Tag Archive for: wild food plants

Mainland Wild Wanderings

I Awoke one day and stepped into a metal bird, who carried me high up above the sea. Then, the clouds parted and we landed. Mainland visit was full of family, and of course wild food. The baby was toted and doted upon, with 7 grandma's lining…

Wild Bitters Bliss

Bitters brewing away since last December...pulled out of the pantry...to feed the digestive fires. This batch came to be when I stumbled upon a beautiful patch of sow thistle plants (Sonchus oleraceus) while skipping along a country trail.…

Wild Food Foraging and Native Hawaiian Plants on Oahu

I recently came across this video from 5 years ago that I never uploaded and shared. Surprise! So glad I found Part 2 of a hike with Mashuri Waite, which highlights wild food plants and Hawaiian native plants found on the Manoa Cliff Trail,…

Here Comes the Sun

The plants on our property are boosting with all this growing sunlight. Photosynthesis is at work. We continue to pack our baskets with beautiful greens, and today with the treat of some strong healthy greens and a peeled stem of this shin san…

Wildcrafting in my Own Backyard

Our family is gearing up to buy another vehicle and I see more wild food field trips in my future. It has been a fabulous 10 months being back on land, and our trusty little truck has taken us far. Living frugally has been easy, as hitchhiking…

Sunny Savage highlight in Molly O’Neill’s new Cookbook – One Big Table

For those who love cookbooks, the recent release of One Big Table by Molly O'Neill will dazzle you with a huge supply of foods found throughout America. If you look deep within its 880 pages, you will find 3 of those highlighting myself and…

Cooking with Mesquite – also known as kiawe

Check out this beautiful new cookbook from Desert Harvesters in southern Arizona....Eat Mesquite! Known as kiawe in Hawaii, the Prosopis genus provides delicious food for those in the know. This cookbook was inspired by the long lines of…

Explore New Zealand with Sunny Savage

Yeehaw...I'm getting back into making videos! Over Christmas I went on an awesome trip with 12 of my family members to explore and adventure through New Zealand. Going by airplane, foot, sailboat...it's always an adventure traveling with us!…

Wild Food Summit IV

Another great year at the Wild Food Summit on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. This was our 4th Annual gathering and this year we had a spontaneous music recording with all the awesome musical talent attending. Listen to…

A New Day For America!

photo taken from www.alunajoy.com I’m really excited about the spirit of hope and unity I feel as an American and global citizen today. The excitement and anticipation of better things to come will fade as we face the reality of how to…

Savage Designs

I am so excited to announce the launch of my new eco clothing and design company Savage Designs. It all started with a dream to create clothing out of wild harvested nettle, clothes that heal us and the earth. Besides being an incredible wild…

Wild Food Summit III – part 3

Here’s the final video from the Wild Food Summit, held on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota around the summer solstice. Click here to watch part 1, and here to watch part 2. This video is the remaining interview…