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

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...

Magnolia Who doesn't known and love the glorious Magnolia trees which flower late Winter, early Spring. I've recently made a whole lot of Magno...

Puha, or Rauriki is a Sow Thistle from the Sonchus family. It's popping up all over my garden at the moment. It's not quite spring greens season,...

Dead Nettle, Lamium Purpureum Also known as Red Dead Nettle or Henbit**, they love to grow in sunny or partly shady spots, especially rich, fe...

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale Dandelion is an extremely nutritious, wild superfood, with higher levels of iron, riboflavin, and vitamin E than t...

Chickweed, Stellaria Media Chickweed has been around humans for a long time. The ancient Greeks & Romans cultivated & used it for healt...

SWEET VIOLET, Viola Odorata The 'Common' or 'English' violet, is still blooming in my garden late Spring. Legends from the Greeks tell of ...

STINGING NETTLE - Urtica Dioica For centuries Nettle has been known as a nutritive spring tonic, blood builder and blood cleanser. Nettles no...