• Catnip
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    Catnip: What it Is, How We Use It

    November 21, 2018 - By 

    It grows wild all over the Okanagan. It is known to make cats go crazy. It can be smoked like cannabis but is not related even remotely, nor has any kind of intoxicating result. This plant actually belongs to the mint family! Whenever we’ve tried to give this plant to our cat, he’s a) acted like it’s an intruder and to be treated warily, and b) the one time he couldn’t get away from it, he got worried and scared that he couldn’t seem to control himself. This plant has been known to sedate felines as well.  Our cat’s reaction…

  • lichen community
    Stamina Potion Lite

    Lichen: What it is, How we use it

    November 7, 2018 - By 

    Lichen is one of those plants classified in the edible/survival food category! But not all lichens are edible. If they are greenish-yellow, yellow, orange, or hairy, there is a strong chance they are not edible and may actually be toxic! Reindeer Lichen is one of the few hairy-ish type lichens that are edible. When edible is paired with Lichen, the intention is that you can ingest it, it does have necessary trace elements to the human body, and it does have nutritional value, but tastes absolutely terrible as a singular food! Some who have tried to prepare it as a…

  • alfalfa
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    Alfalfa: What It Is, How We Use It

    October 25, 2018 - By 

    Cows eat it. Horses eat it. Humans eat it as a sprout. Of course if you’re pregnant, at risk for Lupus, or on blood thinning medication, you may want to steer clear of this widely and commercially-grown herb in both it’s seed and sprout forms, at least in large quantities. Unfortunately, Alfalfa sprouts sold in stores do not carry this warning, and it would appear you do need to eat it fairly frequently to risk the complications that can arise. Even in horses, too much Alfalfa can cause health problems due to the sugar content. So if eaten in moderation…

  • Pine Needles
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    Pine Needles: What They Are, How We Use Them

    September 21, 2018 - By 

    Pine needles, and conifers in general, have a very mixed review of their safety versus toxicity online. When we first began foraging, we brought with us various misconceptions about what was and wasn’t edible. For example, I grew up being told that Mountain Ash was poisonous, but information is coming out saying otherwise and that its great for use in cooking meat! I haven’t tried it yet because I plan to do more research before harvesting that berry. But when you spend so much of your life being told one thing and then another pops up, you have to be…

  • Washed Nettle
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    Nettle: What it is, How We Use It

    September 13, 2018 - By 

    Nettle, otherwise known as “Stinging Nettle”, grows all over the Okanagan Valley! This wide-ranging plant, best known for how it makes your skin feel if you accidentally brush past it, has an amazing array of beneficial uses in human daily life. It is best harvested while wearing long-sleeves and long pants or jeans, fully-enclosed footwear and gloves. Garden sheers can help trim only the parts of the plant you want. If you are in a zone where someone absolutely wants the plant gone, taking the entire plant roots and all will help both you and the property owner. Side note:…

  • Ashtree Wildcrafting Stamina Potion Lite
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    Tea: Stamina Potion Lite

    July 26, 2018 - By 

    Description: You find a chest in your travels. You find a blue bottle, red bottle and a green bottle inside.  The lid of the chest reads:  “Red, Blue, Green, health, mana, and STAMINA”! Drinking this tea will give you a gentle boost throughout your day. Why the Name? The ingredients found in this tea closely match those of Ashley’s own stamina potion used to keep her going at a challenging day job.  Some of the rarer ingredients of her potion are not present in this Lite version.  Unlike the video game/fantasy genre, this tea will not give you an immediate…