• General

    First Spring Foraging Run

    April 6, 2026 - By 

    So April 6th was our first spring foraging run. The original goal was to see how the yarrow is growing at one of our zones after observing it doing very well at the horse barn. We did come back with a bit of yarrow, but not without observing just how many fir sprigs and branches had blown off the Douglas fir trees in the same area. We ended up gathering a full cloth grocery bag of fallen, still-green, fir sprigs! Along the way, we observed that the animals hadn’t bothered to eat the fruit of the kinnickinick plants, and now…

  • Pine Needles
    Rail Trail - Stamina Potion Lite - Tea - Valley Hills

    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…