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50+ Chicken Breeds from A to Z (& How to Choose)
Chicken breeds can be confusing, and finding the best chicken breed for your backyard flock can be hard. Not to worry, I’ve broken them all down for you to help you decide which chicken is best for...
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Foraging Trout Lily (Erythronium sp.)
Trout Lily is a spring ephemeral that’s easy to find in forests all over North America. It happens to be a wild edible plant that is useful blossom to root. Spring ephemerals are some of the most...
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Foraging Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a stunning tree with pink flowers each spring, but it also happens to be both edible and medicinal. This native tree can be found in the wild, but it’s also...
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Oregano Tincture
Oregano tincture is a powerful remedy for fighting bacteria and fungi, healing wounds, reducing inflammation, and supporting the immune system. Herbalists rely on it to treat gastrointestinal...
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Foraging Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Black Locust is a fun, edible tree with stunning white blossoms each spring. Foragers and bees alike love the flavor each spring, and they’re fragrant enough that you can find the trees blindfolded....
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Vegan Herbal Salve Recipe
Vegan salves allow you to enjoy the skin-nourishing benefits of herbal-infused oils in a convenient herbal salve without beeswax. At this point, I have dozens of herbal salve recipes posted here on...
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Identifying Dandelions (& Avoiding 12+ Look-Alikes)
Dandelions are one of the best-known wild edible flowers of spring, but are you really sure you know how to identify them? They’re incredibly common, but so are their look likes, and every spring, I...
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Foraging Dandelions (& Ways to Use Them)
Dandelions are one of the most common plants for beginning foragers, and they’re edible from blossom to root. Dandelions grow just about everywhere, and they’re one of those invasive plants that...
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Foraging Marshmallow (Althea sp.)
Marshmallow Plants (Althea sp.) are common, easy to identify edible and medicinal wild plants that grow all over the world. They prefer areas with consistent moisture and even a bit of shade, and...
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40+ Weeds with Yellow Flowers (Identification Guide)
Weeds with yellow flowers are some of the most common in nature, and the list goes well beyond simple dandelions. Bees love yellow flowers, and these vigorous weeds know how to please. Maybe they’re...
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100+ Things to Forage in Spring (Beyond the Basics)
Spring foraging means more than just dandelions! There are so many things out there to find, and this list takes you beyond the basics. Spring is one of the most popular times of year for foraging,...
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Foraging Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanita caesarea)
Caesar’s Mushrooms (Amanita caesarea, and other edible amanita species) are a group of choice edible wild mushrooms, but they can be difficult to identify. While this mushroom isn’t for beginners,...
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24+ Mushrooms to Forage in Spring (Beginner to Advanced)
Spring mushroom foraging is a great excuse to get outside and harvest something tasty. Some of the world’s most expensive mushrooms thrive in early spring, and you can harvest these exquisite tastes...
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Turkey Tail Mushroom Tincture
Turkey tail mushroom tincture is a famous herbal remedy for its immune boosting, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and anti-cancer effects. Herbalists often use it for general wellness or extra support...
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Foraging White Clover (Trifolium repens)
White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a low-growing perennial groundcover that’s common in lawns. Bees love these prolific flowers, and the whole plant happens to be edible and medicinal. Lawn care...
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Plantain Tincture
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....
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Marshmallow Tincture
Marshmallow usually conjures up images of fluffy white confections, but these tasty treats started out as medicine! While store-bought treats no longer contain the actual marshmallow plant, herbalists...
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Foraging Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a small, low-growing weed with yellow flowers that look a bit like clover. It’s not related to clover, and is actually much closer to alfalfa botanically. Either...
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Foraging Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
Horsetail (Equisetum sp.) is a common edible and medicinal wild weed that grows just about everywhere. It’s been around since the time of the dinosaurs, and it knows how to thrive in a variety of...
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Foraging Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.)
Oyster Mushrooms are some of the most well-known gourmet edible mushrooms out there. You can often find cultivated varieties in grocery stores, and almost always at your local farmers market. This...
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