Foraging, Folk Herbalism, Edible Weeds + Inspiration for a Slow Life

Chickweed Pesto I serve Chickweed Pesto at almost every one of my foraging workshops, for a reason. It's a very easy way to win people's hearts! ...

The Nasturtium's are coming away, looking large & luscious with all of their brightly colored flowers to brighten up salads.During Sunday's For...

Gathering a wild salad from my wild garden. Wild in my garden? Yes, everything pictured is growing in what is supposed to be the 'pathway' to my 'o...

~ Watercress ~ (Nasturtium officinale) As I’ve been walking in & out of the bush a few times a week the last few weeks, I’ve really enjoyed gat...

Cleavers Infusion Recipe Gather a large handful of fresh cleavers. Ensure they’re clean and pick out any bits of dirt or stray twigs. Roughly chop ...

~ Gorse ~ (Urex Europaeus)   Gorse flowers have an interesting slight coconut / vanilla flavor with floral hints. They can be used in wild br...

~ Dead Nettle ~ (Lamium Purpureum) Purple Dead Nettle is prolific in winter, and most workshop participants tell me they've been pulling it ...

Puha, Rauriki, Sonchus Oleraceous 'Puha' is a Sow Thistle from the Sonchus family.  It’s a very common misconception that ‘Puha’ is native to New Z...

Homegrown Fruit & Vege I mentioned to a friend the other day that I haven't been buying any fruit or vege this year (other than potato, oni...

A few days ago a whole lot of Onion Weed came out of my garden & there was only one thing to do with so many big, fat, juicy onion weed bulbs...

Cleavers (Gallium Aparine) Finding lots of fresh Spring Cleavers popping up at the moment, perfect for cleansing & detoxifying our system a...

NZ Beach Spinach (Tetragonia spp)  Wild NZ Beach Spinach grows in abundance along our New Zealand coastlines. Whilst it usually flowers & fruit...