THE CAT(NIP) IS OUTTA THE BAG! I’m hosting @thecrashcourse Botany!! And the first EP is up now!!
LILAC SOLID PERFUME!
I’ve been meaning to do this for YEARS and I’ve finally gotten around to making an enfleurage with our backyard lilacs! I’m probs gonna make some lilac scones today, too!
When your friend works for the @ohiowildlifecenter DREAMS GET TO COME TRUE!! They do such important work rehabilitating our wonderful, wild animals!!
Ever since I found out that the Southern Flying Squirrel is the biggest squirrel population in Ohio, I dreamed of meeting one, and TODAY IT HAPPENED!!
Thank you to my friend Lauren for making this happen!!!
MOUSE BEANS aka amphicarpaea bracteata!! And a lil side of history having to do with its common name!
(Eternal shoutout to @linda.black.elk and also to @jongraz for his GENIUS brain that put mouse beans and FOOTLOOSE together 🤣)
FERAL ASPARAGUS SEASON (because it’s not wild here in the US… it’s just escaped someone’s garden or farm 🤣)
MOCK STRAWBERRY (Potentilla indica) VS REAL STRAWBERRY (Fragaria sp.) 🍓
YUCCA (not YUCA aka Cassava!) FLOWER TIME
CATNIP! Nepeta cataria! 😻
IT IS TIME. AMELANCHIER TIME.
Strawberry Leaf Tea!! (And you can use this process on SO MANY TYPES OF LEAVEs! Blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, wineberry, salmonberry, serviceberry…)
WILD KOHAKUTOU ✨ crystals you can CRÖNCH 😋
BEST DAY EVER 🙌🏾
POTATO STICK – aka the pith of Burdock stems!! SUCH A GREAT VEGGIE from a plant that so many consider a pest and SO MUCH EASIER TO ACCESS than the roots (known as Gobo!!)
Also it was AMAZING having so much of the forager gang together to celebrate Sam’s new book!!
@linda.black.elk @mnforager @foragerchef @chaoticforager
🥗✨YARD SALAD✨🥗
SERVICEBERRY COFFEE CAAAAAAKE
Found in 48 states! Popular ground cover! Weirdly pick about getting pollenated! Rhus aromatica!
NO PAIN NO GAIN, I GUESS 🤣
Anyone who’s spent time with me outside or in the kitchen knows I love Fiskars tools. Ever since my first pair of classic Orange-handled Scissors (which I still have 20 years later!) I’ve loved the quality and care that goes into each tool (and even got to meet some of the amazing folks in Finland who make each and everything with love), and their quality means less replacement, making them a sustainable choice I adore. Thanks for helping me #cutthewaste @Fiskars! #Ad #sustainablegardening
Anyone who’s spent time with me outside or in the kitchen knows I love Fiskars tools. Ever since my first pair of classic Orange-handled Scissors (which I still have 20 years later!) I’ve loved the quality and care that goes into each tool (and even got to meet some of the amazing folks in Finland who make each and everything with love), and their quality means less replacement, making them a sustainable choice I adore. Thanks for helping me #cutthewaste @Fiskars! #Ad #sustainablegardening
Deer Mushrooms! Because morels aren’t the only fun, edible fungi this time of year!!
ANGELICA! The answer to “what if celery was sweet and had a baby with the best carrot you’ve ever eaten, with the tiniest dash of anise?” 🤣 but for the love of all thing BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL don’t confuse it with Water Hemlock, Cicuta maculata!!
And if you’re not in my region, worry not! There are like NINETY members of the Angelica genus around the world, so you may have one near you!
WÏLD BLEUBS WITH FRIENDS 💗💕 happy solstice!!! Marthas Vineyard
FREE WEIRD PICKLES!! Marthas Vineyard
Let’s make some OG Root Beer! I Found all of these growing next to each other after a beach day up-island, and when that happens, I feel like you gotta make root beer!!
