Foraging
How to Make Herbal Tea from Foraged Plants, Step by Step
Herbal tea from foraged plants is the easiest place to begin — the plants I gather, how I dry and blend them, how to strain a…
Foraging
How to Make an Herbal Infused Oil (Two Simple Ways)
An herbal infused oil is the base for half of what I make — salves, balms, simple kitchen oils. Here's the slow way, the warm way,…
Foraging
How to Make Herbal Lip Balm: A Simple Beginner Recipe
Making herbal lip balm at home takes an afternoon and three things — oil, beeswax, and a tin. Here's the folk method I use, the ratio,…
Foraging
How to Make Your First Herbal Salve, Step by Step
A step-by-step guide to making your first herbal salve the old folk way — infusing the oil, the beeswax ratio I use, and how to store…
Foraging
How to Make Your First Herbal Tincture (Step by Step)
A step-by-step guide to making your first herbal tincture the old folk way — the four things you need, the ratio I use, and the mistakes…
Foraging
Foraging for Beginners: How to Start Without Poisoning Yourself
A safety-first beginner's guide to foraging — the rules that keep you whole, the few tools worth carrying, and how to start small without poisoning yourself.
Foraging
The Foraging Field Guides Worth Owning (and Which to Skip)
Three foraging field guides I'd actually put in a beginner's hands, what each one is good for, and the kinds of books I'd leave on the…
Foraging
Air-Drying vs. a Dehydrator: Preserving Wild Herbs for Winter
Air-drying or a dehydrator for your wild herbs? After thirty years in the wet Pacific Northwest, here's when I hang and when I plug in —…
Foraging
The 5 Tools I Never Forage Without (and the One That’s Just for Pretty Pictures)
After thirty years foraging the Olympic Peninsula, here are the five tools I actually carry — a knife, a digger, gloves, a loupe, and one I…