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  • The Footprints of the Forager: An Introduction to Plantain

    “Nature is a first-aid kit, and the world is a garden; we need only to look down to find the remedy.” **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine series are… Continue reading

  • Clever Cleavers: Nature’s Velcro

    “Whoever drinks cleaver water for nine weeks shall be so beautiful, everyone will fall in love with them.” — Ancient Welsh Folk Belief **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine… Continue reading

  • Pineapple Weed: The Trampled Tropics

    “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine series are very in depth and therefore can get a bit lengthy. I… Continue reading

  • Purple Dead Nettle: Purple Powerhouse

    “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these… Continue reading

  • Chickweed: The Forager’s Winter Star

    “He who seeks the mind of the Creator in the little things of the earth shall find a wisdom that the world cannot give.” — In the spirit of George Washington Carver **Before proceeding with this article, please note that… Continue reading

  • Dandelions: Not a Weed – A Forager’s and Homesteader’s Treasure!

    “Why doesn’t constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same principle applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated… Continue reading

  • The Forager’s Timetable: When to Harvest

    “Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” Ezekiel 47:12 While the Midwest landscape might look dormant in January, the seasoned forager knows that God provides food and medicine year round. Winter is a time for spotting… Continue reading

  • Foraged Pharmacy: Planning My Wild Herb Harvest for 2026

    “Every field is a pharmacy if you only have the eyes to see it.” There is a profound shift that happens when you stop looking at the “weeds” in your local park or the plants along your favorite hiking trail… Continue reading

  • Expectation vs. Reality: The 3%

    “Healing is not a linear climb to the summit; it is a walk through the woods, sometimes getting lost, but always learning the terrain.” If you’ve been here for a while, you are aware that I was diagnosed with Alpha… Continue reading

  • Simple. Natural. Sustainable. A Scrunchy Girl’s Guide to Easy Swaps.

    “We don’t need a handful of people doing sustainability perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” — Anne Marie Bonneau Many people think that “going crunchy” requires a complete lifestyle overhaul—one involving homemade from scratch foods, expensive organic… Continue reading