Foraging, Folk Herbalism, Edible Weeds + Inspiration for a Slow Life

Pikopiko everyday, everyway. Sauteed with oil & salt, added to a pasta sauce, pickled in a brine, and last night in a sauce that topped the...

Puha, or Rauriki is a Sow Thistle from the Sonchus family, particularly Sonchus Oleraceous. With the current flush of Spring greens there's lots...

A few days ago a whole lot of Onion Weed came out of my garden & there was only one thing to do with so many big, fat, juicy onion weed bulbs...

Pickled Magnolia Petal Recipe Glorious Magnolia which flower late Winter & early Spring are stunning, majestic trees, with giant pink & wh...

Cleavers (Gallium Aparine) Finding lots of fresh Spring Cleavers popping up at the moment, perfect for cleansing & detoxifying our system a...

Hot Lime Pickle Recipe If you have an abudnance of Limes, this is the perfect way to preserve them and enjoy their punchy, fresh flavor all year...

My favorite foraging / wild weeds / wild cooking reference guides & inspiration: ~ A Foragers Treasury, Johanna Knox. A comprehensive guide to ...

Onion Weed (Allium triquetrum) Onion Weed aka 3 cornered leek, 3 cornered garlic, angled onion, triangle onion. The Allium family includes onion, g...

Dead Nettle (Lamium Purpureum)   If you've tasted Purple Dead Nettle before, you'll know about the dirt like taste. That earthy, moist, almost...

Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) aka ‘Spring Beauty’, ‘Winter Purslane’ (related closley to it’s Summer relative Purslane), and ‘Poor Man’s Le...

NZ Beach Spinach (Tetragonia spp)  Wild NZ Beach Spinach grows in abundance along our New Zealand coastlines. Whilst it usually flowers & fruit...

Sweet Violet (Viola Odorata) 'Common' or 'English' violet, is in full bloom during the depths of winter. ~Legends from the Greeks tell of the Godde...