{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} I wasn’t allowed to drink much soda pop growing up (thanks Mom!), but I did have the occasional root beer when we went out to eat. It was always my favorite with its distinctive flavor that was so different than the regular boring colas. Little did I…
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Forsythia Flower Honey Syrup
The blooming bright yellow flowers of the forsythia shrub is one of the first signs of spring, but not everyone knows that the blossoms are edible! Make this forsythia syrup with honey for a delicious spring treat. Gather & Root Online Foraging Course My online foraging course is a great way to learn about wild…
Chickweed Pesto: Wild Greens Superfood Recipe
Foraging is one of the most rewarding things that you can do, especially when you find a huge patch of a highly nutritious plant such as chickweed. While it’s always fun to find and identify a wild edible plant here and there, it can be a rare occasion to be able to harvest enough to…
10 Benefits of Growing Chives in Your Herb Garden
Chives are a wonderful culinary herb, but they also have many other benefits in the garden and in the kitchen. Learn about ten different benefits of growing chives and why you should have them in your herb garden! Healing Kitchen Herbs eBook Did you know that most of the herbs you use in your kitchen…
Rose Hip Lip Balm for Soothing Dry Lips
{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} Learn how to make rose hip lip balm with organic dried rose hips and rose hip seed oil. It is a soothing and moisturizing herbal lip balm for dry lips! Rose Hip Lip Balm Recipe Natural lip balms are easier to make than you may think, and…
Wild Violet Flower Infused Vinegar
When your yard is full of wild violet flowers in the spring, pick a handful and make this wild violet infused vinegar! This gorgeous purple wild violet flower infused vinegar is perfect to use in salad dressings, drinks, and medicinally as well. Wildcrafting Weeds If you want to learn more about the edible and medicinal…
Foraging for Usnea: A Super Medicinal Lichen
You have most likely seen usnea, also known as Old Man’s Beard, when you are out in the forest. I see it all the time hanging in long strands from conifers when I’m hiking here in the pacific northwest. What you may not have known is that usnea is a super medicinal lichen! I love…
Juniper Spice Beard Balm: Homemade Natural Beard Care
Learn how to make this DIY juniper spice beard balm for that bearded person in your life! This is a terrific homemade beard balm made with all natural herbal ingredients. This juniper spice recipe beard balm smells amazing! Homemade Herbal Beard Balm Last year I made a Rosemary Pine Beard Balm that was hugely popular,…
Roasted Dandelion Root Coffee with Chicory Root & Cinnamon
{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} What if I told you that roasted dandelion root tasted almost exactly like coffee when brewed? Even more so when you add a pinch of roasted chicory root! I’ve heard this time and time again from people or read it on the internet, but I never actually…
Fermented Apple Ginger Beer (Made with a Ginger Bug)
When apples are in season make this naturally fermented apple ginger beer. It’s made with a ginger bug and is super fizzy and delicious! Fermenting Apples and Ginger Fall is the season for apples, and apples and ginger go together spectacularly! Ever since I first made a ginger bug, I knew that I wanted to…