Foraging, Herbalism, Edible Weeds + Inspiration for a Slow Lifestyle

Foraged Microgreens. We're camping off grid. No shops, no fridge, not even chilli bin. So it's pretty important to us to find fresh, nutritious gr...

Wild food & medicine spread, all picked within 20m of our DOC campsite. The edge is where it's at...just stay away from spray & peezones. F...

Dock Roots for an iron boosting tincture. I normally dig my roots in Autumn when all of the plants energy returns to the roots in preparation for ...

Self Heal (Prunella Vulgaris) is a pretty, summer flowering plant in the mint family, which is turning the edges of my lawn purple right now. ...

CAT'S EAR (Hypochoeris radicata) Get to know your Cat’s Ear / False Dandelion / Flatweed, and you need never go hungry again. That’s because this ...

Poor Man's Capers aka Nasturtium pods or seeds. Did you know that the brainy looking little green seeds of the Nasturtium plants are not only edibl...

SHEEP SORREL (Rumex Acetosella)This common weed is usually voted the most favorite edible weed by my workshop participants. You only need to eat on...

Plantain (Plantago Lanceolata & Plantago Major). This is such a versatile, useful and incredibly abundant wild 'weed'. I use it in skincare, ...

Legend has it that Plantain was a maiden that stood by the roadside waiting for her lover to return for so long, that she ended up turning into thi...

Just a few of my favorite foraging books. This is really just a fraction of my foraging/herbalism/gardening bookshelf, but I love to show these...

Nasturtium, Tropaeolum Majus or Minus Nasturtium is another easy to find edible. What I love about Nasturtiums is that most home gardens have them ...

Calendula, Calendula Officinalis First named Calendula by the Ancient Romans, observing that the flowers were in bloom on the first day of cale...