Stinging Nettles

WILDCRAFTING FOOD & MEDICINE ~ Stinging Nettles are a nutritious wild superfood, an ancient whole-body medicine, a traditional textile plant, food for important pollinators, and a super compost activator and soil nutrient. To me, she is an honored elder who’s been here for thousands of years supporting us in powerful and mysterious ways. Learn more about this incredible plant and how to work with her.

Mandy BishopJune 3, 2019Mandy Bishopwildcrafting, stinging nettles, wild food, wild foraging, ancestral skills, herbalism, herbal medicine, nature connection, natures medicine, earth medicine, earth wisdom, nature coachingComment

Balm of Gilead

WILDCRAFTING BLACK COTTONWOOD MEDICINE ~ Learn how to wildcraft Cottonwood tree buds to make the ancient and famed Balm of Gilead— a potent panacea for many ailments from arthritic joints to sunburns.

Mandy BishopApril 2, 2019Mandy Bishopbalm of gilead, wildcrafting, medicinal herbs, earth medicine, cottonwood, herbal medicine, arthritis, healing salve, poplar trees, wild medicineComment

Healing with Horehound

WILDCRAFTING THROUGH THE WINTER ~ Learn about Horehound’s origins and how to make a healing cough syrup even in the dead of winter.

Mandy BishopJanuary 24, 2019Mandy Bishophorehound, medicinal herbs, earth medicine, nature connection, healing, wildcrafting, natures medicine, nature, herbal medicine, herbalism, nature therapy, ancestral skillsComment

Hunting for Rose Hips

This time of year my body starts to crave rose hip tea. As the colds and flus start flying around and as our bodies get worn out and run down, these little red fruits dot the black and white landscape almost begging to be harvested and enjoyed. Learn how to forage for rose hips and make rose hip tea.

Mandy BishopDecember 11, 2018Mandy Bishoprose hips, wildcrafting, earth medicine, rose hip tea, foraging, medicinal herbs, herbal medicine, wild foraging, nature connection, ancestral skills Comment