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Herbtastic Learning and sharing all about plants and herbs. Herbalism and Foraging workshops.

Sunny day, bees buzzing, and first wild flowers blooming. It is time to pick them and make something delicious. How abou...
04/02/2026

Sunny day, bees buzzing, and first wild flowers blooming.
It is time to pick them and make something delicious. How about wild soda?

Some dandelion petals and some violet flowers, honey, and water. And time to ferment.

Remember that all wild flowers contain wild yeast and will ferment very well. And other reminder is for not washing your flowers so you do not rinse that wild yeast away. Pick the flowers in clean place and preferably in the morning.

What will you make from wild flowers?

Our plant walks for kids are started. Today we had the first meet up time. We were focusing on first spring greens that ...
03/30/2026

Our plant walks for kids are started. Today we had the first meet up time. We were focusing on first spring greens that qre out and other edible plants we found on the way.

Next Foraging for Kids is about dandelions and violets. I still have some spots there. If you qre interested then check under the events.

By the way, tasty and refreshing violet lemonade will be included on that day.

But that is not all. I have a plant walk coming up for anyone interested. Go and check under events for a Spring Plant Walk and sign up for it.

03/30/2026

Foraging for Kids
I just sent email about tomorrows walk.
If there is someone else interested to join, I have some spots open.

These cauliflower look alike things are milk kefir grains. Did you know that milk kefir contains up to 50 different kind...
03/28/2026

These cauliflower look alike things are milk kefir grains.
Did you know that milk kefir contains up to 50 different kind of probiotic strains?
And home made milk kefir has bigger probiotic count than store bought. Mostly it is because of milk that you use, how it is fermented and processed, and how long it is fermented.

There is no surprise that this tangy drink can improve our wellbeing so much. It affects positively our gut health, reduces inflammation, improves immunity, helps to regulate sugar levels and so much more.

And it can be used in several tasty recipes. (I will share recipes on Monday in our kefir workshop).

Have you tried milk kefir and to use it on different recipes?

03/27/2026

Upcoming events:
Spring Foraging for kids - 3/30, 2-4pm
Fermentation- Milk Kefir- 3/30, 6pm
Do not forget to sign up

The first garden greens are harvested. This is SOREL. Those are lemony tasting leaves that gives some tangy taste to foo...
03/27/2026

The first garden greens are harvested.

This is SOREL.

Those are lemony tasting leaves that gives some tangy taste to food. I enjoy putting them in a soup that we call sorel soup but they will also make tasty sorel sauce for salmon or other fish dish.

There is also smaller sorel growing in the wild - it is called sheep sorel. Kids really love to snack on that one.

Some more pictures from our Sourdough Bread and butter workshop. It was so delicious. Would you be interested to have an...
03/26/2026

Some more pictures from our Sourdough Bread and butter workshop. It was so delicious.

Would you be interested to have another one?

And do not forget to sign up for another tasty workshop - milk kefir workshop. We will have many tasty foods made with milk kefir.

On my walk I noticed another tree but this time - blooming (by the way those little blossoms have very sweet fragrance)....
03/25/2026

On my walk I noticed another tree but this time - blooming (by the way those little blossoms have very sweet fragrance).

Can you guess this tree?

I know this may not be easy task. But if you find this tree (actually it is a shrub) you know you want to come back to it in fall. It brings us some berries.

When someone asks me how do I know what to forage? Well I learned it from my childhood. I am a strong believer that we s...
03/24/2026

When someone asks me how do I know what to forage? Well I learned it from my childhood. I am a strong believer that we should teach our kids about nature and plants that surround them. It will be both beneficial knowledge of science (botany) and practical understanding of using what we have around us.

🌿 My Foraging Walks For Kids are starting next week. Sign up and share with others this event.
(More info under events)

Milk kefir is one of the best probiotic ferments you can find. It provides beneficial bacteria and lactic acid to our di...
03/23/2026

Milk kefir is one of the best probiotic ferments you can find. It provides beneficial bacteria and lactic acid to our digestive system as well offers some other health benefits. And most important - it is easy to make.
But what should we do with it? While I can drink just plain and consider it very delicious, so many would disagree with that. And I get it.
One of the ways to use it is by making smoothies or flavored kefir. But then again, how many of those could you make?
There are so many other ways to use kefir - dressings, cheeses, desserts, and many other ways.
Sometimes kefir is the one that streches my grocery budget because if I have kefir cheese I can add it to lasagna etc.

If you are interested to learn to make kefir and the ways to use it then join our hands on Milk Kefir Workshop. We will make many good tasty products. I promise you will go home with many good ideas and recipes.

P.s. Do not forget to invite your friends with you.

Thanks for joining our Sourdough bread and compound butter class. Jamie from The BlueTruck Homestead did a great teachin...
03/22/2026

Thanks for joining our Sourdough bread and compound butter class. Jamie from The BlueTruck Homestead did a great teaching about sourdough and I think everyone brought home tasty bread and butter and sourdough starter. And I hope you will enjoy your butter with foraged greens too.
Do not forget to check other events. We have milk kefir class and kids foraging walks coming up next.

🌱Happy First Day of Spring!🌱🌱⚘⚘⚘🌱
03/20/2026

🌱Happy First Day of Spring!🌱

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