This homemade lip balm made with calendula oil is a wonderful way to soothe chapped and cracked lips while connecting to your inner kitchen herbalist self. Similar to calendula salve, this natural lip balm will restore moisture to your lips when you need it most. This is a super easy lip balm recipe! Calendula for…
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Foraging Purslane: Identification, Look-alikes, and Uses
Common purslane is a highly nutritious edible and medicinal plant that readily grows in most areas. While known as a weed that may annoy some gardeners, the purslane plant is one you’ll grow to love. Even purslane flowers are edible, along with their leaves and seeds. Make friends with common purslane, and before you know…
Dandelion Jelly: Low-Sugar or Honey
Dandelion jelly is a spring treat in a jar, filled with sunshine! This dandelion jelly recipe is low-sugar and made with honey. If you’re looking for a dandelion recipe to keep some sunshine in your life year-round, this dandelion jelly is it! This homemade dandelion jelly is a wonderful way to capture the spring sunshine…
How to Make Dandelion Tea
Make dandelion tea for a super simple way to access the power of these humble flowers. With a wide array of health benefits, this dandelion flower tea is the perfect way to enjoy spring to its fullest while also caring for yourself. This is one of the easiest dandelion recipes ever! Wildcrafting Weeds If you…
Wild Violet Syrup: Spring Foraging Recipe
Violet syrup made with wild violets is a delicious and stunningly beautiful spring recipe. Wild violets bring their early spring magic to this simple recipe, and the real magic happens when this violet syrup changes color with lemon juice! About Wild Violets In mythology, violet flowers are known as flowers of change and transition. They…
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!…
How to Grow an Artichoke Plant: Edible and Beautiful
The artichoke plant is a uniquely beautiful and edible plant that is a hardy addition to any yard or garden. A large thistle with firey purple blooms, growing artichokes is easy. Artichoke season will have you cooking artichokes in a variety of ways and enjoying delicious artichoke hearts! About Artichoke Plants Artichokes (Cynara cardunculus var….
Foraging Wild Ramps (Wild Leeks): Identification and Look-alikes
Wild ramps are a type of onion that are delicious, popular, elusive, and sought after. Also called wild leeks, it is very important to properly identify and sustainably forage ramp plants. Once harvested, wild ramps make a delicious and flavorful addition to many meals! What are Ramps? Ramps (Allium tricoccum) are a perennial species of…
Maple Leaf Cookies with Maple Icing
Maple leaf cookies are a staple in Vermont during sugaring season. Made with maple sugar, and maple syrup, and topped with maple cream icing, these are a delicious way to think warm thoughts and share with loved ones while snow is still coming down. Even if you don’t live in the cold hard north, make…
