by Dan Riegler | May 6, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Harvest to Table, Wildcrafting
Remember how I always say “keep notes”? Let me clarify and add a very important detail to that statement,,..Don’t just keep notes, but keep CLEAR notes. Notes that you can actually read accurately in case you want to duplicate, adjust or share your...
by Dan Riegler | May 1, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table, Wildcrafting
Happy Beltane, Mayday or whatever this part of the planetary and seasonal cycle represents to you. Spring really has sprung here in Southern Ontario!! The birds and the bees, the flowers and the trees, all agree. New beginnings, inspirations, insights, seeds,...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 27, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Wildcrafting
After writing the post on Candied Wild Ginger, I couldn’t help but make some for myself. Partly because I am a perfectionist, and had to make sure the recipe worked properly, but also because the thought of making another mouth-watering batch was too hard to...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 25, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table, Herbal Remedies, Wildcrafting
A Wood Sprite told me last week it was almost Friday, and she had spied some Violets open and ready, suggested it might be time to make some Violet flower syrup. Unfortunately it rained most of that day, so visiting the Violets was postponed. I hope this coming Friday...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 16, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Wildcrafting
Now is the season, the possibilities of this years bounty are starting to bubble up in our minds. Wild wines, Jams, Jellies, confections and preserves, fritters and frittatas. Wild Mushrooms and May-apples. SPRING is here! Symbol of potential and new beginnings, new...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 11, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Resins & Saps
A Thought on the holistic tincturing of oleo-resins. Each type of Oleo-Gum-Resin such as Myrrh, Opoponax, Mastic, the many types of Frankincense etc., contain different proportions of water-soluble gum and alcohol soluble oleo-resins, (resins and volatile oils). I...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 7, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Harvest to Table, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Wildcrafting
Candied Wild Ginger. As promised, I am adding the first recipe for Wild Ginger. I will copy it to my Recipe section for easy future reference. Candied Wild Ginger is probably one of my favourite Wild Ginger recipes. This recipe yields two separate products, candied...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 3, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Distillation, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Harvest to Table, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Wildcrafting
Wild Ginger- Asarum Canadense Not many people are familiar with Wild Ginger. It is one of those unique, well hidden treasures of the deep woods that some Canadians or Northeastern Americans might come across, but most would not recognize. This may be a good thing. I...
