Imagine finding a powerful heart health ally growing right in your backyard. Purslane, often dismissed as a common weed, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and natural salts, making it a surprising yet effective addition to a heart-healthy diet. Purslane’s Nutrient Power: In this video, I share my personal experience with purslane, highlighting its unique…
Could you use more of God’s provision in your life? Do you feel like you need something and it’s just not showing up? If so, I have a word of encouragement for you from the Father. This is from Luke 12:24: “Consider the Ravens for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor…
Maypop is the seedpod of the passionflower vine. It has some intriguing medicinal qualities, including being sedative and calming. The following video shares some insights I received while having a little chat with maypop. There’s also a principle called the Doctrine of Signatures, which is the belief that a plant gives clues as to its…
We planted a couple dozen fruit trees last year, most of them didn’t make it. Ironically, a peach pit got thrown off our deck and randomly sprouted a peach tree which is now blooming. It’s funny how you work and put a lot of effort into things that don’t bear fruit and then some whimsical…
The Eat Your Yard, Edible Plant of the Day is Bee Balm, also known as Wild Bergamot herb. I don’t know about you, but when I hear the term bergamot, I think of the delicious orange-smelling essential oil. Bee Balm, or wild bergamot, does not smell like orange. It smells savory like thyme and is…
During the summer we grow basil and make pesto. When basil’s not in season, we have plenty of chickweed growing around our raised beds in winter and spring. So, I make this Chickweed Hemp Heart Pesto. We really enjoy it. It’s lighter in color and flavor than the basil pesto. About Chickweed Chickweed grows low…
The edible plant of the day in my Eat Your Yard video series is violets. We have wild violets growing in various places on our property including our flower bed, in a pot, and in random places across our property. We use the violet’s heart-shaped green leaves in our salads as well as the purple…
The edible plant of the day in my Eat Your Yard video series is Creeping Charlie. Creeping Charlie grows like crazy in our yard and is an intense ground cover. It can be pretty, but it’s also invasive. We make the best of it by eating Creeping Charlie in salads or using it in teas….
The edible plant of the day in my Eat Your Yard video series is Evening Primrose. We have a bunch of this growing in our raised bed and all over our back yard. In the winter, we used the green leaves from it as a leaf-lettuce in our salads. It’s a lighter, refreshing leaf that…
I have started a new Eat Your Yard series of videos where I’m documenting the edible plants that grow wild in our yard and how we use them. Today’s edible plant is Virginia Pepperweed. Important Note: Learn to identify and eat what’s growing around you. Remember, don’t eat anything from your yard if you have…
