Welcome to Wander Wild!

100% Organic. 100% Handmade.

All our creations are handcrafted in accordance with the seasons. This enables us to conserve time, energy, and to harvest only what is needed from the land.

This means the quantity of everything we make is determined by the availability of its main ingredient in a given year.
See something you love that’s out of stock? Email us to get on the list for next year’s run!
Handcrafted Baskets

These small baskets are wonderful vessels for holding your daily pills, rings, or other tiny valuables.
MATERIALS: Foraged fibers including ative cattail, soft rush, sedge grass, dandelion, daffoldil, yucca, mondo grass, siberian and yellow iris
Small: 1.5” diam. x 1” high / $35
Large: 3" diam. x 3" high / $52
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Rhubarb Shrub (Spring Only)

Sometimes called “drinking vinegar”, this delicious non-alcoholic elixier distills the essence of spring. Perfect for adding to cocktails, mocktails, or for making your own soda, We’ve even been known to sip it alone on ice.
INGREDIENTS: Rhubarb, Cane Sugar, Homegrown Lemon Balm, Homegrown Mint, White or Champagne Vinegar.
5 oz. / $12
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Herb Wreath No. 1

Hand-tied on a foraged grapevine base, fresh herbs and flowers will dry over time but retain their color and scent, allowing you to bring the essence of the garden into your home long after summer has faded.
We like to hang a wreath at the Summer Solstice. Its presence throughout the winter reminds us that longer, brighter, warmer days are ahead!
MATERIALS: Homegrown Tansy, Yarrow, Wormwood, Feverfew, Foraged Grapevine.
6" diam. / $45
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Herb Wreath No. 2

Hand-tied on a foraged grapevine base, fresh herbs and flowers will dry over time but retain their color and scent, allowing you to bring the essence of the garden into your home long after summer has faded.
We like to hang a wreath at the Summer Solstice. Its presence throughout the winter reminds us that longer, brighter, warmer days are ahead!
MATERIALS: Homegrown Tansy, Yarrow, Wormwood, Feverfew, Foraged Grapevine.
10" diam. / $75
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Ramp Butter (Spring Only)

We combine sustainably foraged ramps with salted organic grass fed butter to make a dreamy, verdant condiment that will fulfill all of your garlic cravings. Perfect for impromptu garlic bread, and fabulous for frying eggs!
This butter may be refrigerated for up to three months or stored in the freezer for up to two years
INGREDIENTS: Locally Foraged Ramps, Lemon Zest, Organic Grassfed Butter.
5 oz. / $25
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Dill Pickle Relish (Summer / Autumn)

A lip smacking, mouth watering, fresh dill pickle relish with a lightly sour yummy, delicious flavor and a tantalizing sour dill finish. This perfect summer topping adds just the right amount of salty sweet delicious to burgers, hot dogs, and more (although we love it mixed into Tuna Salad or on anything that needs a kick)!
INGREDIENTS: Cucumbers, Onion, Vinegar, Salt, Turmeric, Homegrown Dill, Dill Seed, Sugar.
16 oz. / $12
OUT OF STOCK
Marigold Garlands (Autumn / Winter)

The vibrant colors of marigold flowers are thought to evoke feelings of warmth and affection, making them suitable for love-related rituals and ceremonies. This dried marigold flower garland is perfect for wedding decoration. Please contact us to request custom length - we’re happy to accommodate your needs.
$8 / ft
2024 STOCK COMING SOON!
Moss Terrariums (Autumn)

Moss is traditionally associated with healing, resilience, persistence, and rejuvenation. a beautiful, unique, and resilient little plant. It survives where other things give up, and doesn’t really need much to thrive. Whether you use it as a magical ingredient, or just view it as a source of inspiration, it’s a really lovely thing to work with.
Our terrarium series is comprised of stoneware and glass vessels showcasing a miniature landscape with several varieties of live moss, natural stone & rock architectural elements. Each piece with be made from scratch and will slightly vary in color and placement. Easy to care for and comes complete with everything you need to care for your new terrarium.
MATERIALS: Moss foraged from the ancestral lands of the Sepascot tribe of the Delaware people; vintage pottery and glass vessels.
Prices range from $38 - $92 according to size and intricacy of design. We are also happy to provide live moss if you wish to create your own terrarium!
Live Moss: 5” x 5.5” container densely packed / $18
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Organic Thyme

Thyme, is an herb that is indigenous to the Mediterranean region, can be used in a plethora of dishes. Harvested with love, hand-tied and and shade-dried, these bunches make a wonderful gift for a chef or loved one. Use as decor, or pluck a sprig to flavor your winter soups and stews.
Each bunch is approx. 2 oz. / $8
Please specify butcher’s twine or wildcrafted natural-fiber cordage in your email.
2024 STOCK COMING SOON!
Tulsi Lavender All-Purpose Salve

Considered as a potent adaptogen, Tulsi has a unique combination of pharmacological actions that promote wellbeing and resilience.
When combined with comfrey, lavender and ribwort plantain, it heads up a soothing and restorative balm for the skin.
INGREDIENTS: Homegrown Tulsi, Lavender, Russian Comfrey “Bocking 14”, Ribwort Plantain, Beeswax, Coconut Oil and Shea Butter
0.5 oz. (sample) / $3
2 oz. (standard) / $12
OUT OF STOCK
Calendula-Infused Jojoba Oil (Coming Soon!)

We hand-harvest our calendula after the morning dew has evaporated, but before its active compounds are dissipated by the afternoon sun.

Infused for three months in jojoba oil, which has a Ph Level closest to that of human skin. 100% organic.
Juniper Smudge Bundles (Winter)

Cleansing with the smoke of Juniper bundles is a wonderful thing to do when moving into a new home, after an argument, after illness, if you suspect danger, or just to revitalize your space.
Each of our bundles is hand-tied and made with Juniper from the lands of the Sepascot tribe. They are also available combined with Lavender, Garden Sage, or Artemisia.
MATERIALS: Foraged Juniper, Herbs, 100% Cotton Thread.
Small: 5” / $8
Large: 8” / $18
AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER
Dreamcatchers

The appropriation of dreamcatchers is believed to have begun in the 1970s, where a watered down version of the purpose of the dreamcatchers was “they are hung to catch bad dreams.” Ethnographer Frances Densmore in 1929 recorded an Ojibwe legend according to which the "spiderwebs" protective charms originate with Spider Woman, known as Asibikaashi; who takes care of the children and the people on the land. Spiderweb charms were said to "catch any harm that might be in the air, as a spider's web catches and holds whatever comes in contact with it."
While we are not of Ojibwe blood, twelve generations of our Palatine people have lived on and worked the Hudson Valley land for 280 years. We make dreamcatchers as a way to honor the flora and fauna with whom we share this land, and to remind ourselves that in nature, nothing exists alone.
Small: 6” x 20” / $24
Large: 10” x 24” / $38
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Zen Wrapped Stones

A Japanese tradition, stones like these were once used to guide visitors along a recommended route through a Zen Garden. In your home, they can help guide you on a spiritual path by promoting a sense of calm, tranquility, and a deeper connection with nature.
MATERIALS: Found Stones, Hand Twisted Natural Fiber Cordage, Wildcrafted Red Cedar
2.5” x 3” / $25
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Hand-Crocheted Spiral Circle Rugs

Our guiding principles as we craft these colorful cotton rugs are creativity, practicality, quality, individuality, and sustainability. Each rug is completely handmade and one-of-a-kind, made in the Amish “toothbrush” style from repurposed vintage cotton sheets. We enjoy the entire process, from selecting the cottons, to preparing the countless strips, to executing a seemingly random but actually well-balanced and interesting mix of colors.
Reversible, machine-washable, very durable, and 100% lovable, they make great holiday, shower and housewarming gifts.
Chair Pad: 14” diam. / $32
Rug: 36” diam. / $78
CARE FOR OUR RUGS
Hand wash cold water, lay flat to dry on a towel to prevent distortion. Rugs can be ironed with a steam iron if needed to bring back shape and take out bumps. If you place weight on them over night that helps with curling. These rugs are very heavy when wet so spot washing works too.
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About Us

We are a mother and daughter team who love nature and all the wonders it holds!

Each month we harvest and forage in-season materials from our native Hudson Valley and use them to craft delicious treats, beautiful handcrafts and whimsical works of art.

By keeping these traditional skills alive, we live in harmony with the passing seasons.

Leighanne is a twelfth-generation Hudson Valley native and comes from an unbroken line of educators, artists, farmers, dreamers and folks who worked with their hands. Her inherited knowledge informs all her creative pursuits.
She is also a mezzo soprano, composer and producer who specializes in Art Song, choral repertoire and classically-inclined experimental electronica, and has appeared numerous times with choirs at Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She holds a B.Mus from Oberlin Conservatory.
In addition to her musical expertise, Leighanne holds a B.A. from Oberlin College in Visual Art.
By keeping her hands in the dirt and her eyes on the stars, she makes art designed to inspire listeners to depart their daily lives and experience their surroundings in new ways.
Leighanne’s favorite pastime is scanning the roadside for plants she might be able to turn into baskets.

Joanne is passionate about sharing knowledge of the natural world with new generations. She was raised on a hundred-acre farm in Ulster County before plastics; when there was no such thing as garbage.
She began teaching upstate near Oneonta, then completed 30 years as a teacher in Kingston City Schools where she celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970. Each year following she led the school in Arbor Day tree planting, activities and celebrations, and continues to educate thousands of students in ecology, art and conservation.
In Rhinebeck she has worked with the CAC, Trails Committee, Recreation Committee and Scenic Hudson to develop biodiversity maps and with Winnakee Land Trust to promote land conservation.
Her favorite pastime is walking in the woods, then creating art with the “Finds” of nature that so fascinate her.