How to use Red Clover herb to take care of your health naturally. How I use red clover for menopause symptoms. Here's how to harvest, preserve and use red clover in your daily healthcare routine.
Comfrey ( Symphytum officinale) of the Boraginaceae family offers many gifts, ranging from food and medicine for us humans (if we dare, please see cautionary note below); as fodder for animals; and as a soil enricher referred to in permaculture as a dy
Horsetail has been used for centuries for it's variety of health and cosmetic benefits. It's easy to find and harvest in the wild!
A guide to birch leaves where we'll discover everything there is to know about their properties, collecting, storage and uses.
Immune supportive, deeply nourishing, Douglas fir is the aromatic star of this tea blend with ingredients of the forest. A perfect blend to fortify you body during times of illness or to support good respiratory health.
A friend of mine spends her summer weekend trying to wipe knotweed off the face of the earth. She comes back from trips exhausted, having used everything (including fire) to try to eradicate a patch
Easily found in many areas, Japanese knotweed has a slightly tangy flavor that makes it useful in any recipe calling for rhubarb.
A simple recipe for how to make hawthorn tincture using berries and vodka. Hawthorn is a red berry that gently supports heart health, and that you can forage for in autumn. You can use the volume ingredient measurements in this folk method tincture or use the 1:2 ratio measurements in the notes below. Scale the recipe up or down to suit your needs.
There are many ways to make homemade DIY Neosporin. In this article, we cover 3 recipes using store-bought and foraged ingredients.
A sweet and citrusy cordial made with fragrant elderflowers and fresh lemon juice. The recipe yields approximately 1.75 liters of syrup that can be bottled and used within a year. Makes between 2-3 bottles depending on bottle capacity.
You’ll learn the parts of ground elder used as food and medicine, harvest time, nutrition and other ways humans use this amazing plant - Read more!
One of my favorite ways to use foraged pine needles is to infuse them in olive oil for use in salad dressing.
Common Greenbrier is an interesting and nutritious plant that can be used in a varieties of ways and recipes.
Lambsquarter is a vitamin-packed, nutritional powerhouse! It's so easy to dehydrate and use throughout the winter - learn how here!
A plant that has a long history of medicinal use and can be found growing in many parts of the world is mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is an herbaceous perennial originally native to Eurasia and northern Africa. It has since become naturalized in much of Canada and the United States, and these feathery, silvery plants with their spiraling leaves have become a common sight in waste areas. Widely known as a magical herb, it also has a history […]
This pine needle cough syrup is beneficial for soothing for a dry and scratchy throat and helping to tame coughs.
This anti inflammatory smoothie recipe features an underappreciated "superfood" that's commonly mistaken for a weed. Green smoothie pros, put down your avocados and spinach. Here's something a little different from your everyday smoothie, featuring one of my favorite foraged greens,
A traditional Thai soup of mushrooms and coconut milk with aromatic herbs and red Thai curry. This can be served as a soup, or with rice as an entrée to serve 4. As a soup it will serve 2 with leftovers. If at all possible, you need to find the fresh galangal here.
Pokeweed is misunderstood and underappreciated, but more people should be grwoing it. This guide tells you what you need to know.
Inside: This article is about foraging for Chaparral (Larrea tridentata), how to use this potent desert plant (benefits), as well as its controversial medicinal nature. After living in the Mojave Desert for over 50 years, and having grown up with a father who loved taking me hiking and id
Is it elderflower season where you are? If so, fragrant and medicinal elderberry blossoms are everywhere! Help yourself to some free deliciousness by foraging elderflowers from an elderberry plant near you. You can also purchase
Learn to identify elderberries, forage elderberries, and use them in syrup, jelly, liquer, tincture, and more.
Kudzu is part of the Pueraria genus of plants, native to several Asian countries. People have used it in traditional remedies for hundreds of years. This article examines the benefits, uses, and potential side effects of kudzu root.
Pine needles can be used for a variety of ailments, as food, for making crafts, and even in the garden. Let us teach you 8 ways to use pine needles.
Medicinal plants have been used for millennia, and science is just beginning to validate many of their traditional uses. This basic overview of medicinal plants and their use focuses on herbs you can find or
Botanical Name of Horsetail: Equisetum arvensis, Equisetum arvense. Other Common Names: Bottlebrush, shave grass, corncob plant, scouring rush, field horsetail, pewterwort, paddock-pipes, Dutch rushes, snake pipes, small scouring rush, åkersnelle (Norwegian), cola de caballo (Spanish), prêle des champs (French), Acker-Schachtelhalm (German). Habitat: Horsetail is native to both North America and Europe. It is one of only a few Equisetum survivors from the dinosaur era. In parts of Northern America, Canada, and Europe it is often considered a rather bothersome weed because of its prolific tuber system. Plant Description: Horsetail is a perennial plant of the Equisetaceae or the horsetail plant
Inside: This article is about the benefits of forsythia and how to use the early spring blossoms to make a golden herbal syrup for fun or for health! There are a few beautiful harbingers of Spring, but the sunny yellow blossoms of the forsythia are one of my favorites! When those happy blooms sta
Think stinging nettles are just a weed? Think again. They're a delicious, plant with numerous health benefits that can be used in recipes and in so many other ways!
A sweet and citrusy cordial made with fragrant elderflowers and fresh lemon juice. The recipe yields approximately 1.75 liters of syrup that can be bottled and used within a year. Makes between 2-3 bottles depending on bottle capacity.
Botanical Name: Tussilago farfara. Other Common Names: Coughwort, bull’s foot, assfoot, farfara, horsehoof, foalswort, foal’s foot. Habitat: Coltsfoot can grow in damp or dry conditions and grows well in alkaline clay soil. It is usually found in places such as wastelands, on the side of the road or railway, hedge banks etc. It is native to some countries in Europe and Asia but has also been introduced and naturalized in North and South America. Description: It is a perennial herbaceous plant with yellow flowers that emerge in early spring and bear a close resemblance to the dandelions. The leaves appear
Not sure what to do with fresh cleavers? Try this delicious green smoothie! It the perfect way to get the benefit of those early spring foraged greens.
Ever heard of the Four Thieves Vinegar blend? Come learn the folklore surrounding this blend, how it's used to support wellness, and how to make it.
One of the best ways to cultivate a productive property is to get creative with the things that grow freely in your yard and landscaping. Do you have access to a large spruce tree? Late spring is the season to take advantage of this beautiful plant! Spruce tips are the new growth of the trees each y
American spikenard (Aralia racemosa) produces flavorful edible berries and roots used in traditional medicine. Here's what to know about identifying and foraging American spikenard. #foraging
Cleavers improves body function and overall health, making it the perfect spring tonic! Learn 3 ways to use cleavers for spring cleansing!
Did you know that elderflowers are both edible and medicinal? Head to Gardener’s Path for tips on ways to prepare and use these delightful aromatic blooms.
When it comes to flowers, it doesn’t get much sweeter than soft springtime violets. With nodding blossoms atop slender stems and heart-shaped leaves, these low-growing plants are sometimes described as diminutive. But please don’t presume they’re shrinking! In fact, violets are a powerhouse of mineral-rich food and medicine.
We've been getting to know the seaweeds near where we live - which are the good ones for eating, and how best to use their nutrients for our veggie patch.
Did you know that all parts of angelica are edible? Learn how to harvest and use leaves, stems, and roots – plus bonus recipe ideas – on Gardener's Path.
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris) is common wild weed that's both edible and medicinal. It forms a dense, low growing carpet of purple flowers on lawns and field edges, and it's likely you've seen it growing
Over the last year or so I have become a lover of foraging! Of using what is natural and local in our home, in our cooking and in our cleaning. I find the world of essential... Read The Post
There are many ways to make homemade DIY Neosporin. In this article, we cover 3 recipes using store-bought and foraged ingredients.
Every year I wait for the sweet smell of lilacs to announce the arrival of real spring. While they only bloom for a few short weeks, their intoxicating scent fills the air and lifts my
