Category: <span>Taming the Cupboard</span>

Foraging: Novelty vs practicality

Where we live, the idea of foraging is often seen as a hobby for those who can afford all the gadgety gear that tends to accompany hobbyist ideals. Some have even written books about this, literally filled with every gadget under the sun to make your outdoor adventure as enjoyable …

Got My FoodSafe Level 1 Certificate (and a few headaches)

So this weekend, I added a utility certificate to the mix. I now have my FoodSafe Level 1 Certificate! It will take 4 to 6 weeks to get to me on paper, but I have a temporary version they offered for download. Many people in the past have had to …

A Flea Market Out Front, Drama Out Back! Welcome to February!

February began with concerns around household income, everyone asking God to intervene in our finances, when a flea market in Rutland jumped off the screen at me.  Ashley said sure, we could try, so I contacted the guy.  We missed the first week of February, but got in yesterday. Initially, …

Wild-herbed Ricotta Cheese

What do you do with soured milk? Make cheese!!! I typically make my own cheese salsa dip (recipe near bottom of this post) these days, but for some time now, I’ve been wanting to make a batch of wild-herbed ricotta. I was making my son’s Caesar salad dressing this morning …

Fir and Curly Dock Cupcakes

So when I’m not planning advanced foraging workshops or signing up for craft or wellness fairs, apparently I am baking! Ashley wanted to know what a lemon loaf might taste like if we used Douglas Fir instead of lemon. The recipe in the Good Housekeeping Cookbook calls for eggs, and …

Dates Set and Registration Open for 2025 Advanced Foraging Workshops

Thanks to those of you who have shared that, in general, you are interested in these workshops. I’ve been looking at behind-the-scenes todo lists, and brainstorming ways to offer the advanced foraging workshops. Such brainstorming has led to something I am very excited about!!! The Field Kitchen!!! This weekend, I …

Curly Dock Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes, I made chocolate chip cookies using curly dock seed flour! Of course there was more to it than that, when you learn to cook with wild provisions, there’s always more to it. The recipe I modified came from Detoxinista. I don’t have coconut sugar in the house, so I …

Successful Winter Foraging Trail Tour! See Pics Inside

Today’s winter foraging run was a smashing success! In addition to being requested to do a winter foraging trail tour, we had to get a few things ourselves due to certain teas selling rather well over the fall craft/Christmas fair season. Those items were fir needles, lichen, and fir resin. …

Working Draft of 2025 Advanced Foraging Workshops

This went out first to my newsletter subscribers and is now posted here as well. To get on the newsletter, fill out the form to the left of this article, or click here if on a small screen that doesn’t show the left hand sidebar.  You’ll be automatically notified whenever …

Late Fall/Winter Foraging Workshop/Trail Tour Fun and Discoveries! Smiles All Around!

Today we held a very successful, upbeat, fun, and informative late fall/early winter foraging workshop and trail tour. We chose a trail we haven’t been on before, in a new regional park in the area. To my surprise, a fair bit of ground-based foraging was still to be found to …