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A photo of an ochre-banded polypore mushroom from Autumn mushrooming in ADK

Autumn Mushrooming in ADK Mountains

Autumn mushrooming in ADK is one of my favorite activities. I got a chance to go to the Adirondacks last weekend. It's a perfect time of year to hike into...

Autumn Mushrooming in ADK Mountains

Autumn mushrooming in ADK is one of my favorite activities. I got a chance to go to the Adirondacks last weekend. It's a perfect time of year to hike into...

summer harvest - reishi

Summer Harvest and Adventures!

Summer harvest and foraging is going very well! We had some outrageous high temps and there was concern that the essential oils can evaporate right out of the plants, especially...

Summer Harvest and Adventures!

Summer harvest and foraging is going very well! We had some outrageous high temps and there was concern that the essential oils can evaporate right out of the plants, especially...

A basket of chickweed plant

Chickweed -- Stellaria Media

Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized throughout the world.

Chickweed -- Stellaria Media

Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized throughout the world.

Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

Black medick is my latest harvest from a local field. It's an unspoiled habitat where a local apiary places honeybees and the field has never been contaminated as far as...

Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

Black medick is my latest harvest from a local field. It's an unspoiled habitat where a local apiary places honeybees and the field has never been contaminated as far as...

ground ivy

Ground Ivy Tincture Re-stocked!

Ground ivy, creeping Charlie, or Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, evergreen creeper in the very large mint family. It has a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Ground Ivy Tincture Re-stocked!

Ground ivy, creeping Charlie, or Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, evergreen creeper in the very large mint family. It has a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Wood Avens

Wood Avens, St Benedict's Herb

Wood avens is something I didn't expect to find. Yesterday I discovered a volunteer growing on my land, Geum urbanum! This low-growing plant is also called St. Benedict's herb.

Wood Avens, St Benedict's Herb

Wood avens is something I didn't expect to find. Yesterday I discovered a volunteer growing on my land, Geum urbanum! This low-growing plant is also called St. Benedict's herb.