Foraging
How to Forage and Use Boneset in Southern Appalachia
Learn to identify boneset in the Southern Appalachians, tell it from deadly white snakeroot, harvest it with care, and dry and store it the mountain way.
Foraging
How to Forage and Use Mugwort: A Pacific Northwest Guide
Learn to forage mugwort in the Pacific Northwest: how to tell it from its look-alikes, when to cut it, and how to dry, store, and use…
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How to Forage and Use Spikenard Root in the Appalachians
Forage spikenard in the Appalachians: how to know the plant, tell it from pokeweed, dig a root without wiping out the patch, and dry and store…
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How to Forage and Use Salmonberry Shoots and Blossoms
Learn to forage salmonberry in the Pacific Northwest: spot the magenta blossoms and three-part leaves, pick spring shoots, and dry the leaf for tea.
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How to Forage and Use Beech Bark in Appalachia, Without Harm
How to know the American beech in Appalachia, why you never strip a living tree, how to gather fallen bark and twigs for winter, and how…
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How to Forage and Use Bigleaf Maple Leaf in the Pacific Northwest
How to forage bigleaf maple leaf in the Pacific Northwest: how to know the tree, when to pick, how to dry and store the leaf, and…
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How to Forage and Use Persimmon Bark in the Appalachians
Persimmon bark in the southern Appalachians: how to know the tree, gather bark without harming it, dry it, and prepare a traditional decoction, safely.
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How to Forage and Use Shepherd’s Purse, a Humble Spring Green
Learn to forage shepherd's purse: how to spot the rosette and heart-shaped seed pods, where it is safe to pick, and how to cook, dry, and…
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How to Forage and Use Sassafras Root in Appalachia
Sassafras root has a long mountain history. Learn to know the tree in winter, dig a sucker's root without harm, dry it, and what to weigh…
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How to Forage and Use Salal Leaf in the Pacific Northwest
Learn to forage salal in the Pacific Northwest: tell the leaf from its look-alikes, when to gather, how to dry it, and how it has traditionally…