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

~ Onionweed & Miso pesto ~ OMG the most delicious pesto ever! How did we not discover this sooner?   Last week I made one of my favori...

~ Kumarahou / Tainui (Kumarahou & Pomaderris Tainui/Apetala) ~ This NZ native is a plant ally that I turn to for coughs, colds, viruses, ling...

Usnea barbata a.k.a. Angiangi in Aotearoa. Usnea grows on trees like an "Old Man's Beard", cascading from the trees looking much like a white b...

~ Winter Solstice Blessings ~ As we pass through the longest, darkest night, we turn our facess towards the sun & look forward to increasin...

NZ Beach Spinach During a beachwalk last week my daughter spotted this Beach Spinach covered in flowers. “Look Mum at all the flowers on the Be...

~ Pickled Onionweed Recipe ~ Like I was saying yesterday, Onionweed is part of the Allium family, just like what you would call 'real' onions. ...

Homegrown fruit trees & superfoods are the best! Now that the Vitamin C rich feijoa season has ended, I'm digging into the Cherry Guava's &...

~ Cleavers cold water infusion ~ There's a luscious, fresh flush of Cleavers in the garden, so I'm drinking a cold water infusion everyday for ...

Sheep Sorrel (Rumex Acetosella) I recently found this lush patch of Sheep Sorrel, a common weed that is usually voted the most delicious edible du...

~ Miners Lettuce ~ Miners Lettuce is back!! This winter beauty which makes the scrummiest salad ingredient loves the cold wet, weather, and...

Gorse (Urex europaeus) is part of the pea/legume family. It's for that reason that Gorse was loved by the early British and originally brought ove...

Turkey Tails grow abundantly on dead wood and I often have them flush up in my vege garden, as I use old wood to border the garden beds. Tu...