Spring Greens for the Wild Table
Spring is a time of birth and flowering branches, the return of the sun. Although the promise of renewal is on the wind, this is historically the hungriest time of year. The winter stores have been depleted, and the body craves fresh, living sustenance. Beginning in March, here in the Pacific Northwest, stinging Nettle can be found ready to harvest in abundance.
GOOD GRIEF: Plants for Tender Times
I walk down the path of one of my most beloved trails. I have not been here since the golden embers of late summer set their hues on the dense forest floors. Salal was ripe then…
Liver Support & Holiday Mocktails
As the sun dips lower in and lower in the sky every day, we modern folk tend to rev up more and more for our holiday festivities. Parties and gatherings abound, many of which are laden with delicious food and drink. We feast, as northern people of old have during this time of year for centuries, celebrating harvests, staying warm, and hoping that we have enough to get through the lean months to come.