One of my favorite films!
Some of it is animatronics! The t-rex, for example 😁
My spouse adds that almost every computer graphics company at the time was in on the making of it.
Therapeutic Herb Manual by Ed Smith (gives actions, uses, dose, and cautions for many herbal extracts)
Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs, a beginner's guide.
Regional foraging guides can be helpful as well, though I always cross-reference any medicinal information in these with another source.
All of the above! I am especially drawn to "weeds" and multi-purpose plants. I'll give priority to things I can easily grow or forage such as dandelions, plantain, cleavers, etc., then focus first on things I have personal experience with and branch out from there.
Thanks for the follow, nostr:npub1kfkh3cphz2hwkq44d79qx4f4xcma3amn7yypelq7mrl7rr4ykyfsq4sd28!
I was interested to see in your profile that you're an herbalist. I vaguely know that there are different 'schools' of herbalism, such as the broad 'Western' schools, the Traditional Chinese Medicine school, etc.
So firstly, is that generally correct? And if so, do you belong to a particular school of herbalism?
Hello 😊
Yes, generally true.
I have mostly studied Western-style herbalism, and have learned a lot from Rosemary Gladstar, April Graham (Sheisofthewoods on insta and yt), my former neighbor who is a wonderful midwife and herbalist.
I am very much still learning, but/and that will be a lifelong process as our bodies, plants, and chemical interactions are so complex! My aim is to keep my focus somewhat narrow (to learn the actions of a couple dozen plants really well) because there is SO MUCH to know.
Last year I was excited to cultivate a vegetable new to me, salsify, grown for its tasty roots. I planted seeds in spring of 2022 (variety: mammoth Sandwich Island). They sprouted all right, then remained a couple of inches tall all summer. I left them in the ground all winter and here they are in May '23
In late May and early June the plants bloomed with 2-3 inch purple blossoms that opened in the morning and closed by early afternoon.
When the seeds ripened they formed beautiful clocks (photo by nostr:npub104zp04wlgddf0w84tj8jul3w75e7ydcuuhsull2etste5040xm2qg285rf )
Now I have LOTS of salsify seeds and still haven't tasted the roots (which become woody and essentially inedible after the plants bloom).
I'm going to try planting in the autumn instead of spring and see if that will give me harvestable roots next summer or autumn.
#gardening #homesteading #harvestr #flowers
Blooms of Buckbrush ceanothus, a native to Oregon, California, and northern Baja California.
Buckbrush is one of the hosts for the beautiful Ceanothus silk moth:
#nature #plants #moths #insects #photography #flowers
Yesterday's harvest: Dandelion flowers and greens, viola/pansy flowers, garlic greens.
And delicious fritters: flour, baking powder, salt, butter, egg, milk + chives, garlic cloves, garlic greens, dandelion greens, dandelion flowers, viola flowers.
A Gift
Imagining your future happiness ties back into gratitude! Feeling and expressing gratitude for that happy future is the most effective way to bring that future into the present 💞
Frost Damage
I guess this little guy wasn't meant to stay outside all winter. I'm planning to make some moss "paint" and see if it'll grow on the ceramic 💚
Dewberry and Horsetail
The first foraging outing of the season today :) Beautiful day for it, LOVING the sunshine. Gathered a few cottonwood buds for making an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving salve.
Sedum Dasyphyllum Major winter colors
The Godfather. So excellently well done. It's difficult to find recent TV/Movies with that level of artistry.
Things I am grateful for today:
1. I am thankful for my warm and cozy home.
2. I am thankful to be sharing my life with a dedicated and inspiring human who demonstrates love so freely.
3. I am thankful for used book stores and how I feel relaxed and happy when I walk in the door and smell the glorious book smell.
4. I am thankful to be surrounded by mountains and forests and to live near beautiful creeks and rivers.
5. I am thankful that I have access to a wealth of information to assist in my journey toward a healthy mind and body.
6. I am thankful for the gifts of creativity I have been blessed with.
7. I am thankful for loving friends and family.
8. I am thankful that I am able to invest my time, love, and abilities into creating an intentional community with others who share my values.
9. I am thankful for the ability to lay the foundations of thriving business enterprises.
10. I am thankful that I have space to grow vegetables and herbs and flowers right outside my front door.