Edible Forest Gardening

02/02/2026

07/11/2025

The Monarchs (and the Hummingbirds) are loving the Milkweed as it comes into bloom in Edible Forest Gardening on the edge of Algonquin.

02/16/2025

2025 Workshops beginning soon! Please take a 'scroll' through my previous posts and get a taste for the wonders of creating a permaculture sanctuary around your home. Creating sanctuary in times of uncertainty is an act of true empowerment. :)

Edible Forest Gardening design Spring workshops coming right up!

09/04/2024

My morning coffee corner, the changing of the light, the beautiful blooms of late summer. Edible Forest Gardening planning a working lunch that features rose petals & scarlet runner bean flowers.

08/12/2024

Another beauty from Edible Forest Gardening, the first seasonal harvest of Goldenrod. Destined for the winter apothecary and pantry, all aerial parts of this beautiful, bright plant can be used. Goldenrod’s medicinal properties are varied, making it a versatile herb in the realm of natural remedies. Whether used as a tea, tincture, salve or oil, its benefits give it an esteemed position in herbal medicine. Here the flowers and leaves have been dried to be used for creating all of the above delights over the coming months.

08/09/2024

Sunflower Festival in Edible Forest Gardening. Have not been disappointed with experimenting with a variety of dwarf sunflowers grown in pots this summer. Will be moving these beauties around the house and gardens to enjoy in different displays from now until frost. And then harvesting the edible seeds! 🥰

08/03/2024

Another hot, hot day in store and because a few family members are fighting off the summer sniffles, using the natural heat to brew a Borage (flowers, leaves, stems) and Lemon Balm (leaves) Sun Tea to boost and clear those airways. Healing with Edible Forest Gardening on the edge of Algonquin. :)

08/02/2024

August and the festival of Lughnasa or Harvest Season is underway.
Each morning there are flowers and herbs to harvest from Edible Forest Gardening to restock the apothecary with medicines and the pantry with food. This morning, harvesting for an infusion of Jewelweed Oil that will later be used for creating soaps, lotions and potions.
Young leaves & stems may be cooked and consumed in moderation, the tiny seeds, that explode and give the plant its folk name of 'touch me not', taste like walnuts and the bright flowers add a pretty touch to a green summer salad or cooked and added to a stir fry.

07/03/2024

Before the rains begin, cutting Pastel Yarrow to dry for medicine and tea and because, foolishly lifted too heavy a load and pulled some muscles, indulging in a lovely Valerian, Lemon Balm, Herb Robert and Comfrey warm footbath before heading out for a Heidi Scott, Registered Massage Therapist treatment.
I'll be right as rain in no time! Enjoy the day!

06/18/2024

Haskaps (honeyberries) for breakfast this morn from the Edible Forest Gardening coffee ramble. All 5 shrubs are 3 years old and putting out masses of sweet tangy berries. Haskap has long been known by the ancient Japanese as, “The fruit of Life longevity and Fruit of vision” so I'm more than thrilled to eat handfuls of them with my morning coffee and ... see what happens. 😋