Did you know there are dozens of wild herbs you can forage? Find out the best herbs to find growing wild throughout the year.
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Clover is a widely available edible wild plant with medicinal uses. Here's what to know about identifying and using edible clover.
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
Have you ever foraged chickweed? This common wild plant is tasty and medicinal. Learn more about chickweed benefits and uses in the kitchen and home remedy toolkit.
Edible weeds are all around us, and they are often medicinal too. Here are 12 easy to forage for, wild-growing, strong, and nutritious weeds!
Horsetail is a nutritious plant that has been used for centuries medicinally. Here's how to recognize it and forage for it.
Wondering what to do with elderberries? Here are a bunch of ideas for putting them to use-- including the basics of finding, harvesting, and prepping!
Learn how to identify and forage for plantain, a valuable first-aid “weed” that’s easy to find- perfect for beginning foragers and medicine makers! (This post was contributed by Melissa Keyser.) I just returned home from traveling
Common purslane is a highly nutritious edible and medicinal plant that readily grows. Learn to find, identify, use and purslane!
Goldenrod is helpful for making salves for sore muscles, tea for your kidneys, and may be useful for respiratory woes.
This list of herbs that grow in shade is perfect if you don't have a lot of sunlight. Here you'll find lots of options for a low-light garden.
Clean foraged plants with this easy 4-step system to remove unwanted debris, insects, and more before eating or using for remedy making.
Maria Noël Groves teaches about herbs for pain and how they can come to our assistance during times of need in her new book, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies.
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
It has many uses, is easy to identify, and can readily be made into a plant medicine. If you are new to herbalism, yarrow is for beginners.
Like the fresh herb, plantain tincture is an excellent soothing, anti-inflammatory remedy for bug bites, stings, and other skin irritations. It also has some impressive properties for internal health. Plantain tincture may help support digestive
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
Gathering, drying, and using clover is so simple! If you are a beginner at using wild edibles, then learning how to preserve white clover is the place to start! #foraging #foodpreservation #whiteclover #wildedibles #howtoforage #homesteading #eattheyard #eatthelawn
Make the most of common yard weeds by using white clover for food and medicine with these easy tips and recipes.
Common mallow (Malva neglecta) is a useful edible weed you may find growing in your garden. Here's what to know about foraging & using it. #ediblewildplants
The goldenrod plant, also known as solidago, blooms in the late summer and early fall with yellow flowers, and is also edible and medicinal.
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
These inspiring spruce tip recipes will help you make the most of this ephemeral foraged food. Spruce tip syrup, pesto, ice cream & more!
Elderberry plants can be expensive to buy, but it's easy to grow elderberries from cuttings. All you need is a few hardwood cuttings taken in the late fall or winter and a bit of patience.
Plantain salve is one of the best ways to start a home herbal first aid kit. Plantain is abundant, and this easy to make salve is good for all manner of minor burns, cuts, and
Rosemary is one of the most aromatic and pungent herbs around, here are 20 creative ways to use this wonderful versatile herb and not just in recipes.
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. The appearance of stinging nettles in my neighborhood is exciting, because it marks the beginning of the foraging season! Last year, spring came in so late that we were desperate enough to go collect nettles that had just barely […]
Lambsquarter is a vitamin-packed, nutritional powerhouse! It's so easy to dehydrate and use throughout the winter - learn how here!
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Wondering if that plant in your garden is yummy purslane or toxic spurge? Check out this detailed guide to help you correctly distinguish between spurge and purslane. #foraging #poisonous plants
Drying and preserving herbs is a great way to ensuring that you can enjoy their delightful essence year-round.
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).
Looking for a plant that is easy to grow, with more omega-3 fatty acids than any other leafy green? Learn how to grow purslane now on Gardener’s Path.
NOTE: This article is about 20 of my favorite medicinal healing herbs to grow in most garden areas and types of soil. There are 100’s more, though, that I just couldn’t include because of space. Enjoy this rundown of 20 of my favorites. Have you ever wondered which medicinal herbs are the best on
What to do with sage when you don't want your bountiful harvest to go to waste! There are so many ways that you an use it, as food and medicine!
Herbal cigarettes were a common way to take your medicine, long before cigarettes became associated with tobacco (and addiction). Learn how to choose herbs for herbal cigarettes, and enjoy this time-honored way to take your
