2025.08.07 – Foraging
🌾 Canadian Thistle: Misunderstood Medicine of the Meadow Most folks see Canadian thistle and reach straight for the shovel—or the spray bottle. Known for its prickly leaves and tenacious roots, …
🌾 Canadian Thistle: Misunderstood Medicine of the Meadow Most folks see Canadian thistle and reach straight for the shovel—or the spray bottle. Known for its prickly leaves and tenacious roots, …
🌿 Stinging Nettle: Nature’s Nutrient Powerhouse If you’ve ever brushed against a stinging nettle in the wild, your first thought was probably how to avoid it next time—not harvest it. …
Foraging for Salads: A Feast from the Forest Floor With my garden producing less than I’d hoped this year, I’ve found myself leaning even more into one of my favorite …
I’ve been looking into Sphagnum moss and it’s benefits and possible use for additional water filtration. This stuff is truly incredible. Capabilities & Benefits: Stabilizes pH – Moss releases weak …
As promised! I have begun to harvest spruce tips! Now, if I was going to use these directly for tea or something and not add anything to them, I would …
Here in northern Alberta we’ve been getting hit with regular rain pretty well all of this passed month. Which is great for the plants and preventing “wild fires”. It has …