Category: Foraging
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Foraging Hairy Bittercress
Hairy Bittercress is one of the first wild edible plants I taught myself from field guides. Its fairly easy to identify, even for a beginner. It’s delicious, peppery flavor (not bitter at all) made me fall in love with this common garden “weed.” Horticultural sources will warn you of this pervasive plant taking root in
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Knotweed Cake
[mepr-show rules=”4707″ unauth=”message”] For several years, I’ve attempted to use knotweed in savory dishes, but it is simply not best for that. It tastes a bit like rhubarb. Sour and tasty, especially with sugar. Knotweed is an excellent plant to know because it is highly invasive and the more people who are out harvesting it,
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Foraging for Creeping Charlie
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Common Blue Violet for Food and Medicine
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Wild Field Garlic Video
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Foraging for Dandelion
When I first started foraging, dandelion was one I’d thought I’d already known. It turns out there are many look-alikes that are very easy to confuse with dandelion. Dandelion was brought to the United States from Europe for its food and herb value. A digestive tea was made from the root. The leaves were used
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Lavender Rosemary Soap
Making homemade soap will bring you back in time. There’s nothing like the scent of freshly made, scented soap. There’s an art to it since you can use whatever herbs or combination of herbs you want! I first made soap as a kid with my mom. We made several different kinds each with their own