Curly dock (Rumex crispus), sometimes called yellow dock, is mostly known as a nuisance agricultural weed. And with good reason! Curly dock is not only a long-l
Learn how to identify, forage, and harvest creeping charlie (also called ground ivy.) Plus, how to make a ground ivy tincture!
Make black walnut tincture with the green hulls from black walnuts for its antifungal properties or as an external iodine supplement.
Dandelion greens have made their way into the supermarket, but what about the roots? Dandelion roots are both nutritious and edible. They can be foraged in the early spring before the plants send up flower
Pine needle salad dressing is a great way to add flavor and nutrients to your salad. And most likely you won't have to go far to forage the pine needles.
Poke root, Phytolacca americana, is traditionally used in tiny doses as an immune stimulant—but you have to treat it with respect or risk unpleasant side effects
Cleavers is a common edible weed that also has herbal benefits. Learn how to identify, forage, harvest, and use the common weed called cleavers.
Elder Flower infusion may sound simple but it is a powerful medicine and yet gentle enough to help children too!
Harness the power of kudzu in a survival situation. Find out how this vine can provide essential resources when you need them most.
What is elderflower? Also known as elderberry flower, elderflower is a delicious blossom with many culinary uses and medicinal benefits.
Lady’s Thumb (Persicaria maculosa and other Persicaria) is a common everyday garden weed that's both edible and medicinal. What is Lady’s Thumb? Lady’s Thumb (Persicaria maculosa) and other members of the Persicaria genus, often known
Dandelion tincture is a natural spring tonic that's traditionally used to increase energy and cleanse the system after a long winter indoors. It's often made as a simple dandelion root tincture, but you can also
Early this summer I realized my beautiful Mimosa tree was growing kind of out of control. This is an extremely fast growing tree that had risen to about 50 feet high and was intermingling its branches amongst the power lines. Time to prune. And since I was going to prune, this was also a perfect time to gather medicine from the bark. Mimosa has been valued highly for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine as a botanical that can improve mood, wellbeing, decrease anxiety and bring a sense of peaceful calm, especially to those with a troubled heart and those who have experienced a great deal of stress and trauma. It is so highly valued that it is surprising to me that it hasn’t been appreciated more in the West and is relatively unknown outside of herbalist circles.
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
Yarrow tincture is a simple alcohol extract with a number of uses, both internally and externally. I had the opportunity to test our yarrow's renowned blood-stopping ability first hand, and it does indeed work quickly.
Every spring we kick things off with some wild food, usually nettles since they are getting a good lead on other new-growth by the t...
What is Pigweed? What is Amaranth? ID Where to Forage For It
Foraging rose hips, learn how to identify, harvest, and use them. You will be amazed at the medicinal and nutritional benefits rose hips offer.
Learn about the Chinese and western herbal uses of mullein in this monograph. The monograph covers Mullein leaf, but also Mullein root and flower.
These trees grow near lakes and rivers. Find out how you can gather cottonwood buds in winter to make a traditional healing medicine.
