For the Love of Honey
My love of honey started as a child with Winnie the Pooh... what else?! The only thing I remember using honey for as a kid was to...
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- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Late Summer Yarden
It's really easy to feel completely overwhelmed looking at such an overgrown space. Our yard has been on autopilot for the past 2 months...
- Aug 29, 2021
- 1 min
Stuffed Blossoms
Have you ever made stuffed blossoms? If so, probably with squash. Were they tasty? Fried? Stuffed with cheese? All the recipes that I’m...
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Writing Spiders
This beauty decided to come indoors. We discovered her in the evening and I’d walked past the spot numerous times throughout the day. Not...
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Common Evening Primrose
A companion & protector to rose Someone recently told me that common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a great companion plant for...
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
Grape Leaves
...are a good source of vitamins C, E, A, K and B6, plus niacin, iron, fiber, riboflavin, folate, calcium, magnesium, copper and...
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
Fig Harvest
Gathering figs between storms. We have a very healthy fig tree that’s a fifth generation transplant. In about five minutes I collected a...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Redbud - Flights of Fancy
As the redbuds start to bloom out, I've been scanning the ground & enjoying Spring's earliest bloomers from crocuses, hyacinths &...
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Sunshiny Forsythia
Don't you just adore these little sunny blooms?! They look like fairy skirts to me! Dancing a riotous dance with all of their shrub...
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Rose
Did you know that roses are edible?! And oh my goodness, SO delicious! Just be sure that you have roses that have not been sprayed or...
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
Mimosa
Mimosa is a plant near & dear to my fairy herbalist heart and having nearby friends that have the most amazing grandmother tree is the...
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
Revisiting Spring
We need to rewind a bit to catch up on all our flavors! June rolled out our first month of jelly boxes filled with the local flavors of...
- Mar 30, 2019
- 1 min
Survival Edibles
I had the honor of teaching classes for a local high school's JROTC program this week. A common thread that came up was choice edibles...
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
Hope on the Petals of Forsythia
We’re having so many soggy, gray, cold rainy days that seem like they’ll never end. It takes a heavy toll on me physically, mentally &...
- Jun 28, 2016
- 2 min
Food Vacations
The last few weeks have been.... well, chaotic. As I'm trying to return to the kitchen from what I'm choosing to term a food vacation,...
- May 25, 2016
- 2 min
Ginger Love
We’ve got a crazy amount of ginger in our home. Friends frequently ask me what on earth we do with it all. After seeing all the...
- Apr 23, 2016
- 2 min
Foraging Through Purple Lenses
The past week was full of foraging for us. My reputation as an enthusiastic forager of edibles is gaining enough momentum that family &...
- Dec 28, 2013
- 1 min
Back to Basics: DIY household cleaners
Free of toxic chemicals, corn, coconut, gluten & soy. Dish soap modified from: http://vegantableforfive.blogspot.com/2012/06/vegan-diy-l...
- May 5, 2011
- 2 min
Reigning Queen of Grain: Quinoa
Quinoa is a gluten-free, grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudo cereal rather than a true cereal or grain,...
- Apr 13, 2011
- 3 min
Amaranth - Hidden Treasure
When venturing into the unfamiliar world of gluten-free & corn-free for my kid's specific menu needs, we stumbled into Amaranth along the...
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