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Feralbynaturevt Foraging, photography, and feral gifts. Based in Brookline, Vermont

Meet the newest addition to my food forest: walking onions!I get so excited when new plants take root in the yard! I’m a...
09/08/2026

Meet the newest addition to my food forest: walking onions!

I get so excited when new plants take root in the yard! I’m always looking for plants that are perennial, edible, and low-maintenance. Walking onions check all the boxes.

They come back year after year, provide edible greens, bulbs, and little onion bulbils (great word!), and they basically plant themselves. Walking onions spread naturally when clusters of small top-sets (bulbils) grow heavy, causing the tall stalks to bend or "walk" over and root into the ground. They’re exactly the kind of sustainable, permaculture plant I want growing here. Once they establish, I shouldn't have to buy onions anymore. 🌱

Happy Labor Day!Today seems like a good day to appreciate some of the hardest workers in nature.Bees pollinate. Beavers ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Today seems like a good day to appreciate some of the hardest workers in nature.

Bees pollinate. Beavers build. Woodpeckers excavate. Fungi break things down. Vultures clean up. Earthworms turn soil. Trees make food from sunlight.

And none of them ever get a day off. 😂

So today, I’m grateful for all the wild workers who keep our ecosystems functioning—and for the human beings who spend their days caring for, studying, protecting, growing, and exploring the natural world.

Happy Labor Day! 🌿

I will be at the Stratton Fall Festival today (Stop by and say hello!!) but if you are looking for something to do over ...
09/06/2026

I will be at the Stratton Fall Festival today (Stop by and say hello!!) but if you are looking for something to do over the next week or so, think about the Putney Mountain Hawkwatch ! If you’ve never been, September is the time to go.

Every fall, volunteers spend weeks on the mountain watching and counting migrating raptors. And you don’t have to be an experienced birder to enjoy it. The hawk watchers are happy to help you spot and identify what’s flying overhead. Bring binoculars if you have them and be prepared to walk uphill to get there. I'm lucky enough to live right around the corner so you never know when you might run into me there!

Happy Hummingbird Day!Fun fact: Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards, sideways, and even upside down f...
09/05/2026

Happy Hummingbird Day!
Fun fact: Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards, sideways, and even upside down for brief moments.

I will be in Stratton Village for their Fall Festival tomorrow! Shop 40+ local Vermont vendors, artists & makersSample l...
09/05/2026

I will be in Stratton Village for their Fall Festival tomorrow!

Shop 40+ local Vermont vendors, artists & makers
Sample local cheese & grab a bite to eat
Catch The Mallett Brothers LIVE on the outdoor stage from 11:30AM–5PM

Come hungry, bring the crew and spend your Sunday celebrating all things Vermont.

IT'S BACK!The Foxy Spice Wickless Candle is back in inventory for the fall! It smells like pumpkin spice in the best way...
09/04/2026

IT'S BACK!
The Foxy Spice Wickless Candle is back in inventory for the fall! It smells like pumpkin spice in the best way possible! You can grab your own in person at one of my upcoming events and it will be available in my Etsy shop within a few days (As always - local delivery in person is FREE). Wickless candles last for 70+ hours and are used with electric candle warmers. They melt from the bottom up instead of burning from the top down.. NO OPEN FLAME! This means they are safe around pets and kids are are perfect for senior living communities, log cabins, offices, and anywhere you wouldn't want an open flame.

Are you thinking of getting this as a gift for someone? Top it off with a juvenile fox blank notecard! The photograph is attached with archival tabs, meaning you can remove the photo and frame it! It's like a gift and a card all rolled into one!

Today is National Wildlife Day.As if I needed an excuse to post wildlife photos... 😂🤣
09/04/2026

Today is National Wildlife Day.

As if I needed an excuse to post wildlife photos... 😂🤣

09/03/2026

I could not have asked for a better foraging morning!

A wonderfully kind woman in Williamsville let me harvest some black walnuts, which will take a while to process, but I’m so excited to have them!

Then I saw that “my tree” down the road had absolutely burst open with chicken of the woods mushrooms! There is enough there to make many, many dinners for myself.

This is nature’s pantry! No grocery store, no plastic packaging, no recalls, no salmonella. Just nutritious, safe, healthy food growing outside waiting for me to come and get it!

This is what foraging is all about and I’m so very grateful! 🌿

09/03/2026

I wait for this moment every year! It's time to harvest edible lotus seeds! Peel the outer green shell off and remove the dark green "lotus heart" inside the seed and then pop it in your mouth! Eat them raw or boil them to make a mash. Two totally different tastes - one awesome plant!

I saw a double crested cormorant at the Retreat Meadows last week. I knew that they have uniquely water-absorbent feathe...
09/02/2026

I saw a double crested cormorant at the Retreat Meadows last week. I knew that they have uniquely water-absorbent feathers that lack typical waterproofing oils, which helps them dive efficiently by preventing trapped air bubbles. What I didn't know is that during the breeding season, the inside of a Double-crested Cormorant's mouth turns a striking, electric or cobalt blue! Now I will have to seek them out during this time next year to see if I can see that for myself!

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