Foraging
How to Forage Hawthorn Berries and Make Haw Syrup
How to forage hawthorn berries on the Olympic Peninsula — knowing black hawthorn by its thorns, when to gather the haws in fall, and how I…
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How to Forage and Use Usnea (Old Man’s Beard Lichen)
How to forage usnea, the pale hanging lichen PNW foragers call old man's beard — the one elastic-cord ID test that settles it, ethical harvest, and…
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Poisonous Plant Look-Alikes Every Forager Should Know
The poisonous plant lookalikes that fool Pacific Northwest foragers — hemlock, death camas, foxglove — and the plain habits that keep you from making the wrong…
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How to Make Elderberry Syrup: A Simple Forager’s Recipe
A safe elderberry syrup recipe from thirty years foraging the Olympic Peninsula — which elder to pick, why the berries must be cooked, and how to…
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What to Forage in the Pacific Northwest This Summer
What to forage in the Pacific Northwest in summer — the medicinal plants I gather from July into September on the Olympic Peninsula, how to know…
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How to Identify and Forage Stinging Nettle in Spring
How to forage stinging nettle without getting shredded: exactly how I identify Urtica dioica, when and where I cut it, how to handle the sting, and…
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How to Forage and Use Dandelion, Leaf, Flower, and Root
Forage dandelion the honest way — how I identify it without guessing, when to gather leaf, flower, and root, and how I turn each part into…
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How to Press and Dry Foraged Flowers for the Apothecary
How to press and dry foraged flowers — the air-drying and pressing methods I use to keep calendula, yarrow, and elderflower through winter, and how I…
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How to Make Elderflower Cordial from Foraged Blossoms
How to make elderflower cordial from foraged blossoms — how I tell blue elder from red, when to gather, the one safety rule I never skip,…
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How to Store Dried Herbs So They Keep Their Strength
How to store dried herbs so they keep their color, scent, and strength — the jars I use, the four things that ruin a batch, and…