Herb & Forage

Herb & Forage Offering herbal classes, plant identification, cooking/baking, and holistic health consultations.

There are a couple of spots remaining for the 11/15/25 Fire Cider Workshop! Learn the many ways to work with fire cider ...
11/12/2025

There are a couple of spots remaining for the 11/15/25 Fire Cider Workshop!

Learn the many ways to work with fire cider to support your health and create your own fire cider blend!

Everyone is welcome. All materials and recipe included. Registration required.

It's that time of year! We are getting back in the kitchen and making remedies together. Fire cider is great for warming...
10/23/2025

It's that time of year! We are getting back in the kitchen and making remedies together. Fire cider is great for warming you up from the inside. Space is limited, register today!
11/15/25 Fire Cider Workshop

One more opportunity to take a walk with me this year! Let's have some fun identifying plants, trees and mushrooms! 11/2...
10/22/2025

One more opportunity to take a walk with me this year! Let's have some fun identifying plants, trees and mushrooms!
11/2/25 Last One of the Year! Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk- Bill Riley Trail

Autumn is here and this soup is warming me up from the inside. Easy squash soup recipe:1 squash, any kind (I used butter...
10/22/2025

Autumn is here and this soup is warming me up from the inside.

Easy squash soup recipe:
1 squash, any kind (I used butternut)
1/2-1 onion
3-5 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp curry powder
1 can coconut milk

Roast the squash whole until soft(about 45 minutes to an hour)
Remove seeds(skins can be added or removed)
Sauté onions and garlic and I like to toast the curry at the end
Add all ingredients to a blender until smooth.
Voila!

Note: I had a small squash so I roasted a sweet potato and added it as well.

Whoops!I didn’t realize the marathon would make this morning’s plant walk impossible to get to. So, the last plant walk ...
10/19/2025

Whoops!
I didn’t realize the marathon would make this morning’s plant walk impossible to get to. So, the last plant walk of the year is still to come!
Rescheduled for 10 AM on 11/2/25 at Bill Riley Trail Pool parking.

Found some hen of the woods on the Edible and Medicinal walk on Sunday, cooking it up on a dry skillet before adding but...
09/24/2025

Found some hen of the woods on the Edible and Medicinal walk on Sunday, cooking it up on a dry skillet before adding butter and garlic.
Be sure to register for the last 2 plant walks of the season!

10/19/25 Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk- Bill Riley Trail

10/26/25 Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk- Bill Riley Trail

This is poison hemlock. Do not eat it! If you do not know how to tell the difference between poison hemlock and Queen An...
09/19/2025

This is poison hemlock. Do not eat it!
If you do not know how to tell the difference between poison hemlock and Queen Anne’s lace(wild carrot, Daucus carota), do not harvest!
This picture is from my walk yesterday.
Both plants are biennial(two year life cycle), which means you can find them both in this stage, this time of year.
Carrot tops are delicious, hemlock is deadly!

There are only 3 public plant walks left this year before we shift to making herbal medicine indoors! Join me for one or...
09/17/2025

There are only 3 public plant walks left this year before we shift to making herbal medicine indoors! Join me for one or all of these fun walks to increase your plant identification skills and knowledge of working with the local plants. Each walk is different depending on the plants that are available. I often bring wild drinks and/or foraged snacks to these events. Registration is appreciated but not required.

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