Queen Anne's lace is a pretty flower also known as wild carrot. It's edible and medicinal with distinct identifying factors and many uses.
Follow these rules to ensure the survival of wild ramps - a delicious northeast native plant that is threatened by over-harvesting.
Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a woody perennial plant and a member of the dandelion family. This plant has many popular names including blue dandelion, blue daisy, coffee-weed, blueweed, wild endive, bunk, horseweed, and bachelor’s buttons. Varieties of Chicory used in various food dishes include endive, sugarloaf, red endive, witlof, radicchio, and radichetta. In addition…
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
Learn how to identify, forage, and harvest grape hyacinth flowers with ease. Grape hyacinth (Muscari Armeniacum) is a perennial plant that produces...
Let’s talk about wildcrafting the cleavers herb (Galium aparine), how to harvest the plant, medicinal benefits, and how to make a juice or tea recipe!
Did you know many common weeds are edible -- AND delicious? Not to mention incredibly nutritious. Yes, there are numerous weeds you can eat! It's that time of year when weeds are evvvvverywhere, and homeowners
Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) is an edible wild berry that's common all over the world, and it's even cultivated in many locations for it's tart fruit. The fruit ripen in autumn, but they hang on
Mullein is an easy to recognize medicinal plant, with big fuzzy leaves & a tall flower spike with little yellow flowers. We'll share how to identify and use this "gentle giant" safely and effectively.
We've got the answers to your questions about one of the most whimsical vegetables around: fiddlehead ferns.
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
The medicinal uses for mullein are vast and extensive. Learn about smoking mullein for cough and respiratory ailments, plus other medicinal values.
In fall we find ourselves surranded by beautiful blooms of Wild Asters. In NYC Parks I found especially plentiful New York Asters, which you can tell by clusters of light-purple flowers. The flower…
Common Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) is an edible wild berry that's common all over the world, and it's even cultivated in many locations for it's tart fruit. The fruit ripen in autumn, but they hang on
Wild sumac is found in the Midwest this time of year. Here's how to forage for it and use it in your cooking.
One of the first trees or shrubs to bud in early spring is the willow. I remember as a child getting so excited to find pussy willows, although back then I didn't liken it to
Learn how to grow mullein in your garden. Growing mullein is easy, especially in temperate climates, this medicinal herb also embellish with beautiful flowers.
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is a common edible and medicinal wildflower that's easy to find and identify. It's most commonly used to treat bug bites and poison ivy, but that's just the beginning. A few years
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare supports for expectorant, tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic and diuretic activity.
The ruby-hued, tart-flavored wild fruit is just as tasty as it is beautiful.
Violets are welcome “weeds” in my garden. In fact, the common blue violet—my particular brand of violet garden guest—is native to these parts, which is more than I can say for myself.
Explore 70 edible wild plants in our guide! Learn to identify, forage, and prepare backyard weeds and wildflowers, and discover their delicious, nutrient-rich benefits.
The cleavers plant is an early spring edible with useful medicinal properties, one of many wild herbs and herbal remedies you can find in your garden. Here's what to know about cleavers benefits and how
In this comprehensive guide, we'll discuss how to find (and sell) wild ginseng. We'll also look at some of the legal and moral responsibilities of hunting this rare plant.
Mullein is an easy to recognize medicinal plant, with big fuzzy leaves & a tall flower spike with little yellow flowers. We'll share how to identify and use this "gentle giant" safely and effectively.
Albizia, with flowers that look a little like something from a Dr. Seuss story, is an adaptogenic herb that is originally from Asia. However, it can be wildcrafted in many parts of the United States. It's possibly growing right in your backyard because it first arrived in this country as a garden ornamental.
Identifying wild asparagus is easier than you think, and the problem is, finding it in the right season. Asparagus isn't foraged you see, it's stalked...long before it's ready the hunt begins. While the harvest season
Have you ever foraged for ramps? They're tricky to find and their season is short. Here's how to forage for ramps and where they grow.
Considered a noxious weed by most, wild garlic is one of the most prolific & easily identifiable wild edibles. Here's what you need to know!
Use beautiufl and fragnant wild rose petals for food, drink, body products, herbal remedies, and more with these easy and delicious ideas.
Queen Anne's lace is a pretty flower also known as wild carrot. It's edible and medicinal with distinct identifying factors and many uses.
A comprehensive list of nutrient-rich wild edibles you can forage. Plus, how to know which ones are poisonous.
How To Forage And Cook Lamb's Quarters For a quick lunch, sauté Lamb’s Quarters with mushrooms and warm a tortilla over medium heat. Add a slice of cheese to the tortilla and the sautéed mixture and warm until the cheese is hot and melted. And that’s how to cook Lamb’s Quarters for lunch and breakfast.
Wild Leeks, also known as Ramps (Allium tricoccum) are a favorite of foragers in the Northeast, and they often make their way into farmer's market stands throughout the region. Learn how to find, identify and
Here are the results of last Sunday's dye session for Fiber Arts Day at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. These are, from left to right: madder, cabbage (alkaline bath), cabbage (acidic bath), wild lettuce, walnut leaves, nasturtium blossom. And from top to bottom, the mordants were alum, copper and iron. The madder came out less orangey than usual. I'm pleased with these more muted reds. The cabbage was just to try, for fun; I'm not sure how washfast or lightfast those will turn out to be. The nasturtium blossoms were a disappointment: despite the beautiful magenta-colored liquid they made, the wool only turned a dull beige. The most spectacular for me was the walnut. Can you believe this dark, rich brown came from fresh green leaves? And it is supposed to be its own mordant due to the tannins. I can't believe I've lived with this walnut tree for 24 years and have never dyed with it. I'll certainly be doing more with walnut.
Poison hemlock is a highly toxic plant that every forager should know how to identify. Here are tips for how to identify poison hemlock.
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
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Growing comfrey in your garden can offer a wide variety of uses and benefits and it’s an herb that I think everyone needs to have growing in their garden.
Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is well-known for its health properties and is popular around the world. Learn to grow it for yourself with these tips.
As spring begins showing signs of beginning, so does some of the best foragings of the year. Fiddleheads are a favorite among foragers but have an incredibly short season. These furled up ends shoot up
