Also known as bed-straw or goosegrass, cleavers (Galium aparine) is considered a weed by most people since it seems to take hold anywhere and spread like green wildfire. But, like most “weeds”, cleavers

Not really a full introduction just yet, but I thought I would share the tale of my username. For the longest time, I had a never-ending stream of weird nicknames for my daughter, who is now nearly 17

I was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling with my hands folded across my chest. My mind wandered around and around in very boring circles, but I still couldn’t fall asleep. Too much stress at work, I

A mug cake is a little cake that is mixed and baked directly in a mug. We love mug cakes in our house as my daughter can make them on her own and you can whip one up in just a few minutes for a fresh delicious

It was discovered by accident. Pure serendipity. They were trying to design a new communications transmitter, using high-frequency radiation waves to transmit a message almost instantaneously over great

When I first thought about gathering and selling medicinal wildcrafted herbs, I knew about 3 or 4 important varieties that were growing in my immediate area. Dandelion, raspberry, cleavers, strawberry,

photo credit: Pixabay She turned away from watching the pale silver thread that moved across the sky. Glancing at her watch, she noticed that the daily transport was taking off late today. It blinked out

Nettle is a wonderfully versatile wild herb, that has medicinal properties and is also edible, but many people overlook it because they don't recognize it. An herbal novice tends to picture violent prickles

An introduction to wildcrafting and the harvesting of wild medicinal herbs