It's so easy to harvest many of these plants from your own backyard, in the woods, fields, and by the roadsides. And they are FREE. We refer to them as weeds when it's grass cutting time. Nettle, dandelion, plantain, violets, to name only a few...FREE medicine and exceptional nutritional value. What more could you ask for?
Grow your own herbs in pots or a small garden, and read about their miraculous values.
Our God-given Plant Kingdom's benefits were buried when Big Pharma came into the picture.
I agree & disagree. It’s not wise to forage anything on the side of road, unless you want toxic plants. I wish I lived in a place I could trust. I live in a big rural farming community. These farmers don’t practice organic farming. Heck crop dusters fly over all summer. I follow a lot of people that forage. They live by wide open untouched spaces & mountains. I do by herbs, essential oils & products made from both from reputable people or companies. I drink herbal tea & take herbal tinctures for immunity and other health conditions.
Etsy is a good resource if you don’t safe plants. Double check the about section in the shop. Ask questions: organic? Where are the plants from? Not everyone that has a shop online cares about safety.
I buy the majority of my tinctures from a company in Hawaii & a lady in Alaska that forages & makes everything. I found her on Etsy about a year ago. Now we are online friends.
I live in farmland as well, in Amish country, and have learned a great deal from them.
Of course, I totally understand and agree with what you're saying about roadside "weeds." But when (not if) a nationwide disaster occurs, inner city populations won't stand a chance, so roadside "weeds" would come in handy.
I have taken 2 hands-on herbalism certification courses over the past 4 years offered by 2 local area gals who took an interest years ago via reputable online herbal educational websites and institutions. It opened up a whole new world for me. I enjoy foraging, growing, harvesting and making various "remedies" - tinctures, salves, oxymels, decoctions, infusions... It's a continuous learning process.
Thank you so much for sharing interesting info and replying to my reply!
Congrats on your herbal certification. That’s hard work! You are right it’s so rewarding. I have essential oils, many dry herbs & teas. You are way ahead of me in natural medicine. The most likely do is make essential oil blends for myself. I don’t make products yet. I support small business buying salves, etc made from natural products. I don’t know when I’ve bought over the counter body products.
You make a great point about dire situations & using what’s around you! I mentioned the possibile toxins because I try to avoid them, it makes my chronic pain flare very bad. If I eat junk food I feel awful. Wishing you great adventures with plants 🌱
Thank you! For sure, the learning process never ends. And those of us who attended the two local hands-on certification courses are able to stay in touch with one another on two different Facebook group pages.
It's so easy to harvest many of these plants from your own backyard, in the woods, fields, and by the roadsides. And they are FREE. We refer to them as weeds when it's grass cutting time. Nettle, dandelion, plantain, violets, to name only a few...FREE medicine and exceptional nutritional value. What more could you ask for?
Grow your own herbs in pots or a small garden, and read about their miraculous values. Our God-given Plant Kingdom's benefits were buried when Big Pharma came into the picture.
I agree & disagree. It’s not wise to forage anything on the side of road, unless you want toxic plants. I wish I lived in a place I could trust. I live in a big rural farming community. These farmers don’t practice organic farming. Heck crop dusters fly over all summer. I follow a lot of people that forage. They live by wide open untouched spaces & mountains. I do by herbs, essential oils & products made from both from reputable people or companies. I drink herbal tea & take herbal tinctures for immunity and other health conditions. Etsy is a good resource if you don’t safe plants. Double check the about section in the shop. Ask questions: organic? Where are the plants from? Not everyone that has a shop online cares about safety. I buy the majority of my tinctures from a company in Hawaii & a lady in Alaska that forages & makes everything. I found her on Etsy about a year ago. Now we are online friends.
I live in farmland as well, in Amish country, and have learned a great deal from them.
Of course, I totally understand and agree with what you're saying about roadside "weeds." But when (not if) a nationwide disaster occurs, inner city populations won't stand a chance, so roadside "weeds" would come in handy.
I have taken 2 hands-on herbalism certification courses over the past 4 years offered by 2 local area gals who took an interest years ago via reputable online herbal educational websites and institutions. It opened up a whole new world for me. I enjoy foraging, growing, harvesting and making various "remedies" - tinctures, salves, oxymels, decoctions, infusions... It's a continuous learning process.
Thank you so much for sharing interesting info and replying to my reply!
Congrats on your herbal certification. That’s hard work! You are right it’s so rewarding. I have essential oils, many dry herbs & teas. You are way ahead of me in natural medicine. The most likely do is make essential oil blends for myself. I don’t make products yet. I support small business buying salves, etc made from natural products. I don’t know when I’ve bought over the counter body products. You make a great point about dire situations & using what’s around you! I mentioned the possibile toxins because I try to avoid them, it makes my chronic pain flare very bad. If I eat junk food I feel awful. Wishing you great adventures with plants 🌱
Thank you! For sure, the learning process never ends. And those of us who attended the two local hands-on certification courses are able to stay in touch with one another on two different Facebook group pages.
I'm going to be messaging you because I'm actually getting into this myself!
Okay!