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The Weekend's Harvest!
This past weekend I harvested comfrey leaf and root, dandelion the whole plant, the first of the season's cleavers, purple deadnettle, ground ivy, speedwell, plantain, wintercress, and the first of...
The Weekend's Harvest!
This past weekend I harvested comfrey leaf and root, dandelion the whole plant, the first of the season's cleavers, purple deadnettle, ground ivy, speedwell, plantain, wintercress, and the first of...
Willow Bracket Mushroom, Phellinus igniarius
Willow Bracket fungus, Phellinus igniarius, is a hoof shaped bracket mushroom that is very hard, has a blackened top, and grows on rotting stumps and infected trees. I usually find it...
Willow Bracket Mushroom, Phellinus igniarius
Willow Bracket fungus, Phellinus igniarius, is a hoof shaped bracket mushroom that is very hard, has a blackened top, and grows on rotting stumps and infected trees. I usually find it...
Spring Harvest & Teasel
The spring harvest is in full swing! This weekend's bounty includes bittercress, plantain, dandelion, speedwell, sweet violets, and lots of purple deadnettle. The find of the day was in an...
Spring Harvest & Teasel
The spring harvest is in full swing! This weekend's bounty includes bittercress, plantain, dandelion, speedwell, sweet violets, and lots of purple deadnettle. The find of the day was in an...
Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop is a hardy perennial that blooms in the late winter, often appearing through snow cover. The flowers have a mild, sweet honey scent. The ones I use, which are...
Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop is a hardy perennial that blooms in the late winter, often appearing through snow cover. The flowers have a mild, sweet honey scent. The ones I use, which are...
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion is a common, flowering herbaceous plant of temperate regions worldwide. It populates lawns and fields and provides an early resource for bees and other pollinating insects. There are thousands...
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion is a common, flowering herbaceous plant of temperate regions worldwide. It populates lawns and fields and provides an early resource for bees and other pollinating insects. There are thousands...
Balm of Gilead or the Cottonwood Tree!
Here is a jar of the cottonwood buds I am gathering to make Balm of Gilead.
Balm of Gilead or the Cottonwood Tree!
Here is a jar of the cottonwood buds I am gathering to make Balm of Gilead.