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

~ Watercress ~ (Nasturtium officinale) What a delight to find fresh watercress growing in the stream the other day, the perfect addition to our hom...

Usnea barbata a.k.a. Angi angi in Aotearoa.   2/3rds of the land where we are staying is covered in native forest, and it's dripping with an a...

Chickweed Pesto I serve Chickweed Pesto at almost every one of my foraging workshops, for a reason. It's a very easy way to win people's hearts!...

Cleavers Infusion Recipe Gather a large handful of fresh cleavers. Ensure they’re clean and pick out any bits of dirt or stray twigs. Roughly chop ...

~ Gorse ~ (Urex Europaeus)   Gorse flowers have an interesting slight coconut / vanilla flavor with floral hints. They can be used in wild br...

~ Dead Nettle ~ (Lamium Purpureum) Purple Dead Nettle is prolific in winter, and most workshop participants tell me they've been pulling it ...

~ Sweet Violet ~ (Viola Odorata / Viola Sororia) aka 'Common' or 'English' violet Sweet little Violets bloom from the depths of winter into ea...

Puha, Rauriki, Sonchus Oleraceous 'Puha' is a Sow Thistle from the Sonchus family.  It’s a very common misconception that ‘Puha’ is native to New Z...

~ Rosemary / Hair Rinse ~ In the Middle Ages people would place Rosemary sprigs under their pillows to ward off demons & prevent nightmar...

~ Pickled Camellia Flowers ~ Last winter I pickled Magnolia Flowers (you can find the recipe in my articles by searching for Magnolia). As ...

Sheep Sorrel (Rumex Acetosella)This common weed is usually voted the most favorite edible weed by my workshop participants, and even kids this week...

Oak (Quercus) In days gone by the earth was covered in forests, and in the majority of European forests were Oak trees, which provided an abundant ...