Rose Hip Syrup, Yes Please!
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...
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maria gladue
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Shaggy Parasol Mushroom soup!
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...
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maria gladue
- Sep 9
- 6 min
The Shaggy Parasol- Chlorophyllum rhacodes
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...
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maria gladue
- Aug 1
- 7 min
The Aspen Bolete- An amazing edible mushroom worth searching for!
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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maria gladue
- Dec 31, 2022
- 7 min
Medicinal Mushrooms- How to use them to nourish your mind, body and soul!
* This post contains amazon affiliate links that help me to earn a small commission in the case that someone purchases a product from my...
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maria gladue
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
Thistles, A Great Survival Food!
Lets talk thistles. There are so many types of thistles that are available in Canada, however, the most available one that I have found...
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maria gladue
- Aug 18, 2022
- 4 min
Yes, You Can Eat The Pine Cones Too ! ( with recipe)
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...
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maria gladue
- Aug 11, 2022
- 3 min
Pineapple Weed - Matricaria discoidea
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...
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maria gladue
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
Wild Strawberry- Fragaria Virginiana
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...
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maria gladue
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Lambs Quarters - Dry em' and Shake em ' Eat em'
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...
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maria gladue
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
How to Make Dandelion Jelly!
There are so many amazing ways in which to use dandelions, today I will talk about my most recent discovery....Dandelion jelly! This...
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maria gladue
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
Beautiful Soap By Accident!
I decided to make cottonwood bud soap, due to the bud resins high antioxident properties, which makes it the perfect soap for aging skin!...
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maria gladue
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
I Did it! I perfected the art of clarifying pine and spruce pitch!
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...
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maria gladue
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
How To Clarify/ Purify Pine And Spruce Pitch
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...
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maria gladue
- Jan 7, 2022
- 7 min
The Red Belted Polypore
In this article I will talk about this wonderful little bracket fungus (Fomitopsis Pinicola ) and its medicinal properties! Common in...
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maria gladue
- Dec 31, 2021
- 8 min
FIRE CIDER- A Powerful Ally For Your Immune System!
Fire cider is a powerful health tonic made with pungent roots, herbs, spices fruits , honey and vinegar's - designed to give your body a...
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maria gladue
- Aug 28, 2021
- 5 min
Survival Hack Using Petroleum Jelly!
Petroleum jelly, has been a common household staple, one can be found in almost every home , young and old. Despite it being such a...
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maria gladue
- Aug 21, 2021
- 8 min
How To Make a Herbal Tincture
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...
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maria gladue
- Aug 19, 2021
- 9 min
Wild Prickly Lettuce- Lactuca serriola
There are several varieties of wild lettuce, all with similar compounds and constituents They are all part of the same Lactuca Genus- ...
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maria gladue
- Aug 4, 2021
- 6 min
Infused Herbal Honey!!
Did you know, that you can make your own herbal honey right in your own kitchen? Follow me today as I show you how to make infused honey...
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