Importance of variety in your diet

Often in our search for a healthier self the first place we start to look at is the kinds of foods we consume. Are they too high in sugar? too many carbs? too much fat? A word that keeps showing u...

Wild Mountain Blue Huckleberries

The wild mountain blue huckleberry, or Vaccinium ovalifolium, is a true treasure of the Great Pacific Northwest. The stunning little blue berries are fit to be the crowning glory of any of Mother N...

Wild Elderberry Info, History & Medicinal Uses

Sambucus Nigra, or the European Elder is a desiduous shrub that grows to around both 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide. It is a very well adaptable plant that can be found scattered all across Europe. ...

The Benefits of Frozen or Dried Berries

Why dried food? Is that a question you find yourself asking? Everyone knows the fresher the food the better. Right? True- the closer it is to its optimal fresh state the better. However that means...

Bilberries — A Diabetic Health Tool

by Karyn Michelle WoffordIf you haven’t heard of a bilberry, it is a deep, dark blue cousin of cranberries, blueberries and huckleberries. This European super berry is known for its powerful anthoc...

Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon

Smoked Salmon:The ‘smoky taste’ is a flavor profile that has been popular worldwide for hundreds of thousands of years, that’s right, since man started cooking with fire. The process of imparting t...

Little Wild Mountain Blackberry

When the words 'Great Pacific Northwest' are uttered, there comes to the minds eye images of majestic brown bears, pure glacial waters and impressive evergreen forests that seem to yield an eterni...

Wild Alaskan King Salmon

The wild Alaskan King Salmon, also known as chinook salmon, start their early lives off in the clean and pure freshwater streams of the Alaskan mainland. It is in these pristine waters that they gr...

Washington Chanterelles

Wild Washington Chanterelles are a sight to behold as they lay nestled in golden clusters around the mossy douglas firs. The bright yellow a stark yet welcome contrast to the deep autumn colors. T...

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries:Fragaria Vesca. Sounds like a spell from a Harry Potter movie, but is in fact the botanical name for wild strawberries. The wild strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant that be...