Tag: <span>tea</span>

Craft Fair Feedback and the Benefits of Wild Herbs

Well, Pondo and Rosa, our two tiny mascots this season, were seen in two different locations at our craft fair booths this weekend. We are having some very good conversations with people, and the occasional amazing plug for the locally-foraged teas that we sell. A lady came by who had …

Surfacing From Summer Foraging Mayhem

The summer foraging season has been a major whirlwind for us this year, but I think I’m starting to crawl out from under it. The tub of crushed chokecherry leaf used by Ashtree Wildcrafting as a base for several of the looseleaf teas, is largely full with two more trays …

Today’s Foraging Run Almost Got Cancelled!

So today’s foraging run was supposed to have been cancelled due to largely having run out of space to dry stuff at home! Then we attended the May 25th fair down in Kettle Valley, and discovered that to replenish some of our teas before June 9th’s wellness fair at the …

A Tea Order and A Marathon Foraging Run – Reminder of Upcoming Foraging Workshops

Today’s foraging run is brought to you buy a custom tea request at the recent wellness fair, that was hoped to be a wild flavour version similar to Earl Grey. The purchaser liked the smell, and if the recipient likes the tea, we need to be ready for potential re-orders. …

The Iris: Is it or Is it NOT Poisonous??!! What Do the Studies, and History Say?

Some say its highly toxic to man and beast and stay far, far away!  Some say it’s good for cancer-related issues, eye health, and a great anti-oxidant!  Who is right?!  Diving into this issue began with bringing home two iris roots from a private property we had permission to forage …

Papaya Dewormer Tea and Decoction

Today’s recipe share comes on the heals of others who have been discovering the benefits of Papaya, particularly in light of the new(ish) threat to those living in the Southern USA.  I say new(ish) because North American natives had recipes for addressing this condition back before the USA became a …

Berry Season Has Arrived! Finally!

Yes, finally!  We now have Oregon grape gracing our wild salads and it has been SO missed!  This week, we began bringing home chokecherry, a month later than it’s supposed to show up.  In fact, many trees still haven’t ripened yet.  We have two strains of chokecherry in the valley, …

Wild Adventures Part 7: Drinkable Salads

They come in all shapes and sizes.  Some come with attitude, some come placidly.  But ALL are at the mercy of critters, birds, and now US!  Yes, the wild adventures continue as we realize summer is turning to fall in our neck of the woods, and we have to consider …

Wild Adventures Part 6: Processing Continued. . .

I sit here tonight drinking a test cup of nettle, dandelion, chokecherry leaves, semi-crushed dried berries and stems, and homegrown mint leaves and stems.  I mixed one part dandelion to two parts of everything else more or less, and one part mint roughly.  The resulting tea had a very grassy …