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Hawthorn Berry Season: Harvest, Prepare, and Use

By September, the hawthorn hedgerows that covered themselves in white blossom in May are heavy with clusters of deep red haws, the small round berries that are among the most medicinally significant wild fruits available to the forager in Northern Europe. The window...

Elderberry Season: Everything You Can Do With a Basket of Berries

The elder trees that covered themselves in white blossom in May are now, in September, hanging heavy with clusters of deep purple-black berries. This is one of the most rewarding moments in the foraging and herbal calendar: an abundant, accessible, well-distributed...

Root Harvesting Season: A Practical Guide

Root harvest is one of the most satisfying and most physically demanding parts of the herbalist’s year. The principle is straightforward: when a perennial plant has finished its above-ground season and is pulling its energy back down into the root for winter...

A Year in the Herb Garden: What It Taught

December is when the year in the garden becomes visible as a whole. From the seeds started in March to the root harvests of October, from the elderflower of May to the elderberry of September, from the first nettles of spring to the last of the dried lavender in the...

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