Foraging
How to Forage and Use Mountain Mint in the Appalachians
How to forage mountain mint in the Southern Appalachians: telling it from pennyroyal and other mints, when to gather, how to dry it, and how it…
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How to Forage and Use Horsetail in the Pacific Northwest
How to forage horsetail in the Pacific Northwest: telling field horsetail from its toxic cousins, when to cut, how to dry it, and how it has…
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How to Forage and Use Sheep Sorrel in Appalachia, Safely
How to find sheep sorrel (lamb sorrel, sour grass) in Appalachia: how to tell it from look-alikes, when to gather, how to dry it, and its…
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How to Forage and Use Thimbleberry Leaf, the PNW Way
How to find thimbleberry now while the patches are easy to spot, when to pick the leaf in spring, how to dry it, and the traditional…
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How to Forage and Use Dogwood Bark in the Mountains
Dogwood bark has a long mountain history. How to know flowering dogwood in winter, gather from fallen wood without harming a tree, and dry and store…
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How to Forage and Use Yerba Buena in the Pacific Northwest
Forage yerba buena, the trailing wild mint of Northwest forests: how I know it from look-alikes, how to harvest it gently, and how to dry it…
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How to Clean and Dry Medicinal Roots After the Dig
A good dig can be ruined in the kitchen. Here's how I clean and dry medicinal roots in a damp mountain fall, from scrubbing to the…
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How to Forage and Use Tulip Poplar Bark in the Mountains
Tulip poplar is the tallest tree in the cove, and its bark is a winter gathering. How to identify it, take bark without harming the tree,…
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How to Make an Herbal Body Butter With Beeswax and Jojoba
A simple herbal body butter from beeswax, jojoba, and a soft butter, whipped in one afternoon. The ratio, the steps, and how to jar it for…
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How to Make an Herbal Decoction From Roots and Bark
An herbal decoction is how you get the most from tough roots and bark. Here's how I simmer, strain, and store one, with the mistakes that…