Foraging
What to Forage in the Pacific Northwest in Spring
What to forage in the Pacific Northwest in spring — the medicinal plants I gather from March into May on the Olympic Peninsula, how to know…
Foraging
How to Make an Herbal Oxymel (Honey and Vinegar)
How to make an oxymel — the old honey-and-vinegar herbal preparation — step by step. The ratio I use, which herbs to start with, and how…
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How to Make Herbal Honey: A Simple Beginner’s Recipe
A simple herbal honey recipe for beginners — how to infuse honey with thyme, sage, or elderflower, strain it clear, and put it up for the…
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How to Forage and Brew Conifer Needles for Winter Tea
How to forage conifer needles for tea — the Douglas fir and spruce I brew all winter, the deadly yew to never mistake for them, and…
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What to Forage in the Pacific Northwest This Winter
What to forage in the Pacific Northwest in winter — the conifer needles, rose hips, usnea, chickweed, and licorice fern I still gather in the cold…
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How to Forage and Use Plantain, the Common Lawn Weed
How to forage and use plantain — the broad-leaved lawn weed you can identify without guessing, when to gather it, and the old folk ways I…
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How to Forage and Use Cottonwood Buds (Balm of Gilead)
How to forage cottonwood buds in late winter and infuse them into the fragrant oil old-timers call balm of Gilead — when to gather, how to…
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Beginner Herbal Apothecary Supplies: What You Actually Need
The beginner herbal apothecary supplies I actually use — jars, a carrier oil, beeswax, cheesecloth, and tins. What to buy first, and the gear you can…
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How to Forage Rose Hips (and Turn Them Into Syrup)
How to forage rose hips on the Olympic Peninsula — when to gather, the wild roses to look for, the seed-hair rule nobody warns you about,…
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How to Harvest Medicinal Roots in Fall the Right Way
Fall is the season to harvest medicinal roots — after the tops die back and the plant pulls its strength underground. Here's how I dig, clean,…