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When practicing #wildcrafting a mortar and pestle are intrinsically not needed, though they ease up certain conditions. For example if one wants to get into the capsule making business.

The drying of herbs takes time and are used mainly in three areas: infusions like herbal teas, tinctures like oils, or internally like with capsules.

Thus if one wants to make capsules, one should have a capsule machine with its accordingly capsule shells and the size is usually 00, a mortar and pestle, and the ingredients.

#herbalism #tea

A short list of wild Edible and Medicinal Plants and Herbs growing in many areas of BC for wildcrafting.

(Note: there are many other uses than what I have listed, don't use any of these if you are pregnant or nursing and research everything from a reputable source before using yourself)

Plantain: Plantago Major and Plantago Lanceolata- fresh leaves for bee and wasp stings, salads. Soothing skin salve.
Dandelion: Taraxacum Officinale (Asteraceae)- flowers for wine, roots for coffee-like beverage, leaves for salads and tonics
Mullein: Verbascum- leaves and flowers for teas, coughs, bronchitis and sore chest
Red Clover: Trifolium pratense- teas for coughs and colds, skin wash for psoriasis, flowers in salad
Periwinkle: Vinca minor- astringent for bleeding, mouth wash for ulcers, sore throat, bleeding gums (unsafe to take internally- use with caution)
Elderberry: Sambucus Caerulea (blue variety)-
flowers for teas, berries for wine, mead, syrups and cough drops. Enhances immunity.
Hawthorne: Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae)- young leaves in salad. berries for elixir, brandy, syrups. Good for regulating heart rate.
Horsetail: Equisetum- astringent for wound healing, also useful for scrubbing pots
Wild Rose: Rosa acicularis- petals and rose hips for jelly, jam, incense
Pine: Pinus- resin and leaves for incense, leaves for flavouring meat and tea
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii- leaves for flavouring whisky, and meat
Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata- bark and leaves for incense
Mahonia (Oregon Grape): Mahonia aquifolium or the dwarf plant nervosa- many medicinal uses for the root, but I only use the berries for jelly and syrup.

#wildcrafting #foraging #selfsustainability #wildmedicine #PlantKnowledge

#DailyBloggingChallenge (39/50)

Goldenrod (Q212939) is currently in bloom and is ready for foraging. This is one of the key herbs to help combat the upcoming flu season.

Best to find the plants at least 50m away from any roadways. And cut them just below the last stems holding the flowers.

After the initial cut it is best to remove any extra foliage before laying out the flowers on sheets for drying. This is easier while the plant matter is still wet over later when it is dry.

Use screens or cardboard over metal sheets and have a breeze cycle frequently over it to reduce the chance of spoilage. This can also be done manually a couple times a day. Let them dry in a shaded area over direct sunlight.

#foraging #wildcrafting #goldenrod #herbalism

It was a Greek food kind of evening last night. I wildcrafted the grape leaves on our property.

#GreekFood #Wildcrafting #HomeCooking

Introduction Post:
My name is Christy and use they/them pronouns (#enby/#agender). I live in rural so-called #Lunenburg in the #SouthShore of #Mikmaki/#Acadie/#NovaScotia. I’m a settler who grew up in the Ottawa Valley and my family are #FrenchCanadian and #Irish who come from Quebec. I identify myself with #socialecology, #ancom, #peasantanarchist, and #agrariansyndicalist movements.

I am a #PhD candidate in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, and I hope to finish writing my thesis this summer (#phdlife). My studies focus on #neoMarxist, #anarchist, and #decolonial approaches to #AgrarianPoliticalEconomy and #PoliticalEcology. I am specifically investigating historical patterns of #farmland distribution from 2000 to 2017 in #easternOntario through the use of property transfer records mapped using #QGIS. I am hoping to apply my method in Mikmaki next.

I am also a #garlic #farmer preserving as many varieties as I can. I have training in #agroecology, #organic, and #permaculture approaches to #horticulture. I help organize with my local chapter of the #NationalFarmersUnion and am interested in meeting other radical farmers, #landworkers, #homesteaders, #neopeasants, etc. who are interested in organizing for #foodsovereignty, #localfood systems, and #landback.

Other than all that, I am also fond of #tabletoproleplay, #fantasyliterature, #solarpunk #scifi, #bioregionalanimism, #baking, #wildcrafting, #foraging, #homebrewing, #fermenting, and #woodcarving.

I harvested some plantain and made salve for the summer season. This year I put it in tubes to easily apply to mosquito bites.

#Wildcrafting

Yum. Found some Morels under our Madrone trees. It’s that time of year. Normally we head to the nearby Cascades for wildcrafting and foraging. It’s great when some of our favorite shrooms pop up on our own property. #mushrooms #morels #oregon #wildcrafting #foraging

Have you played with Pedicularis? Do you have a favorite species? Lmk 👇🏼.
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#PedicularisDensisflora #PlantGeek #PlantMedicine #Wildcrafting #MedicineOfPlace #LoveThePlantsYoureWith #HerbalistsHaveFriendsWhereverWeGo #WalkingWithOrna #CalmingHerbs #HerbalistDoctor

Have you played with Pedicularis? Do you have a favorite species? Lmk 👇🏼.

#PedicularisDensisflora #PlantGeek #PlantMedicine #Wildcrafting #MedicineOfPlace #LoveThePlantsYoureWith #HerbalistsHaveFriendsWhereverWeGo #WalkingWithOrna #CalmingHerbs #HerbalistDoctor

"Northwest Wildcrafters' Rendezvous
Wildcrafters from across the region will rendezvous to share stories, network and celebrate. Commercial and home-scale. This is a campout, close to the Earth, family-friendly. Wildcrafters are a big and diverse tribe with ancestral roots. United by our love for plants and nature.
Topics
* #Ethnobotany
* #Ethnoecology
* Plant spirit medicine
* Processing & drying
* Marketing
* Tool show & tell
* #Ecosystem restoration
* Ethical, sustainable #wildcrafting

Contact Michael Pilarski at friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com

https://friendsofthetreesbotanicals.com/pages/wildcrafters-rendezvous

#permaculture

@scrumble_eggs
I’m fascinated by #localplants #wildcrafting #homemade. May I offer you some of my #organic #homebrew oleander tea?

@jblue #northern #gardener #garlic #cabbage #organic #hügelkultur #compost #willow #worms #vermiculture #permaculture #wildcrafting #herbs #canning #GrowYourOwn

I’ve been working on a special little palette of handmade watercolors. The upper half are colors made from slate and ceramic shards I found at the wedding location of my friends. The bottom row are pigments made from the flower bouquets at the wedding. This will be a nice little gift when I visit them next time 😊

#watercolor #wildcrafting #handmade

After years of screaming to the rooftops that ethical herbalists should not use Rhodiola rosea, I’m happy to report that new protections and advances in cultivation efforts bring it closer to being a sustainable choice.

Here's my blog post with loads of links if you want to follow me down the rabbit hole.

https://drornaizakson.com/rhodiola-rosea-gets-international-protection/

#HerbalEthics #sustainability #SustainableHerbalism #wildcrafting #CITES #Rhodiola #RhodiolaRosea

My latest blog post on a druidry blog I write under a pseudopnym.

https://thedreamlander.com/mesquite-a-magical-wood-unsung/

#druidry #druid #witchery #witch #wand #wildcrafting #trees

Acorns, indigenous stewardship of the land with fire, and European cooking bias.

https://ecolology.substack.com/p/acorns-and-empire

#foraging #indigenousknowledge #foodways #colonialism #ecology #wildcrafting

Acorns, indigenous stewardship of the land with fire, and European cooking bias.

https://ecolology.substack.com/p/acorns-and-empire

#foraging #indigenousknowledge #foodways #colonialism #ecology #wildcrafting

@astobart it’s a wonderful plant and we are so fortunate to have so much growing wild here in #Washington I’ve learned so much about #wildcrafting from Michael (Skeeter) and his videos are crammed with info. Check out his website for links to all sorts of good things https://friendsofthetrees.net/ a true visionary with #permaculture, #EarthRepair #AlternativeCommunity

Last but not least, I'm also a keen amateur #herbalist, which lines up remarkably well with some facets of #astrology. I focus almost exclusively on useful medicinal herbs found or grown local to me, and am lucky to be in a remarkably wild part of the world.

#herbalmedicine #wildcrafting #foraging #stjohnswort

#Introduction We have survived the storm & the sun promises to restore our power banks. Happy to find this new community, not as a substitute, but as a unique wonderful place.
#Chesaw #Okanogan #WAstate #BarterFaire #SolarPower #FolkMusic #Photography #FiberArts #BasketMaking #Permaculture #OrganicGardening #Hugelkultur #Vegan #Cooperative #collective #community #Kadampa #Buddhism #WebDev #nature #HumanRights #Peace #Health #Conscious #wildcrafting #vermiculture #democracy #freedom