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Wild Violets: The First Flower of Spring - Kootenay Woman

Wild Violets: The First Flower of Spring

Wild violets are blooming across BC. Learn to identify this healing spring flower, distinguish it from toxic look-alikes, and make violet syrup, lip balm, and more. Free foraging guide.

Wild Violets: The First Flower of Spring

Wild violets are blooming across BC. Learn to identify this healing spring flower, distinguish it from toxic look-alikes, and make violet syrup, lip balm, and more. Free foraging guide.

Dame's Rocket: How to Forage, Cook, and Use This Spring "Weed" - Kootenay Woman

Dame's Rocket: How to Forage, Cook, and Use Thi...

From the forest to your kitchen: Dame's Rocket is a vitamin-rich wild green with a peppery kick. This guide includes four recipes, harvesting ethics, and the nuance behind its invasive...

Dame's Rocket: How to Forage, Cook, and Use Thi...

From the forest to your kitchen: Dame's Rocket is a vitamin-rich wild green with a peppery kick. This guide includes four recipes, harvesting ethics, and the nuance behind its invasive...

Shake off winter sluggishness with the first gr...

The Bitter Blessing: Why Our Ancestors Craved the March "Spring Tonic" There is a specific kind of hunger that arrives in the Kootenays in late March. It isn't a hunger...

Shake off winter sluggishness with the first gr...

The Bitter Blessing: Why Our Ancestors Craved the March "Spring Tonic" There is a specific kind of hunger that arrives in the Kootenays in late March. It isn't a hunger...

Beyond the Amber: The Curious Case of Blue Tree Sap - Kootenay Woman

Beyond the Amber: The Curious Case of Blue Tree...

Discover the mystery of rare blue sap on Blue Spruce trees! Learn why it turns blue, if it's safe for resin salves, and get 3 easy DIY tree resin recipes.

Beyond the Amber: The Curious Case of Blue Tree...

Discover the mystery of rare blue sap on Blue Spruce trees! Learn why it turns blue, if it's safe for resin salves, and get 3 easy DIY tree resin recipes.

The Red-Belted Polypore: Harvesting the Ancient Alchemy of the Woods - Kootenay Woman

The Red-Belted Polypore: Harvesting the Ancient...

Discover the ancient alchemy of the Red-Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis mounceae) in the Kootenays. This in-depth guide covers Honourable Harvest ethics, traditional medicinal uses for immune support, and essential safety tips for distinguishing it from...

The Red-Belted Polypore: Harvesting the Ancient...

Discover the ancient alchemy of the Red-Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis mounceae) in the Kootenays. This in-depth guide covers Honourable Harvest ethics, traditional medicinal uses for immune support, and essential safety tips for distinguishing it from...

The Thaw Hunt: Digging for the Earth’s Sleepy Medicine - Kootenay Woman

The Thaw Hunt: Digging for the Earth’s Sleepy M...

Before the first leaves emerge, the real medicine is hidden in the mud. Discover the art of the "Thaw Hunt" in the Kootenays—a guide to ethically harvesting Burdock and Yellow Dock roots during the late winter transition....

The Thaw Hunt: Digging for the Earth’s Sleepy M...

Before the first leaves emerge, the real medicine is hidden in the mud. Discover the art of the "Thaw Hunt" in the Kootenays—a guide to ethically harvesting Burdock and Yellow Dock roots during the late winter transition....