As a rural woman, fall is a busy time of year with harvesting.  Harvesting our grain crops, our vegetable garden & wild herbs.  Gathering the crops is one thing...

When I think about the Prairies and the most known native plants, I think of the Wild Rose (Alberta’s provincial flower), Silver Willow and its strong perfume and finally the...

Wild Gooseberries Ribes oxyacanthoides (Canadian Gooseberry) which is in the same family as currents.  Have you eaten them before?  Heard of them?  I feel like they’re a forgotten berry here...

What are Bitters? Ever heard of bitters before?  Bitters are bitter herbs infused into alcohol and used as a digestive aid, to be taken before or after a meal.  This...