Melissa Sokulski11 Life Lessons Learned from Morel Mushroom HuntingIt’s April, and I’m excited for morel hunting! Here are 11 life lessons I’ve learned over my eleven years hunting morels.3 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiMake Your Own Natural Tick RepellentMake your own tick repellent using natural ingredients as extra protection against tick bites and Lyme disease.3 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiRelease Clutter For More JoyLooking to Traditional Chinese Medicine to learn why ridding your space of clutter brings joy.3 min read·Feb 24, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiBig Tree EnergyMaple sap, mulberries, wild mushrooms, paw paws, acorn, black walnuts, ginkgo nuts…a yearlong tour of foraging wild trees.7 min read·Feb 5, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiParenting Chronicles: Three Swings, Three MissesA widowed single mom and her teenage daughter have lunch on a snowy day, and try (and fail) to communicate.2 min read·Feb 2, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiEating Ginkgo Nuts, Making Acorn Flour, and Spotting OwlsEven though 2020 was tough, there were still highlights: most of which took place in the woods.8 min read·Feb 1, 2021----
Melissa SokulskiLonely? How About A Walk In The WoodsIt’s autumn and Pennsylvania — where I live — has just come out with a new list of restrictions to try to keep us safe…3 min read·Nov 19, 2020----
Melissa SokulskiSpiders and Snakes and Writing Residencies in the WoodsIn 2016 and 2017, I was lucky enough to receive writing residencies. Unfortunately, I had to share my cabins.7 min read·Sep 18, 2020----
Melissa SokulskiThe Hunt For Wild MushroomsMushrooms are an interesting entity: neither plant nor animal, fungi are their own kingdom and upon close examination have more in common…4 min read·Apr 12, 2020----
Melissa SokulskiMorel Mushrooms: The End-Of-Life Midwives Of The ForestWalking through the woods today I saw garlic mustard beginning to bolt, not yet flowering. May apples were poking up through the ground…3 min read·Apr 12, 2020--1--1