Thistle: Milk Weed (Silybum Marianum) If you live in the west the Milk Weed Thistle is a plant you will know well. It invades everything that gets disturbed...

Wild Foraging: Cattails The boys and I taste different parts of cattails while out on the trail. Subscribe to Author Sara F. Hathaway on YouTube

Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Stinging Nettle is a plant that you have probably seen before. Maybe you cursed it for giving you a prick while walking in t...

As the weather in northern California starts to cool a little and tantalize us with a break from the oppressive heat, the acorns start to fall from the oak...

After my interview for The Changing Earth Podcast with Cat Ellis, Author of Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for When There is No Docto...

Oaks (Quercus) Oak trees are found though out the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, making them a very common site on many landscapes in the US....

Bee Pollen, A Must for Every Survivalist's Pantry I came across this little miracle quite by accident. Here in California we are in full bloom and my husba...

Parsley (Petroselunum crispum, P. Hortense, P. Sativum) Parsley is most identifiable as a garnish that you find on your plate but it has had a place among p...

This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I have always had a close relationship with nature. As I grew older, I found out that all the pills we t...

Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) There are over 600 types of mint today and they continue to be bred to enhance certain qualities of each one. Peppermint  or Me...

Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) The Yarrow plant has an interesting history. The name Achillea is quoted in many texts as having come from the the battle of T...

Burdock (Arctium minus) Burdock is another transplant to North America from Europe and Asia. It likes to grow in moist soil and usually grows on the edge of...

A very knowledgeable gentleman, Doug Huffman from Sierra School of Survival, taught me how to make this while out on the trail one day. While it is in no w...

Identification: This plant may grow as high as four feet or higher. It has pointy, basil-like leaves that are commonly curled at margins. The leaves that alt...

What To Look For This is a low growing plant whose broad leaves look like an arrangement of ribbons. The leaves grow all the way down and have a very short...

The dandelion originated in Asia as a food and medicine. It was brought to the United States by the Spanish and Germans. The name, dandelion, comes from th...