Valerie Segrest

Water has a living spirit and holds memories from the beginning of time.

There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what’s common in U.S. grocery stores.

Hearty, well-balanced soups warm us up and boost our vitality. They can also draw out beautiful memories and connect us to our human senses.

Late summer and fall offer a bounty of berries bursting with flavor—and healing potential.

In our modern world, conifers and evergreens are used for a spectrum of staples ranging from homesteads to holiday decor, though we rarely stop to recognize the Tree People who provide us these essentials.

This spring, focus on reconnecting to foodways as a means to reconnect to your inner self during this season of emergence, renewal, and growth.

Following a lunar-inspired menu means eating seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients.

7 recipes to turn plants into medicine.

Meet seven deserving medicinal wildflowers to invite into your world.

A cup of Nettle tea can help fortify blood, build bones, increase energy levels, improve circulation, and decrease inflammation and oxidative stress in the body.

Both Western and traditional medicine agree, cranberries are more than just tart and tasty.

What better time than now, when we’re slowed down and trying to ward off contagions, to look to traditional medicines to fortify our immunity?

I am a Muckleshoot Indian, but little of what I used to eat bore much connection with the landscape I lived in, which had fed my ancestors for many generations. When I discovered nettle tea, it was as if I were remembering what it was like to feel well.