Foraging

There are likely many wild edible and medicinal plants, that are considered weeds, growing right in your backyard! Our Guide, Kendall, shares a few plants growing wild in her backyard in Maine including yarrow, lamb's quarters, dandelion and red clover. If you are interested in learning more about how to use wild edible plants in the kitchen and for medicinal purposes, look for classes from Through the Trees HERE and try our Wildly Mindful Community online for weekly foraging classes, a monthly …

If you enjoy foraging wild plants to use as food or medicine, you will love knowing how to make an oxymel. An oxymel is a sweet and tangy extraction made with apple cider vinegar and honey. Honey is know for having anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties and the apple cider vinegar is good for the gut and does a wonderful job of extracting nutrients from the plant material. This extraction also stores well and keeps for indefinitely. An oxymel can be taken straight by the spoonful …