It may seem silly to talk about Christmas gifts in the middle of Julyyet, it makes perfect sense! Nature is most generous during the summer and I can’t count how many times I’ve said “I should give one to my parents or my friends” while I was making jam or
Today I really feel like sharing a few gardening tips with you as I believe that growing your own food, at least some of it, is one of the most sustainable things you can do. But I’m also aware that having a garden is a luxury to many and that’s
If anything good came out of the corona lockdown, it must be me reuniting with my passion for botany. Spring is the perfect time to forage wild plants. Boring you say? Nah-uh! Nothing is boring when it involves food. For the last 3 months, I cooked with wild plants and
Today’s the international day for biological diversity and for the occasion I wanted to tell you about a gardening method that does wonders for the environment: The three zone garden. We have already lost 75% of insects, mostly because of agriculture and the massive use of pesticides, but also because
If you’ve been reading my blog for long enough, you have definitely seen some of the designs of today’s guest. Her bags, to be more specific. So it made perfect sense to invite her to participate in the interviews. We are meeting Monica, the founder of The Lovely things!
Aaaah nettles! What would I do without you? Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) are actually one of my favourite plants and I very often drink them as tea. It is known they have many medicinal uses, from reducing inflammation to lowering blood cholesterol and even treating cancer but mainly, they’re just
When you think of plantain, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the bananas. But we’re not talking about those today. Nope. We’re here to talk about a very common weed that grows everywhere around the world. And we are making a quiche with it. English plantain (Plantago
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum), also known as ramsons or bear’s garlic, is one of those forgotten plants that became popular again the last few years. Even though I grew up right next to a forest and even learned about its existence in Pharmacy school, I tasted it for the first
I’m so happy about all the positive feedback the first interview received. You know what this means…here comes another one! This week, we are meeting my Brusselier girl crush Mathilde who gives old sarees a new life. Let’s discover her brand Tildé. Hi Mathilde! Thank you for joining the project.
If you follow me on Instagram, you may or may not have noticed that I went a little overboard with edible wild plants. Quite a few people even asked me to write a blog post about them but since it’s a never-ending list I would have to update regularly, I
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