Plantain salve is an easy-to-make herbal remedy that works wonders to soothe a variety of skin ailments, particularly itchy skin. Plantain herb is easy to find, forage, and use in this simple and accessible salve recipe! About Plantain While often seen as a common weed, the plantain plant is actually an amazingly useful herb that…
Foraging Queen Anne’s Lace: Identification, Look-alikes, and Uses
Queen Anne’s lace is a pretty flower you’ve likely seen growing in fields and along roadsides your whole life. Also known as wild carrot, this delicate-looking beauty is edible and medicinal. Queen Anne’s lace flower has rich folklore, and distinct identifying factors to go with it. Easy to find, important to identify properly, and with…
Homemade Sourdough Tortillas
Many years ago, when I first started making my own sourdough, I decided that I must put some sourdough starter in ALL the things. This was a good thing because sourdough only makes things better! When I first made the leap to make sourdough tortillas, my mind was blown! Sourdough Discard Recipe I had been…
Homemade Strawberry Jam: Low-Sugar or No Sugar
It’s strawberry season and the best time for homemade strawberry jam! This low-sugar or no-sugar strawberry jam with pectin is easy to make and keeps the delicious flavor of summer strawberries in your life all year long. There’s nothing quite like ripe strawberries, their flavor holds distinct lifelong summer memories for me. The best way…
Chive Blossom Vinegar
Chive blossom vinegar is a perfect way to use chives that are bursting with blossoms this spring. If you are looking for a chive flower recipe, this is a simple and delicious way to preserve chive blossoms. I love a vinegar infusion, and this is one of my favorite recipes! Chives are one of the…
Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes
These sourdough pancakes with blueberries are so good, and about as healthy as a pancake can get without sacrificing flavor. Overnight sourdough pancakes are an easy breakfast, cook them and drop in a few blueberries the next morning, and you’re set! No, I’m not kidding. This is serious, and by serious, I mean seriously delicious!…
Best Foraging Books For Kids
Foraging books are great to have on hand as a reference. If you plan to bring kids along on any wild foraging adventures don’t miss these foraging books for kids! Foraging with kids can be a whole new adventure, so get them involved with their very own edible plant books. Even reading bedtime stories that…
Walking Onions: How to Grow, Eat, and Benefit
Walking onions are a fun and delicious addition to your permaculture garden or food forest. Also known as tree onions or Egyptian walking onions, these are hardy plants that pretty much take care of themselves. Beneficial for health and the garden, walking onions are a sight to see and earn the space to “walk” in…
12 Best Permaculture Books for Garden Planning
Permaculture books are an asset to any permaculturist or any gardener aspiring to learn about permaculture design. If you’ve ever wondered what exactly permaculture is, and how to start or progress your permaculture garden, these books have the answers. From beginner to the most seasoned permaculture gardener, you’ll find everything you need to know about…
How to Make Sourdough Starter
Learning how to make a sourdough starter is the first step to baking any delicious sourdough bread that the heart desires. This is a simple process that takes minimal effort, and the main ingredient is time as with all fermented foods. Using some sourdough starter in bread recipes is a healthy alternative, as it improves…
