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April Tea - Foraged Salmonberry flowers
April in the Pacific Northwest always brings a wave of blooms with it. The cherry trees burst into pink and white snow-like drifts,...
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Sara
- Jan 20, 2019
- 3 min
January Tea Blend - Russian Black & Thuja
As a child I always struggled with the fact that my birthday was in the depths of Winter. It seemed incredibly cruel to me that I could...
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Sara
- Dec 29, 2018
- 3 min
Celebrating the Winter Solstice - Working with the Elements
The Winter Solstice is the flip side of the Summer Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the shortest day and longest night of the...
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Sara
- Sep 30, 2018
- 3 min
Making Nests
Fall is my favorite gathering season. The weather is mild and the plants are beginning to go dormant and offer up their bounty as...
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Sara
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
Yarrow Wild Crafting in Goldendale, WA
It’s become a tradition recently to take a vacation with Pinto to a quiet and remote place away from the fireworks of July 4th. This...
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Sara
- Jul 3, 2018
- 3 min
Celebrating the Solstice - Wreath Wildcrafting
For many years now it has been a ritual of mine to create a wreath of flowers and plants on the Summer Solstice. The Summer Solstice in...
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Sara
- Jun 19, 2018
- 3 min
June Tea Blend - Cold Brewed Nettle
As the first day of Summer approaches, the days are beginning to get warmer even here in the Pacific Northwest. Sunny hot days are...
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Sara
- May 25, 2018
- 3 min
Drying Herbs and Flowers - Hanging Method
This is the time of year when I begin gathering herbs and flowers for the Smudging Wands I craft. Some plants are already blooming,...
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Sara
- May 20, 2018
- 3 min
May Tea Blend - Bigleaf Maple Flowers
Within the last few weeks the Forest has truly woken up from it's long quiet Winter time. Each year I feel astonished when this happens. ...
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Sara
- Mar 27, 2018
- 4 min
Wildcrafting & Dyeing with Alder Cones
Alder species are widely distributed throughout North America and Europe. Here in the Pacific Northwest we have an abundance of Red...
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Sara
- Mar 24, 2018
- 4 min
Gathering & Wildcrafting 101
One of the most important lectures I remember from my Herbal schooling was simply talking about HOW we should go into Nature to gather. ...
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