#wildforaging

I picked wild violets with my daughter this morning to make violet vinegar

I hosted a forage walk yesterday which has become a yearly tradition on earth day weekend! Thank you @narumialicia for the wonderful pics. I love helping people connect deeper to nature and learn sustainable ways to use the food and medicine that nature provides. We identified plants, harvested some invasives, and picked up some garbage. It was a great group and a beautiful day! Join me today at 2pm on Facebook live to learn about this new membership I am starting called gaia centric healing. The membership focus is to help people Heal chronic illness and pain with nature. Using the the foundations of Chinese medicine, holistic healing, wild foraging, and plant based living you can become empowered to take healing into your own hands. Click the link in my profile or go to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1092816243 2pm EDT today! #wildforaging #foraging #EarthDay2022 #earthdayeveryday #qigong #natureconnection #invasiveplants #nativeplants #gaiacentrichealing #chronicpainrelief #chronicillnesssupport #healingisinyourhands #chiforhealing (at Middletown, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcxfXyWOVd_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Earth Day 🌱 🌎 Part of being a forager is being a steward of nature. Only harvesting what is sustainable, leaving what needs preservation, and picking up trash that others have left behind. When you forage for wild food and medicine your perspective changes and you want to do things to honor the earth. One question we can ask today is what footprint will we leave behind how will it make an impact on the earth for years to come? Today is a great day to bring awareness and action. But the other 364 days of the year are just as important. Each of us can only make a small impact but if all of us do something it can make a difference. Some ideas of what you can start today 1 build a compost in your yard 2 pick up litter 3 reduce reuse and recycle 4 eat local or grow your own food 5 connect with organizations that are making a difference The mushrooms 🍄 shown here are dryad’s saddle just starting to open. Next are ramps. The second pic shows the full bulb harvested vs partial bulb harvest that can help preserve the ramps for years to come. Red trilliums are endangered so they are best left alone Bloodroot has also been endangered before so it is good to leave it be. Trout lilies can be harvested if there are plenty of plants in the area to make sure they will return the following year! Join us for a forage walk on Sunday in Middletown where we will identify plants and mushrooms while doing what we can to pick up trash and honor the earth 🌍 #earthday #earthdayeveryday #earthday2022 #wildforaging #naturepreservation #earthconnection #sustainability #chiforhealing #gaiacentricliving #earthdayeveryday #foraging #preservation (at Middletown, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcqoweJJUzi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Chicken of the woods on our Adirondack land! #foraging #wildforaging #mushrooms🍄 #chickenofthewoods #adirondacks #adirondackpark https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_WayYNJUl/?utm_medium=tumblr

Look at that fade! Isn’t nature freaking gorgeous?! 🤩💕🌿 “American Beautyberry” - they make a delicious jelly that tastes a bit like honey + champagne! #themoreyouknow #wildforaging (at The Woodlands, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSh8MHxnGzD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Jewelweed sprouting her orange flowers. Did you know that jewelweed is a great poison ivy remedy? If rubbed on the affected area it can dissolve the urishiol oil that poison ivy has that causes the dermatitis. The flowers are a nice addition to a salad with spicy taste like nasturtiums. We have a lot of poison ivy in our yard but also a lot of jewelweed! Nature always has an answer for our healing! Also pictured are staghorn sumac berries that make a great chilled beverage and mugwort that has many medicinal benefits. Join me this Sunday at 10 am for a forage walk to learn more about wild plant medicine and maybe some mushrooms too! Details are in my profile or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/159001514811 #natureconnection #wildforaging #wildforaged #medicinalmushrooms #foragewalkct #foragect #gaiacentrichealing #gaiacentricliving #chiforhealing #jewelweed #staghornsumac #mugwort (at Middletown, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjEPjeBAxw/?utm_medium=tumblr

Took a little break from technology to visit #nature's candy store. Perfect day for it - sunny with a strong breeze, so no mosquitoes to contend with! #eattheweeds #gatewaydrug #eatwild #wildforaging #blackraspberry #antioxidants (at Saukville (town), Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ9Nl40H0A5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Join me tomorrow for a forage walk with Qi gong practice! 1pm ET in person at guida’s conservation area in Middletown or streaming online through zoom! Check out the link in my profile or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/148232486357 to register. #dryadssaddle #wildmushrooms #wildplants #wildforaging #foragewalk #foragect #qigong #walkinthewoods #natureconnection #treeconnection #honeysuckle #redclover #chiforhealing #gaiacentricliving (at Guida Farm Conservation Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPKFgkyhvl9/?utm_medium=tumblr