Goldenrod is a flowering herb with many uses and benefits. Foraging and using goldenrod at summers end will have you reaping its rewards.
What is sustainable herbalism? This is your source for learning about local herbs, DIY herbalism, and botanical stewardship.
Foraging rose hips, learn how to identify, harvest, and use them. You will be amazed at the medicinal and nutritional benefits rose hips offer.
Juniper trees are fairly common and easy to forage. Learn more about foraging for juniper berries and how to use them for food and medicine!
There are few things in life more joyful than going for a walk in nature, identifying a plant, then foraging and wildcrafting with it to create a delicious meal or medicinal herbal remedy. Engaging in the ancient and beautiful tradition of foraging and wildcrafting is an enriching practice that inti
If you’ve ever felt frustrated trying to choose a reliable field guide to take foraging with you, check out our favorite regional foraging books.
Foraging juniper berries anytime of the year make for a wonderful addition to both culinary and healing cupboards alike.
Self-reliant living starts with re-skilling, and unless you have a mentor handy, there's no better way than hitting the books. These are my favorite books for self reliant living, and they're taught me more than
Learn how to forage for Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris), plus how to use it, including recipes for tincture, tea, and salve.
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
At this point there are more than 700 articles on Practical Self Reliance, and there's just so much information that it's hard to know where to start. Here are all the most popular articles, sorted
The Handcrafted Herbalism Mini-Course includes 3 FREE lessons on: Foraging • Botany • Medicine Making
Here are the 12 best books on foraging and wildcrafting. These books will teach you how to find, identify, harvest, and use wild plants!
Learning how to live a more natural & simple life by creating homemade cleaners for the homestead, organic personal care products, lotions, & oils, & homemade natural & organic remedies. Sharing information, tutorials, and recipes for living a more chemically free & sustainable life.
Foraging juniper berries anytime of the year make for a wonderful addition to both culinary and healing cupboards alike.
Winter foraging in a cold climate is a great outdoor family self-reliance activity. Here are 65+ wild foods to find - what's missing? Let me know and I may add your suggestions!
Want to start foraging for food? Check out these wildcrafting tips for beginners from Turning the Clock Back.
Flour made from wild plants existed long before agriculture, and many of them have a lot more flavor and nutrition than storebought flour. While leavened bread is a product of modern agriculture and civilization, flour
In a worst-case scenario where there is no feed to eat, there are some grasses you can turn to if you're starving.
Learn how to identify, harvest, and prepare the most delicious, abundant, and nourishing plants around—edible wild weeds and invasives. These wild herbs pack a medicinal punch and make for tasty, sustainable nutrient-dense dishes.
Learn about what to forage in fall! Autumn is an abundant time for foraging and wildcrafting. Fall foraging includes berries, nuts, roots, and mushrooms.
Here are the 12 best books on foraging and wildcrafting. These books will teach you how to find, identify, harvest, and use wild plants!
Usnea is an amazing lichen that has powerful medicinal benefits. Learn how to forage, identify, and sustainably harvest usnea!
Hello my friends! I am constantly putting out new information on all your favorite things that have to do with growing, foraging, cooking, fermenting, and herbalism. I generally put out a new post at least
The Backyard Herbal Apothecary is your guide to seeing the landscape through the eyes of an herbalist. Features traditional & evidences -based uses, identification & home remedies for 50 herbs.
A professionally-vetted list of the best foraging books on wild foods and herbs, written by experts in the field.
Foraging rose hips, learn how to identify, harvest, and use them. You will be amazed at the medicinal and nutritional benefits rose hips offer.
Winter foraging may seem difficult, but there are actually quite a few things that you may find. Learn about what to forage in winter!
Edible pine needles make very tasty cookies, drinks, and syrups! Get all of the foraged pine needle recipes you need here.
Learn about what to forage in fall! Autumn is an abundant time for foraging and wildcrafting. Fall foraging includes berries, nuts, roots, and mushrooms.
Learn about what to forage in fall! Autumn is an abundant time for foraging and wildcrafting. Fall foraging includes berries, nuts, roots, and mushrooms.
Some of the most nutrient-rich foods can be gathered for free in your yard or neighborhood. Check out the many edible wild greens you can forage!
Are you intrigued by the idea of gathering abundant wild edibles and weedy medicinal plants? We’ve stocked up all the resources you need to begin your foraging adventures safely and wisely. Tools, field guides, harvesting ethics, and a primer on sustainable wildcrafting are all requisite. Browse our resources library to start foraging on the right foot!
Foraging is a great excuse to get outside and reconnect with nature in the first days of spring. Winter foods are weighing heavy on our stomachs, and it's time for something fresh...and green. Well before
Learn how to identify and forage for wild violets, plus how to harvest, preserve, and use them. Often considered a backyard weed, violets provide value to native butterflies, bees, and wildlife, and they offer food and herbal benefits for humans too!
These 22 herbal medicine books are the perfect starting point for any beginner herbalist looking to expand their knowledge and skills. From identifying herbs to making remedies, these books offer a wealth of information and guidance.
A foraging ethic is a code of behavior that guides one’s foraging activities in a way that minimizes impact. Harvest common species, avoid spreading invasive plants, tread lightly, and develo…
Sustainable foraging – best practices that will enable you to reduce your impact on the environment and also help you connect to nature.
Foraging stinging nettles can be a bit intimidating, they sting after all! When harvested with care, stinging nettles are easy to forage and well worth the effort. Learn when and where to find this wild
Here are the best books on herbalism and natural body care! These books will teach you how to make your own plant medicine.
We’re inviting you out into the quiet world and beckoning you away from your snug nest to go with us on a winter foraging journey.
From SAVEUR Issue #138 The first foraged food I ever ate was wild garlic. The allium grew at random in the courtyard of my mother's apartment building in Flushing, Queens, and as a kid, I used to pull the plant out of the ground and eat it raw; it reminded me of the scallions my Chinese grandmother used so liberally in her cooking.Keep reading »
Wild violet vinegar is simple and quick to make, beautiful to look at, and flavorful to use. Gather wild violet flowers and enjoy making your own artisanal wild violet infused vinegar to use in some unique ways!
A professionally-vetted list of the best foraging books on wild foods and herbs, written by experts in the field.
Flour made from wild plants existed long before agriculture, and many of them have a lot more flavor and nutrition than storebought flour. While leavened bread is a product of modern agriculture and civilization, flour
All crafters have a cache of special tools—and foragers are no exception. I’ve been gathering food and medicine from wild places for nearly three decades and these are my tried-and-true tools of choice. As a bonus, every single one pulls double duty in the garden and around the yard.
Here are the 12 best books on foraging and wildcrafting. These books will teach you how to find, identify, harvest, and use wild plants!
