To Save a Planet
In late 2023, I enrolled in the Master Naturalist program at the Chattahoochee Nature Center to do some continuing education in the field...
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Sep 8, 20233 min read
Cooking with Acorns
Oak trees are beloved native trees. A single oak tree can host hundreds of pollinators, provide habitat and food sources for all manner...
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Sep 7, 20234 min read
American Beautyberry Recipes
It's late summer and the beautyberries (Callicarpa americana) are turning from green to a beautiful purply magenta. "Taken together with...
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Aug 25, 20234 min read
Foraging Wild Greens
It's now late summer. Elderberries are ripe and probably a bit picked over by the birds. The passionflower is in bloom and starting to...
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Jul 19, 20231 min read
Therapeutic Art Thursdays
We've made it halfway through this summer's Therapeutic Art Thursday series at the scenic Lake Claire Community Land Trust! I wanted to...
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Jul 18, 20233 min read
Summer Foraging
Summer is marked by the bounty of so many delicious flowers and fruits. Berries abound with blueberries and blackberries. The stone...
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May 31, 20233 min read
Is that Poison Ivy?
It's late spring and poison ivy is in full swing, but so are several plants that look very much like poison ivy. Here's a run down of how...
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Apr 10, 20234 min read
A Wholistic Health Approach
Foraging, gardening, and getting outside to explore nature all bring me immense peace and healing on so many levels. On a physical level,...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
Scenic Places to Explore
I've had a few folks ask about some of my favorite places local to Atlanta/Decatur to go for a short hike and get familiar with the local...
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Apr 7, 20232 min read
Wild Onions & Wild Garlic
It's the spice of life that just keeps giving! You've probably spotted these clumps of bluish grass in lawns around town and maybe even...
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Mar 9, 20233 min read
Edible Spring Blossoms
It's early March and many of the flowers that we anticipate with the coming of spring are already beginning to bloom! Let's take a look...
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Sep 20, 20224 min read
The Gifts of Burdock
Although burdock is native to Europe and Asia, it has been naturalized throughout North America. I find it growing in fields or along...
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Sep 20, 20221 min read
Braised Burdock Root (Kinpira Gobo)
Ingredients: 2-3 long burdock roots 1 carrot 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoon coconut sugar 1 tablespoon sake 3 tablespoon coconut...
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Jul 3, 20223 min read
The Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
If you have ever visited or lived in North America, South America, or areas with subtropical latitudes, you have likely seen an edible...
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Jun 30, 20223 min read
Our Native Elder Trees
The American Elder (Sambucus Canadensis) is a large shrub in the honeysuckle family often found growing 4 - 12ft high along waterways,...
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May 6, 20223 min read
Foraging in a Polluted World
As of 2022, over 54% of the US population had a blood lead level above the 5-µg/dL threshold for “safe” exposure as children.
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