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...

Kumarahou / Tainui (Kumarahou & Pomaderris Tainui/Apetala) This beautiful New Zealand native is a plant ally that I turn to for coughs & c...

An ode to our native Harakeke (Phormium tenax)... I'm in awe of this hardy coastal plant as I've come to discover a use for every part of the plant...

Freshly foraged Taupata Berry snack, with Alpaca's in the background! (because why not!).   Taupata & Karamu berries are in season. If you liv...

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...

Tutu (Coriaria arborea & sarmentosa). TOXIC, Beware. Every NZ forager should learn to identify Tutu, as most of the plant is extremely poison...

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...

NZ Beach Spinach Known as NZ Spinach (tetragonia tetragonioides) & Beach Spinach (tetragonia trigyna). The Maori name is kōkihi. Wild N...