๐Ÿ’™ Blueberry Hot Toddy ๐Ÿ’™

A very tasty, flexible winter drink to warm the tummy and delight the tastebuds! Ingredients: 1 cup apple juice, 1/4 cup wild blueberries, a dash of ginger powder, nib of ghee (butter), nib of honey. In a blender combine apple juice and blueberries first to make a liquid mixture, pour into a saucepan and warmContinue reading “๐Ÿ’™ Blueberry Hot Toddy ๐Ÿ’™”

Ethical Harvesting of Wild Foods

In light of crops trying to adapt to ever-changing climate patterns, and so many extreme weather patterns of late, I have wondered what food cultivation and water supplies will look like over the next number of years. Actually, I’ve wondered this for a couple decades and built a healthy library on the topic, but didn’tContinue reading “Ethical Harvesting of Wild Foods”

Three Things You Can Do…

3 things to inspire you to get outta bed each day: 1-Seek novelty. Have you learned something new lately? Been to a new bioregion? Spent time in Nature? When you seek novelty and find it, lose it, then seek and find it again youโ€™ve increased your dopamine (pleasure hormone) levels fourfold. In other words, theContinue reading “Three Things You Can Do…”

Natureโ€™s Message ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒ

I slept outside last night to be closer to the Earth. I donโ€™t want to be homeless or surrounded by noisy tourists in a campground to know the feel of the planet under my body. I awoke this morning a little achy but way more alert. Why choose to occasionally sleep in oneโ€™s own backyardContinue reading “Natureโ€™s Message ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒ”

Finding Treasures in Nature

Took a walk this evening at the local park to catch the setting sun and the cheers of a little league ball game in action. Then I saw this curious little thing wedged in the fence. All I could think was what a strange place for a strange looking leaf to get stuck. On closerContinue reading “Finding Treasures in Nature”

Tasty Vegan Homemade Chai Recipe

Whether youโ€™re allergic to dairy, want to ease the suffering of the beautiful cow, or just like milk alternatives, hereโ€™s a tasty recipe. We LOVE traditional chai tea made at our fave restaurant but itโ€™s taken many long months to figure out how to make it at home. Finally, mission accomplished! To make it veganContinue reading “Tasty Vegan Homemade Chai Recipe”