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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,...
Sara
Apr 21, 20192 min read
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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...
Sara
Jan 20, 20193 min read
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Bundle Dyeing with Maple Leaves
I feel the Winter every day now as I wake up to a world made crystalline by glittering frost. The cold time of year is precious to me....
Sara
Nov 24, 20183 min read
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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...
Sara
Sep 30, 20183 min read
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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...
Sara
Jul 20, 20183 min read
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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...
Sara
Jul 3, 20183 min read
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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...
Sara
Jun 19, 20183 min read
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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,...
Sara
May 25, 20183 min read
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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. ...
Sara
May 20, 20183 min read
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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...
Sara
Mar 27, 20184 min read
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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. ...
Sara
Mar 24, 20184 min read
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