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

Marinated Sea Lettuce recipe Sea Lettuce (Ulva species) is one of my kids favorite seaweeds. Easy to spot & identify along the coast, delicious...

Karengo Chips recipe Last week we foraged Karengo / Parengo from the rocks (see previous post for info). A lot of it we're drying to store for use ...

Spontaneous seaweed foraging There’s nothing like going to the city to visit a relative, and next minute you find yourself on the South Coast o...

Natural/Organic (no shampoo) haircare.So I always get lots of questions on this one, whenever I post about my Nettle Hair oil or Rosemary Vinegar h...

~ Watercress ~ (Nasturtium officinale) What a delight to find fresh watercress growing in the stream the other day, the perfect addition to our hom...

Usnea barbata a.k.a. Angi angi in Aotearoa.   2/3rds of the land where we are staying is covered in native forest, and it's dripping with an a...

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 ...

~ Sweet Violet ~ (Viola Odorata / Viola Sororia) aka 'Common' or 'English' violet Sweet little Violets bloom from the depths of winter into ea...

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...

~ Rosemary / Hair Rinse ~ In the Middle Ages people would place Rosemary sprigs under their pillows to ward off demons & prevent nightmar...