About Melanie

  Melanie was born in the Cotswolds, England. She moved to the USA in the late 90's and has lived in New York State for the last 27 years. She lives off grid in the beauty and wilderness of the 6 million acre Adirondack State Park.

There is a drilled well, solar power for electricity and a propane powered back up generator for wintery days. Heating is provided by a wood burning stove.

 At home at Thunderhawk there are also 2 crazy dogs, a remuda horse and a bunch of chickens, ducks and pheasants. With her eyes and heart firmly focused on trying to live as cleanly and chemical free as possible, cows look to be added soon.

  "Life off the grid  is hard work but I wouldn't change it for the world, living in the mountains in nature is where I belong" 

When Melanie is out in nature, she looks at her surroundings and sees their abundance.

Melanie strongly believes that wild nutrition should be promoted to both young and old as a real source of mainstream healthy food.

 Her passion leads her to spend as much time teaching in person or online through her social media all that she knows about foraging, cooking and identifying wild foods. She and Brian love to reach out and share their  knowledge.