Simple, wildcrafted and packed with health benefits.

We love to grow our own carrots; it’s simple and easy. No matter how many times we harvest, the kids always get surprised to see an orange, purple or golden carrot emerge from the dirt. Fresh, home-grown carrots have a vastly different aroma and taste than the bulk bags we can buy from the store. They have an earthy, aromatic smell with a much crisper and sweeter bite. Truly, this is one of the simplest yet most elegant recipes that feels like a celebration of Autumn.

Old world tonic with a twist

Kitchari is one of Ayurveda’s most beloved healing foods. It gently kindles agni (digestive fire), boosts immunity, and clears the mind. Comforting without heaviness, nourishing without depletion, and simple while still deeply wholesome—kitchari allows the body to reset, recover, and find balance naturally.

Some days, I’m not excited about cooking an elaborate meal. Or, I just can’t find the time before everyone in my family is hangry. One of my favorite solutions for this, is to have a variety of delicious, homemade sauces on hand. They can be dipped with bread or crackers, spread over simple steamed veggies or baked with a chicken breast. They are easy and add a bright, fresh pop to our meals on the fly.

Cinnamon…

is a warming tonic herb, circulatory stimulant and a digestive carminative. Cinnamon is an antioxidant, anti viral, anti bacterial and anti fungal so it assists in the transition period to a colder season and fights off infections that may arise in the cooler temperatures.

Wild Violet Foraging in the Rockies

An Herbal Ally for Perimenopause

Bringing Pitta into balance is about soothing the fire without extinguishing the light.

These muffins are simple, sweet and earthy; just like the wild they came from.

Cool Bija Spice Blend is specifically formulated for summer. It utilizes the cooling and nourishing aspects of seeds and herbs. It gently supports digestion while cleansing and cooling the body down. Cooking with these spices is balancing for everyone needing a soothing retreat or tending toward inflammation.

Nutritious and delicious for the whole family.

Wildflower salad dressings to pair with a cool summer salad.

These fresh, cooling and sweet popsicles are a family hit and are made with ingredients I feel really good about feeding to my children. My family loves mint chocolate chip ice cream and dairy is not always the best for everyones GI tract. These dairy-free and sugar-free popsicles will hit the sweet spot without taking a toll on your wellness.

We have 3 varietal Flower Soda blends to try in this wild-fermented home brew recipe. These recipes use what is called a ginger bug. It’s an old traditional way of using wild yeasts that eat sugar, begin to proliferate and bubble making them fizzy like soda. Unlike our store bought sodas, these have lots of health benefits…

If there is an herb that is most loved and valued across all of time and geography, it might be rose. Roses have been valued for their beauty, fragrance, and health benefits for hundreds of years.

For a long time I’ve been interested in having a relationship with the plants that grow in the ground. It started off as wanting to deepen my understanding in relationship to the food that we put into our bodies.

Drinking plantain in tea form can be helpful for inflammation in the respiratory tract, digestive tract, reproductive tract, and urinary tract. Read more about the array of benefits here.

You can imagine it as a wild spinach. It’s taste is a unique one among the wild plants, as it tends towards a salty flavor - a rare treat. The leaves, stems, even flowers are edible raw or cooked. Read more about the rich herbal properties of this plant here…