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. ...

One of my favorite trees, Linden is steeped in history & symbolism. Linden tree’s are a symbol of love, fertility, prosperity, fidelity, friend...

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...

Elderflower, Sambucus Nigra, aka Elder. Elderflowers come out in late Spring, early Summer, whilst the Elderberries develop in late Summer, ea...

When Spring Elderflower's are in bloom, it's the perfect time to start making Elderflower brew. There are many different recipes out there, from El...

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...

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

Cleavers, Galium aparine Often called biddy bids in NZ, or more amusingly stick bob, sticky willy, sticky jack etc. Yip those sticky things tha...