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20+ Weeds with Pink Flowers (Identification Guide)
Weeds with pink flowers are prolific, but luckily, many of these fast-growing weeds are either edible or medicinal. Plenty can be foraged for food and medicine, but pay careful attention to those...
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Foraging For Russula Mushrooms (Russula sp.)
Rusulas are some of the most common and widely distributed mushrooms in the northern hemisphere. They make up an immensely diverse group, with likely more than 500 distinct species found around the...
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Foraging Agaricus Mushrooms (Agaricus sp.)
Agaricus Mushrooms are commonly cultivated mushrooms, popular with greenhouse growers because they thrive in warm, moist environments and feed on compost. They’re also common wild mushrooms, and you...
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30+ Mushrooms to Forage in Summer (Beginner to Advanced)
Summer mushroom foraging is often means big baskets and bountiful harvests, as there are plenty of edible wild mushrooms in the woods this time of year. It’s a great excuse to beat the heat with a...
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Calendula Tincture
Calendula tincture is the ultimate tincture for skin health. It has wonderful antimicrobial, antiseptic, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. It’s excellent for treating minor issues like...
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17+ Best Natural Firestarters for Camping (Natural Tinder)
Firestarters are sold in just about every camping and outdoor store, but what did people use before these ready-made options? Natural tinder can be gathered easily enough, and there are plenty of...
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Self Heal Tincture
Self Heal tincture is an excellent remedy to grab for helping the body heal tissue damage and fight off infection. It can encourage the healing of external wounds like cuts and internal injuries from...
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Foraging Mulberries (Morus sp.)
Wild mulberries are prolific edible wild fruits, and they’re easy to find in both the urban and rural neighborhoods. Wild Mulberry Mulberries are a favorite with birds, and you can often spot a tree...
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Foraging Parasol Mushrooms (Macrolepiota & Chlorophyllum Sp.)
Parasol Mushrooms (Macrolepiota & Chlorophyllum Sp.) are classic summertime edible wild mushrooms available all across the US and Europe. They’re especially popular in French cooking, where...
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Jewelweed Tincture
Jewelweed tincture is often known as the anti-itch herbal remedy! It’s a favorite among plant folk for treating itchy or burning conditions like poison ivy, poison oaks, stinging nettle rash, bug...
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Foraging Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) is an edible and medicinal wildflower related to cultivated geraniums. This shade-loving weed is valued by herbalists and foragers alike. Herb Robert is one of those...
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Spruce Beer Recipe (& Spruce Mead, Cider + More)
Spruce beer is a fun way to enjoy spruce tips in season, and it’s a lot easier to make than most modern homebrewed beers. It’s made with just a few ingredients, and it only takes about a week from...
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100+ Things to Forage in Summer
Summer foraging brings out an abundance of every kind, from edible greens and shoots to berries, fruit, flowers, and even roots. For the adventurous, there are also wild mushrooms, lichen, sea plants,...
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Foraging Lady’s Thumb (Persicaria maculosa and other Persicaria)
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...
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Spilanthes Tincture
Known as the “toothache plant,” herbalists reach for spilanthes tincture for its pain-relieving and numbing properties. It’s traditionally been used to treat inflamed gums, mouth sores, and toothaches....
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Foraging Indigo Milk Caps (Lactarius indigo)
Indigo Milk Caps (Lactarius indigo) are a fun summer mushroom to identify in the woods, and they’re a choice edible species as well. Indigo Milk Caps (Lactarius indigo) This article was written by Timo...
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Foraging Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is an edible and medicinal plant that loves shady wet spots. It’s like jewelweed’s much bigger cousin, and it grows to towering heights with large pink...
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Foraging Hopniss or American Groundnuts (Apios americana)
Hopniss (Apios americana) is a traditional wild food source, producing both edible tubers and seeds. Sometimes called “Indian Potato” or “American Groundnut,” the chains of starchy tubers can be...
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Dehydrating Food: Beginner’s Guide
Dehydrating food is one of the oldest methods of food preservation, and it works just as well now as it did back then! It’s incredibly easy to dehydrate food at home, either in a food dehydrator or...
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Drying Herbs at Home
Drying herbs at home is a simple way to preserve herb leaves, roots, and flowers for medicinal or culinary uses. Fresh herbs are fun to grow at home, but they don’t last long. Drying herbs allows you...
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