When looking for some new ingredients and recipes, you may want to consider foraging in the wild to expand your palate and your pocketbook. For example, acorns are a super versatile ingredient you can ...

You’ve worked your way through the leftover ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pie — but have you considered eating your Christmas tree? Between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas trees are ...

If you are like me and enjoy trying out different kinds of herbal tea, you might appreciate a hot cup of fresh-brewed, homemade pine needle tea. Pine needle tea is packed full of a natural form of ...

Woodley’s unique diet actually began years ago when she developed an interest in herbalism. She was deeply interested in the medicinal properties that food, plants, and even minerals had. This led to ...

Many years ago, when I was in elementary school, I read something about certain Native American communities who would drink tea made out of pine needles. Even though as a kid I enjoyed unsweetened tea ...

A bottle of pine essential oil sits next to a branch of pine needles - Madeleine_steinbach/Getty Images While evergreens are used in many ornamental forms during the holiday season — in fireside ...

The end of the holiday season means that people are getting rid of their Christmas trees en masse, but some are keeping their holiday evergreens alive — by eating them. The latest trend has people ...

Pine needles are high in vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin C. The early Americans and Indians used pine needle tea throughout the winter to maintain strength, and taught settlers how to use ...