Friday, May 07, 2010

May 4, 2010

Plants:
  •  Mayapple
  • Lily of the valley
  • Bloodroot
  • Valerian
  • Violet
  • St. John's Wort
  • Lemon balm
  • Chamomile
  • Self heal
  • Black cohosh
  • True Solomon's seal
  • Herb Robert
  • Horsetail
  • Goldenrod
  • Wild ginger
  • Cinquefoil
  • Burdock
  • Chickweed
  • Nettle
  • Garlic chives
  • Angelica
Activities:
  • Weeded culinary bed and circle bed
  • Dug valerian root
  • Made (and drank) valerian root tea
  • Harvested and ate violet leaves and flowers
  • Talked about good basic herbal books
Homework: 
  • Set up a template for herb profiles on computer
  • Make a profile of dandelion and bring in for discussion
  • Make some violet recipes

Monday, May 03, 2010

27 April 2010


Plants:
  • Mayapple
  • Blue cohosh
  • Black cohosh
  • Pasque flower
  • Shepherd's purse
  • Lobelia
  • Calendula
  • Nettle
  • Ostrich fern
  • Violet
  • Hops
  • Wild ginger
  • Chickweed
  • Sedum
  • Creeping charlie
Activities:
  • Decanted tinctures and vinegars using herb press
  • Reviewed Standard Operating Procedures for production
Homework:
  • Read about making oils in Healing Wise
  • Harvest dandelion leaves for salad. Choose leaves with no buds or flowers. Also, taste leaves of plants with buds or flowers.
  • Make a dandelion flower tea
  • Try a dandelion recipe using leaves/flowers and one using roots
  • Make a list of all plants met in chronological order