Spring is in the air! The snow is melting, the sap is running, the birds and frogs are starting to sing. It must be time to start foraging, right? Not really! This is actually the leanest time of the year. …
I’m so excited to be having the Gathering again this year. I can’t wait to see everyone again. The event will run from June 23-26 at Frog Holler Farm in Brooklyn, MI. I have been planning like crazy, and I …
I love the combination of maple and ginger. I also love custard pies. So I decided to play around in the kitchen and come up with a good maple-ginger custard pie recipe for Thanksgiving. This year was a great year …
One of the things new (and sometimes not so new) foragers are often surprised by is the number of winter edibles that are available in the Great Lake Region. I’m not talking about scraping lichen off rocks, or choking down …
Traditionally, in the north, winter was a time for handcrafts. This is when tools were made, nets and clothes were mended, and baskets were woven. I will be teaching a cattail basket weaving class this winter. The class will be …