personally, for a while. It was her day off from the zoo, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was calling her at home.
A lively puffball of a pidge! Birdling Pigeon is the smart and thoughtful type. There's a lot of wisdom in that powder-blue bonce! With a suedey beak, slate-grey wings, and a sweet subtle highlight round the eye, this small city bird is uncommonly handsome – and an expert forager to boot! 4"H x 3"W Tested to and passes the European Safety Standard for toys: EN71 parts 1, 2 & 3, for all ages Suitable from birth. Hand wash only; do not tumble dry, dry clean or iron. Not recommended to clean in a washing machine Check all labels upon arrival of purchase
Size Chart Note: Measurements are of the actual item, please make sure to double check size chart. Note: Measurements are of the actual item, please make sure to double check size chart. Runs Small Slightly Small True To Size Slightly Large Runs Large 0/3mo 3/6mo 6/9mo 9/12MO 12/18mo Size Measurement Standard Metric 0/3 Months Chest 18" 46cm 0/3 Months Sleeve Length 8" 20cm 0/3 Months Torso 13" 33cm 0/3 Months Inseam 6" 15cm 0/3 Months Jumpsuit Length 18" 46cm Size Measurement Standard Metric 3/6 Months Chest 19" 48cm 3/6 Months Sleeve Length 9" 23cm 3/6 Months Torso 15" 38cm 3/6 Months Inseam 6 1/2" 17cm 3/6 Months Jumpsuit Length 20" 51cm Size Measurement Standard Metric 6/9 Months Chest 20" 51cm 6/9 Months Sleeve Length 9 1/4" 23cm 6/9 Months Torso 15 1/2" 39cm 6/9 Months Inseam 7 1/2" 19cm 6/9 Months Jumpsuit Length 22" 56cm Size Measurement Standard Metric 9/12 Months Chest 21" 53cm 9/12 Months Sleeve Length 9 1/2" 24cm 9/12 Months Torso 16" 41cm 9/12 Months Inseam 9" 23cm 9/12 Months Jumpsuit Length 24" 61cm Size Measurement Standard Metric 12/18 Months Chest 23" 58cm 12/18 Months Sleeve Length 10 1/2" 27cm 12/18 Months Torso 16" 41cm 12/18 Months Inseam 10 1/2" 27cm 12/18 Months Jumpsuit Length 25" 64cm Inches Centimeters Costume Sizing Tips
Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one? With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948. \"The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside.\" -School Library Journal, starred review.
Teddy Bear sunflower, what it looks like, where to place it and how to grow and care for it. My complete handy guide with images and free download chart
