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WILDCRAFTING #5: MEDICINAL AND NUTRITIOUS LAMBS QUARTERS AND CHICKWEED

Posted in community, nature, plant identification, sustainability, tagged , , , on March 30, 2011 | 7 Comments »

This is just a lovely little bush in my neighborhood I am trying to ID. So, it’s a  Psoralea pinnata, called the Grape Kool-aid plant because that is what it smells like.  Cool. Sorry this is about 2 weeks behind schedule folks. The Japanese tsunami and nuclear meltdown really got me thinking about a disaster [...]

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WILDCRAFTING #4 : The CAT’S MEOW A REAL HERO

Posted in community, diy, nature, plant identification, sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2010 | 8 Comments »

This is a Cattail A Cattail is regarded as one of the Fantastic 4.  One of 4 plants that could save your life. Know what the other three are? Here are the parts of the Cattail that we are going to be talking about starting with the roots and rhizomes. Rhizomes are underground stems. They [...]

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Wildcrafting: #3 Dandelions, Curly Dock, Jewelweed & Making flower essences.

Posted in community, nature, plant identification, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , on August 20, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Find it – Dandelion – Id it Know it The name dandelion is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning lions tooth which refers to the shape of the leaves. Dandelions are  little power houses.  You can use all parts, flowers, leaves, roots even the seed heads, which automatically prompts you to make [...]

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WILDCRAFTING #2: MUGWORT, (bonus plant Wormwood), YARROW AND RED CLOVER. And a little conversation with God and St. Francis on Lawns.

Posted in community, diy, health & beauty, nature, organic, organic gardening, plant identification, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Find it-MUGWORT-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mugwor61.html I have to tell you Mugwort and Wormwood are very close. They are related and they are both good herbs to wildcraft. So here is a pic and description of Wormwood. Two for the price of one. Find it-WORMWOOD-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html The leaves on the wormwood are [...]

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Wildcrafting #1 Starter guide

Posted in community, health & beauty, nature, plant identification, sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, tagged , , , , , , , on August 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Wildcrafting #1: Starter guide Introduction Wildcrafting is the ancient art of taking care of yourself by taking care of Mother Nature.  A tried and true method of not only survival and sustainability, but also a way of promoting abundance, diversity and showing gratitude to dear old MOM who is always looking to shower us with [...]

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BAMBOO: The Mother of all Grassroots

Posted in community, diy, green building, local businesses, money, plant identification, politics, shelter, site updates, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

To most people Bamboo is a nuisance at best, a scourge at its worst. Horror stories of running bamboo taking over yards or neighborhoods is a long-standing urban myth. Unlike the Kudzu, http://www.herbreference.com/kudzu.html that has taken over entire southern states bamboo enjoys limited exposure as a ‘Lucky’ plant grown in an 8oz container, or the [...]

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An easy one

Posted in plant identification, tagged , , , , on February 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »

This was blooming beside the road. I HAD to stop and capture the orangelisiousness. Can you tell me what it is? C’mon, this is totally a gimme!

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