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Thank you to those who joined our elderberry/herbal cough syrup class today. We had some great conversations and syrup m...
11/02/2025

Thank you to those who joined our elderberry/herbal cough syrup class today. We had some great conversations and syrup making time. Enjoy your syrups.

Monday was a perfect day to have our last Foraging for kids walk. It was all about evergreens. Smelling, tasting, observ...
10/29/2025

Monday was a perfect day to have our last Foraging for kids walk. It was all about evergreens. Smelling, tasting, observing, and yes finding that good spruce and pine sap.
Now we need to wait to spring and our Foraging for Kids walks will be back.

There is one herbal remedy for respiratory health that I always have in my fridge. It is elderberry syrup. Elderberries...
10/23/2025

There is one herbal remedy for respiratory health that I always have in my fridge. It is elderberry syrup.
Elderberries are known as potent antivirals against cold and flu viruses. They are the ones that will help your body fight against it naturally.
And because of that I have another elderberry syrup making workshop coming up again. If you wanted and couldn't join us or Saturday works better for you then do not wait and sign up before the spots fill up.
If you are not interested into elderberry syrup making but you would like to have herbal cough syrup made for the days you will need then sign up. It will be covered there too. In this workshop you will make the syrup of your choice to take home and be ready to fight the cold season naturally.

More info here Elderberry/Herbal syrup for cough

What is the last herbal or foraging question you googled? Let me see if I can help you.
10/22/2025

What is the last herbal or foraging question you googled?
Let me see if I can help you.

Another edible plant that I could still find in Virginia. This is prickly pear. Its fruit is edible so are pads but plea...
10/21/2025

Another edible plant that I could still find in Virginia.
This is prickly pear. Its fruit is edible so are pads but please peel them before eating. The fruit can be made into juice or jam and pad can be made in different foods too like salsa.
Prickly pear contains soluable fibre that is helpful to gut health and it is antiinflammatory.
Why not to add it to our diet!

There is another simple remedy for cough. It is a chest rub. There are some famos rubs that we buy in the store but did ...
10/21/2025

There is another simple remedy for cough. It is a chest rub. There are some famos rubs that we buy in the store but did you know it is easy to make one at home too? And even better it will be with clean ingrediets that you already know. Safer for your skin and without petroleum jelly.
It is very important to get volatile oils in the chest rub. It is one of the most important components. And then also other constituents that the skin will absorb and deliver to lungs. That is the reason why I like to make pine sap chest rub.
Come and join our workshop where we will not just learn how to make it but also I will show how to recognize evergreens and explain how to harvest the sap. We will also talk about the benefits of the evergreens.
Each of you will take home 2oz tin of pine sap chest rub that you will make.

I still have 4 spots available. Go and sign up now and shate with others.
More about this workshop under events.

Persimmons in Virginia are already sweet. Like my daughter said : "Do we need to share with others? I want more!" They w...
10/19/2025

Persimmons in Virginia are already sweet. Like my daughter said : "Do we need to share with others? I want more!" They were filled with sweetness and I enjoyed them so much that forgot to check what seed says about the winter.

Do you like persimmons? And if you do, then what is your favorite recipe?

Marshmallow making time has started. I had an opportunity to show how to make marshmallows using some plants in Town and...
10/17/2025

Marshmallow making time has started. I had an opportunity to show how to make marshmallows using some plants in Town and Country Garden Club in Hagerstown. I think it was a fun time and ladies had some delicious marshmallows to take home.

While sipping my delicious linden tea I am thinking about my future plans and workshops. What are some things you are in...
10/15/2025

While sipping my delicious linden tea I am thinking about my future plans and workshops.
What are some things you are interested and would like to learn more? Is there anything else I can offer you?

When flowers die they make fruit or berries. This is the season when you find many different wild berries. They are not ...
10/10/2025

When flowers die they make fruit or berries. This is the season when you find many different wild berries. They are not the usual ones we are used to harvest and eat, but these are still so good and beneficial. Please be cautious. Not all the berries you see are edible. Some may be very toxic. You HAVE to know them 100% if it is what it is before you harvest them.

Go through the pictures to see more about these berries.

And another workshop in our Cold and Flu Product Making series was yesterday. We had fun being creative and making herba...
10/08/2025

And another workshop in our Cold and Flu Product Making series was yesterday. We had fun being creative and making herbal syrups. There was some learning about plants and their benefits as well quick run outside with flashlights to see how plantain and mullein looks like in nature.

Thank you everyone who joined. Our next workshop in these series is on the last Monday of October where we will make Pine Resin Chest Rub. Follow this Cold and Flu Product Making Workshop - Pine chest rub for more info and sign up.
I am also sorry I had to close Herbal syrup making workshop for some of you. But good news is I am offering another one. Check under events for more info and sign up because this time I have just 8 spots available.
And most important, do not forget to share with others who would be interested to attend these workshops.

Another Foraging class for Kids was yesterday. This time it was about roots. We digged out dandelion, chickory, marshmal...
10/07/2025

Another Foraging class for Kids was yesterday. This time it was about roots. We digged out dandelion, chickory, marshmallow, stinging nettle, and echinacea roots. We observed them and touched them and felt the sliminess of marshmallow. I also showed them how to prepare the roots for drying and planted some devided roots back for nlthe next year (like marshmallow, since it is not a w**d growing around).
Thank you parents for bringing your kids. I think we had a good time.

The next is our last meeting time in these series. And it is about evergreens. Check under events to find more info.

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