Category Archives: Blog

Home is where the Heart is

Return to Nature on TV

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Dan

Return To Nature – on – TV – It was fun to get an email from someone from Verizon that wanted to come film at a plant walk. I decided that surely he was welcome and that I would share … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviews & Write Ups | Leave a comment

Local Foraging with Dan Farella: Awakening Our Nature Sense – by Olga Sher

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Lauren

I meet Dan Farella as I come to attend a plant walk with him in Eatontown, NJ.  In his comfortable-looking free-flowing cottons and long dreadlocks, he seems very much at ease and at home among all of the wonderful greenery … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviews & Write Ups | 1 Comment

Hunting the Medicine: Stalking the Wild Spirit – Rattlesnake Sighting in Shenandoah Forest

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Dan

Here is an excerpt from my upcoming film – Hunting the Medicine: Stalking the Wild Spirit. As I was driving through Shenandoah National Forest I spotted a pretty large rattlesnake sunbathing on the road. It was amazing and majestic as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Hunting the Medicine Documentary | Leave a comment

Appalachian Documentary Project – Hunting the Medicine – A Community Appeal for Funding

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Dan

Appalachian Herbalism & Foraging Expedition Film Title: Hunting the Medicine – A Story of Stalking the Wild Spirit July 4 to August 16, 2013 Return to Nature: Return to Nature is an organization with the mission to provide a safe … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Hunting the Medicine Documentary | 4 Comments

Groundhog Medicine – The Wisdom of the Groundhog

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Dan

Today I was shown a bit of groundhog medicine. She lives in my front yard with her 4 babies, so I want to befriend her, learn from her, and become connected with her, to work in symbiosis, and to watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Wild Food and Medicine Articles | Leave a comment

Drink Your Lawn! … no seriously

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Dan

Each morning I’ve literally been going out with a colander and a pair of scissors to clip from my garden and use for my morning smoothie. but lately I’ve been venturing farther and farther from the “box”. I’ve found myself carefully and gently … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Wild Food and Medicine Articles | Leave a comment

Interview with Northwest NJ Happenings

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dan

Here is an Interview that I had with Kath from the North West NJ Happenings blog. It was a good discussion, Hope you enjoy! NWNJH: Dan, how did you wind up on this path to foraging? Dan: I discovered foraging … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviews & Write Ups | Leave a comment

Sitaramdas.com Return to Nature Radio Interview

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dan

Here is a radio discussion i had with Daniel Sitaram Das. A very interesting flow of topics centered around the mystical and spiritual practices of foraging and connecting with Nature. In-Joy! “Satsang with Sitar and Dan Farella, Yogi and master … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Interviews & Write Ups | Leave a comment

New – Plantain Infused Oil

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dan

I have recently completed a batch of Plantain Oil (Plantago lanceolata). Plantain has been used traditionally as an exceptional drawing herb, to draw out infections and detoxify. This oil is for topical application from everything to cracked dry skin, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Herbal Goods | Leave a comment

Plant and Mushroom Walks Slideshow

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dan

A slideshow of several of the 2012 Plant and Mushroom Workshops I gave at the Essex Environmental Center in Roseland, NJ

Posted in Blog | Leave a comment