Becoming the canyon

Elderberry flowers and nettles

Since we started living in Topanga, I learned to forage what is growing in the neighborhood. Currently, the season includes elderberry flowers and nettles. I think it’s such an interesting phenomenon. Once you learn about something and start seeing it around you, it’s almost impossible “not” to notice it. Elderberry flowers are one of them. Three years ago, I had no idea who they were, but as I learned more about herbal medicine, I realized that we have elderberry in the neighborhood… actually every corner of our neighborhood has elderberry.