Learn how to make and use calendula oil for skin soothing, healing, and brightening. Calendula is a powerful herb with amazing benefits, particularly when it comes to calming skin ailments and rashes. This calendula oil recipe is a simple infusion that can be used on its own or as the first step in a variety…
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Whipped Body Butter with Calendula
This whipped body butter recipe with calendula is thick, creamy, and loaded with powerful moisturizers. Calendula-infused oil makes a super soothing and healing base for this body butter and is a non-greasy addition to your natural skincare apothecary. Use this homemade body butter for a wide array of skin ailments including dry, itchy, or rashy…
Ramp Pesto: Foraged Recipe for Spring
Wild ramps are a spring foraging delight in many regions. Ramps are in the onion family and they have the flavor to match! There are many delicious ways to use ramps, and ramp pesto is one of my favorites. This ramp pesto is easy to make and a great spring foraged food recipe! Foraging Ramps…
Dandelion Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Dandelion cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting are a delicious foraged treat! Sent right up from the dirt in the ground, dandelions have lovely honey-tasting petals and many health benefits. Enjoy them in an amazing lemony cupcake that seems to glow with the sunshine that grew the ingredients. If you are looking for a new favorite…
Lilac Jelly: Low Sugar Recipe with Edible Lilac Flowers
Learn how to make lilac jelly in the first moments of true spring, when lilacs have their short and beautiful bloom! Lilacs are indeed edible, so if you are in search of lilac recipes this is a great one to make this season. Low-Sugar Flower Jelly This lovely flower jelly is low in sugar and…
Planting a Bee Garden: 12 Flowers for the Bees (that are good for us too!)
Planting a bee garden is a beautiful way to nurture our at-risk bee population, and it can benefit humans in a multitude of ways too. These specific flowers for bees help them survive, thrive, and continue to pollinate the food we grow. Many of these flowers have edible and medicinal properties that are useful to…
Foraging Morel Mushrooms: Identification & Look-alikes
Springtime means morel mushroom season is here! While morels can sometimes be hard to spot, it is worth the effort and is always a fun adventure for adults and kids alike. They are easy to identify with things to keep in mind. Read on to learn all about how to find, forage, and identify morel…
Naturally Dyed Eggs with Herbal Tea
Make these naturally dyed eggs with herbal tea to add beautiful color to Easter eggs! There are many different shades of herbal tea from light like chamomile to dark like elderberry. The colors from herbs can be very effective in dyeing eggs naturally. Skip the store bought egg dye and use plants instead! Dyeing Eggs…
How to Make a Fermented Turmeric Bug
This fermented turmeric bug is simple to make and the perfect thing for making naturally fermented sodas. A turmeric bug is similar to a ginger bug but made with fresh turmeric root instead. With a gentle warming and subtly spicy flavor making for a lovely ferment, a turmeric bug is easy to make and perfect…
Dandelion Lotion Bars: Homemade Skin Soothing Recipe
These dandelion lotion bars are a wonderful and compact way to moisturize and heal your skin naturally. Dandelions are an easy to forage wild-growing perennial herb, that works wonderfully as a beneficial remedy for the skin. Moisturize and soothe a wide variety of dry skin issues with these non-greasy DIY dandelion lotion bars! Wildcrafting Weeds…
