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06/20/2026

California poppies

If you have been to my workshops, you have seen these and I have talked about them so much. These are not the same as poppies we know. These are milder and different. I love these beautiful flowers in the flower bed with lavenders for the color. And I love them for their benefits too. They do help with stress and sleep but in different way and they are safe for kids too.

If you would like more info on them then message me. I also have some california poppy tincture for sale for those who are interested.

I am attaching into comments the post about california poppies from well known phytochemist and herbalist.

06/18/2026

Yesterday we went to peony garden. Today I am making peony wild soda.

This is another beautiful and delicious flower, just remember the flavor is in the fragrance. Hybrid ones may not have fragrance.

Is anyone else making sodas here? What are you making?

06/16/2026

What's your go to summer herb and why?

06/15/2026

When you are in the country where you cannot get which hazel as a facial cleaner and it is what you prefer for your child's acne, you make the facial cleaner yourself.

Apple cider vinegar diluted with distilled water. I prefer 1:2 parts.
And it is even better if you can infuse it with different herbs. This time I chose chamomile flowers, lavender, mint, and calendula. I just found them in my mom's cupboard, but some others would work as well. Cover the herbs with apple cider vinegar and let it infuse for 2 to 4 weeks. I just infused them for a little bit less than a week (because of not enough time for me). And I strained as much as I needed and let other amount to infuse a little more, dilluted it with water and it is ready to go.

Sometimes we just need to be creative to make things work.

06/13/2026

The easiest medicine for dry and itchy throat - sage infused honey.
Because of traveling and different changes my kids have dry and itchy throat. And this is the easiest to do.

Chop some fresh sage and cover with honey. Let it stay for a day to start to pull out the benefits of sage and then take and eat it with spoon. No need to strain. Honey will be soothing and sage is great antimicrobial.
Easy and simple.

You do not have fresh sage? Look for some other fresh herbs like thyme, oregano, chamomile, calendula, bee balm, yarrow, plantain leaf, or even garlic. The most important - get it fresh not dry.

06/10/2026

And some more flowers that make delicious tea.
These may not be well known here but you have seen their trees in parking lots. Right now those flowers are in full bloom and smell so sweet. They are full of bees and are great for honey.
This tree is called linden. It has beautiful heart shape leaves and cream colored little flowers. Flowers are the ones that you want to pick. But do not pick them in parking lots where they are exposed to exaust fumes a lot. Go in parks and look there or maybe someone has it in their back yard.

Linden flowers are other cooling plants. They are great for cold and flu times. And they are also good for cardiovascular system. Calming and relaxing. For that reason I use linden flower tincture.
But in summer or when there is high fever I love to make linden flower cold infusion. That will be refreshing, cooling, and great hydration drink.

06/08/2026

Before there are berries, there are flowers.
Elderflowers are so delicious! Yes we need them to have berries but some can be harvested and used in something good and delicious:
Delicious flower syrup
Wild soda or wine
Dried for tea that can be hot in winter time or cold in summer time
Hydrosol
Infused honey

Those are just some.
Benefits of elderflower? It is cooling and tonifying herb. Great for skin and cooling in summer time.
During winter I use it for the fever.

06/06/2026

On Monday we started our Fermenting workshop series. Our first fermenting was all about sodas.
We learned about wild sodas, made ginger bug, and soda with ginger bug.

Wild sodas are made using wild yeast that is in flowers and berries. Of course there is a need for a sweetner to feed the bacteria to grow and start fermenting. Here you can see the beautiful foam that is showing how wonderful it is working. And then it is strained and capped in the bottle to let the carbonation happen.

This will be white clover and strawberry soda. I am looking forward to taste it.

Our next workshop is about milk kefir. If you would like to learn to make your own milk kefir and many ways to use it then do not forget to sign up for it. We will also have a lot of tasting going on.

06/02/2026

Today was our last Foraging for Kids walk. Thank you parents for bringing your kids and taking all the walks.

05/31/2026

Events on Monday:
Foraging Walk For Kids
Fermenting Workshop-sodas
More info under events

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