When most people think of herbal medicine they think of herbs, flowers and mushrooms. But the medicinal trees around us can also be a source of powerful herbal medicine! Being able to identify medicinal trees and understanding how to use them is incredibly useful because they’re available year-round, unlike herbs that you have to dry or …
Wildcrafting
There is absolutely nothing like homemade maple syrup. In this post, we’ll cover how to tap trees for syrup. Tapping trees for syrup is a fun and rewarding homestead project that you can do in late Winter, early Spring, when most other homesteading chores are done. It was one that I tried, just for the …
Late Summer, early Fall signals the ripening of one of the most prolific, delicious foraged foods I’ve ever know. In this post we talk about how to forage for the Autumn Olive. The name ‘autumn olives’ might have crossed your mind one time or another. Or, it could have been autumn berry. It is sometimes …
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of Herbal Academy. I’m enough of a fan, I’ve signed up for their affiliate program. Their classes are intense, full of in-depth knowledge, their videos feel like you are hanging out with good friends, and their printed material is …
