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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 a habitat where honeybee hives are placed and the field isn't sprayed. It's on high ground and the water...

Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

Black medick is my latest harvest from a local field. It's a habitat where honeybee hives are placed and the field isn't sprayed. It's on high ground and the water...

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.

Stinging Nettles

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica

Stinging nettles are one of my earlier harvests. I grow them in my own organic garden, where they have spread like wildfire.

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica

Stinging nettles are one of my earlier harvests. I grow them in my own organic garden, where they have spread like wildfire.