• 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:…

  • Pot of chokecherry
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    Chokecherry: What it is, How we use it

    August 18, 2018 - By 

    The very name of this berry is enough to make anyone stand back three feet and go, “you’re not eating THAT are you???” Yet anyone who has tried the fruit after proper preparation generally enjoys it. So why the scary name?! Chokecherry gets it’s name because of the very tart flavour it has. This tartness is caused by a compound known as hydrocyanic acid. This hydro-cyanide compound is also known as anthocyanin and occurs not just in chokecherries, but in the pits of domestic cherries as well as almonds. In fact, crushing dried chokecherry adds an almond flavour to sauces,…

  • Ashtree Wildcrafting Sun Drop Tea
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    Tea: Sun Drop

    July 26, 2018 - By 

    Description: Yellow is the new black.  This amber, creamy-textured, mellow yet spritely-flavoured tea delivers soothing, calming nutrition amid the stress of your day. Why the Name: This particular tea has more of an amber glow to it than our other teas.  Combine that with the creamy texture nettle adds to the liquid, the calming effect this tea has on one’s system, and our choice of display medium, and the name Sun Drop was chosen.  Enjoy. 🙂 Net Weight:  20+g Price: $12 + shipping Tea: Sun Drop $12.00 Buy now

  • 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…

  • Ashtree Wildcrafting Rail Trail Tea
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    Tea: Rail Trail

    July 26, 2018 - By 

    Description: A hint of fruit with a mellow zing A little rest this tea can bring Why the Name? Most of the ingredients found in this tea were found along the old Okanagan Railway which is now the Okanagan Rail Trail connecting Kelowna to Coldstream. Net Weight:  20+g Price: $12 + shipping Tea: Rail Trail $12.00 Buy now

  • Ashtree Wildcrafting Valley Hills
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    Tea: Valley Hills

    July 26, 2018 - By 

    Description: Savour the aroma of the Okanagan hills and receive a shot of Vitamin C as you sip this flavourful wildberry tea. Why The Name: The hills around the Okanagan grow an amazing array of enjoyable flavours from berries such as Chokecherry and Hawthorn, to Rose Hips, Ponderosa Pine Needles, thistles and more.  While the photo is very golden in colour, this tea takes on a darker hue in your cup, and if you let it steep long enough, the colours from the fruit begin to add their reddish tones as well.  This tea truly does remind one of the…

  • Ashtree Wildcrafting Warm Hug Tea
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    Tea: Warm Hug

    July 26, 2018 - By 

    Description: Cozy up in your favourite chair by the fireplace, with this warmly-flavoured mug of tea.  Great for cold winter nights and cool Autumn days. Net Weight:  20+g Price: $12 + shipping Tea: Warm Hug $12.00 Buy now