It's midnight, and I am craving some hot tea before bed and so I had this idea to share with you, how to brew the perfect cup of boreal...

While hiking in the woods, looking to harvest some spruce resin from the bountiful lands here in Alberta, I came across this magnificent...

Its the time of year again, rose hips are plentiful, and ripe for the picking! There are multiple ways that you can preserve, and use...

The air is damp, fall is upon us, and the shaggy parasols are in full season! So many people will ask, well what the heck do I do with...

A delicious edible parasol mushroom that is certainly worth the hunt! It was my first time finding these this year and oh man was I ever...

The Aspen Bolete has a few common names , including the Aspen Scaber stalk, and the Aspen Bolete. In the world of science, we call this...

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Lets talk thistles. There are so many types of thistles that are available in Canada, however, the most available one that I have found...

Did you know that pine cones that come from spruce and pine trees are consumable too ? Well, you can! And they are delicious. Now you can...

As the name suggests, pineapple weed is just that... a weed. while being native to northeast Asia, it was first introduced in the Uk in...

Wow ! What a beautiful sight. For the first time, I have finally stumbled upon a beauty- a large patch of wild strawberry! I have never...

Lambs quarters is another one of those backyard weeds, that just grows and grows. But did you know that it is jam packed full of vitamins...

There are so many amazing ways in which to use dandelions, today I will talk about my most recent discovery....Dandelion jelly! This...

I decided to make cottonwood bud soap, due to the bud resins high antioxident properties, which makes it the perfect soap for aging skin!...

My last blog post was a tutorial for how to clarify resins, but I used a glass jar to store my pitch in , which is ok..... however it is...

Did you know how simple and easy it is to purify your spruce and pine saps after you harvest them ? They can be purified and stored for...

In this article I will talk about this wonderful little bracket fungus (Fomitopsis Pinicola ) and its medicinal properties! Common in...

Fire cider is a powerful health tonic made with pungent roots, herbs, spices fruits , honey and vinegar's - designed to give your body a...

Petroleum jelly, has been a common household staple, one can be found in almost every home , young and old. Despite it being such a...

I love to make simple medicines for my family! The less that we rely on western medicine, the more we start to take control of our own...