I go to a favorite spot to find some blueberries, sweet fern, and wintergreen. These are all plants that like to hang out together and that I have learned to value and respect more and more over the years. It started with the berries, because they’re yummy, and then I got to know wintergreen for…
I got to spend some time this week working with some of my favorite plants: milkweed and fireweed. There’s a patch of woods by my house where the milkweed and fireweed were calling me to come for a visit! I love milkweed for it’s value as a pollinator and for being an essential food for…
Ramps are the smell of spring. After a long long winter of no earthy smells, the aroma of the ramp patch awakens my senses, and affirms that YES, despite my doubts, summer will come again this year! HURRAY!!! Spring has been such a looooong time coming this year. Usually the ramps are ready for picking…
