Acorns were gathered late fall and could be used in the winter or spring if they were buried when collected. There are 3 ways to cook it: Boiled and split open. Boiled, mashed, and mixed with grease. Roasted in Ashes. It is said that bur oak acorns are very good […]

To make a salve or balm, the buds can be boiled in fat for nasal application. This is to cure coughs and colds. (500 years plant uses, 1928, H. Smith Meskwaki) The roots of a young trembling aspen can be in a tea for its hemostatic properties. The bark of […]

Paper birch is best known for its beautiful bark. On young stems, the bark is thin, dark red to near black. As it ages, the bark turns creamy white and sheds in sheets. Paper birch is a small to medium sized tree, up to 25-30m in height. It has a […]

Green ash is a deciduous tree commonly found in southern Manitoba, usually on low ground and along river banks. It is considered a medium to tall species (12m in height) with a slender trunk and spreading crown. Green ash leaves are opposite and pinnately compound, composed of 5-9 (though usually […]

Silver buffalo berry is a large spreading shrub (0.5-3m tall) with brown branches covered with small bran-like scales and bright red berries. The leaves are elliptical shaped, opposite, and green with a felt of white and reddish-brown star-shaped hairs on the underside. It has thorny twigs and berry-like fruits that […]