tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56057565180230637542024-03-19T06:10:20.194-04:00Playing With WeedsA journal of my herbal apprenticeship.Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-26809977167738679762010-06-16T15:04:00.001-04:002010-06-16T15:08:25.896-04:0015 June 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2820333310094004162IFiSxa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red Clover 2" src="http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/46823/2820333310094004162S425x425Q85.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<b>Plants</b><br />
<ul><li>Red clover</li>
<li>Chamomile</li>
<li>Rose</li>
<li>Nettle</li>
<li>Motherwort</li>
<li>Angelica</li>
<li>Sweet Cicely</li>
<li>Feverfew</li>
<li>Comfrey</li>
<li>Elecampane</li>
<li>Peppermint</li>
<li>Spearmint</li>
<li>Chickweed</li>
<li>Valerian</li>
<li>St. John'sWort</li>
<li>Yarrow</li>
</ul><b>Activities </b><br />
<ul><li>Harvested red clover blossoms</li>
<li>De-bugged red clover</li>
<li>Harvested chamomile blossoms</li>
<li>Harvested rose petals</li>
</ul>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-46550906093116325282010-05-07T08:43:00.000-04:002010-05-07T08:43:25.420-04:00May 4, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl6-lYBRkVhFanriFeA9K6jBdkY5VowF-gUlyjVmjs6iIrV219GUXySWVj7dozZ8E6AUfW8biHK_znLLtnRy0494bHJtqoc7qKKt-XIIM8KysWehW19CV1L47b8Oy1EBACQipvE8BZIS6/s1600/BALDRIAN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl6-lYBRkVhFanriFeA9K6jBdkY5VowF-gUlyjVmjs6iIrV219GUXySWVj7dozZ8E6AUfW8biHK_znLLtnRy0494bHJtqoc7qKKt-XIIM8KysWehW19CV1L47b8Oy1EBACQipvE8BZIS6/s640/BALDRIAN.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><b>Plants:</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><b> </b>Mayapple</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lily of the valley</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Bloodroot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Valerian</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Violet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">St. John's Wort</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lemon balm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Chamomile</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Self heal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Black cohosh</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">True Solomon's seal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Herb Robert</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Horsetail</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Goldenrod</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Wild ginger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Cinquefoil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Burdock</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Chickweed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Nettle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Garlic chives</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Angelica</span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Activities:</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Weeded culinary bed and circle bed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Dug valerian root</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Made (and drank) valerian root tea</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Harvested and ate violet leaves and flowers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Talked about good basic herbal books</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Homework: </b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Set up a template for herb profiles on computer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Make a profile of dandelion and bring in for discussion</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Make some violet recipes</span></li>
</ul></div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-36470779315402704272010-05-03T20:41:00.003-04:002010-05-03T20:48:57.354-04:0027 April 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j6-4B3HMmfwlPH8smSRClwxJXF3wr6204tfrCHN-Mj_2qr-Z4xqilnC4bCnT3dUmoyvXDSZx7K0FqRXH8PoqCywQVelHEcOzA49pztDwg7-IUHykjXF0LtunHTsyig3zxGbj_mlcDszE/s1600/IMG_4026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j6-4B3HMmfwlPH8smSRClwxJXF3wr6204tfrCHN-Mj_2qr-Z4xqilnC4bCnT3dUmoyvXDSZx7K0FqRXH8PoqCywQVelHEcOzA49pztDwg7-IUHykjXF0LtunHTsyig3zxGbj_mlcDszE/s640/IMG_4026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plants:</span><br />
<ul><li>Mayapple</li>
<li>Blue cohosh</li>
<li>Black cohosh</li>
<li>Pasque flower</li>
<li>Shepherd's purse</li>
<li>Lobelia</li>
<li>Calendula</li>
<li>Nettle</li>
<li>Ostrich fern</li>
<li>Violet</li>
<li>Hops</li>
<li>Wild ginger</li>
<li>Chickweed</li>
<li>Sedum</li>
<li>Creeping charlie</li>
</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Activities:</span><br />
<ul><li>Decanted tinctures and vinegars using herb press</li>
<li>Reviewed Standard Operating Procedures for production</li>
</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Homework:</span><br />
<ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqPQk_BWKFMcRdi9wFR25y-pYQu5C2S4lxaaCwIHssxw4GEEPXzQ8iRxvXrRUlHX6KuDKSMVqkJCtNCgMoyf4E8tD8uiV8pTdghLIlnIs92dOxAlrCIJeuMbDmpAdYzfQ4ppkWq-EDReV/s1600/IMG_4055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467207758167983026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqPQk_BWKFMcRdi9wFR25y-pYQu5C2S4lxaaCwIHssxw4GEEPXzQ8iRxvXrRUlHX6KuDKSMVqkJCtNCgMoyf4E8tD8uiV8pTdghLIlnIs92dOxAlrCIJeuMbDmpAdYzfQ4ppkWq-EDReV/s400/IMG_4055.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasYMgu8qt-c3wUNo6HXdyQcsxJ4a_mgwM5WWRxiZHFhs-mdTKaztNWI3Z3iisvrLAGPAliHFgMOBVRzPyL3hyMP4XCEGb7AfQ56OjbYrvy4jaiIgizO9BSr5yfWvDxfkPxCO_D7Ld8eX4/s1600/IMG_4058.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467207749306343346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasYMgu8qt-c3wUNo6HXdyQcsxJ4a_mgwM5WWRxiZHFhs-mdTKaztNWI3Z3iisvrLAGPAliHFgMOBVRzPyL3hyMP4XCEGb7AfQ56OjbYrvy4jaiIgizO9BSr5yfWvDxfkPxCO_D7Ld8eX4/s400/IMG_4058.JPG" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div>
<li>Read about making oils in <span style="font-style: italic;">Healing Wise</span></li>
<li>Harvest dandelion leaves for salad<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>Choose leaves with no buds or flowers. Also, taste leaves of plants with buds or flowers.</li>
<li>Make a dandelion flower tea</li>
<li>Try a dandelion recipe using leaves/flowers and one using roots</li>
<li>Make a list of all plants met in chronological order</li>
</ul><br />
</div>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-17720078620440362362010-04-22T20:43:00.000-04:002010-05-03T20:46:12.077-04:0022 April 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabUAYIeS1-J8TZBTn8vDGIk4HpkIq3gf9tGxHcrFCbDYo2fvicxxkvBRpPFAin8MZPUcaIVQ63vCogQKUJzebeeVRF3qa707QDE0I8J6x2_IxZo7mIgTjgC5px-MRonwALE8K-CdAIsZR/s1600/nettle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabUAYIeS1-J8TZBTn8vDGIk4HpkIq3gf9tGxHcrFCbDYo2fvicxxkvBRpPFAin8MZPUcaIVQ63vCogQKUJzebeeVRF3qa707QDE0I8J6x2_IxZo7mIgTjgC5px-MRonwALE8K-CdAIsZR/s640/nettle.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Plants</span>:</span><br />
<ul><li>Nettle</li>
<li>Violet</li>
<li>Spearmint</li>
<li>Peppermint</li>
<li>Oregano</li>
<li>Yarrow</li>
<li>Bloodroot</li>
<li>Wild leek</li>
<li>Meadow rue</li>
<li>Trout lily</li>
<li>Dutchman's britches</li>
<li>English primrose</li>
<li>Comfrey</li>
<li>Red trillium</li>
<li>Wild lily of the valley</li>
<li>Black cohosh</li>
<li>Sweet fern</li>
<li>Ostrich fern</li>
<li>Sensitive fern</li>
<li>Wild ginger</li>
<li>Wild yam</li>
</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Activities:</span><br />
<ul><li>Weeded oregano bed</li>
<li>Weeded nettle</li>
<li>Replanted nettle (in bare hands!)</li>
<li>Replanted yarrow</li>
<li>Pulled older herb packages from baskets</li>
<li>Alphabetized medicines</li>
<li>Picked fiddleheads</li>
<li>Walked in woods</li>
</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Homework:</span><br />
<ul><li>Read Susun Weed's <span style="font-style: italic;">Healing Wise</span> chapters on nettles and dandelions<br />
</li>
</ul>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-29735695857559227212010-04-15T20:42:00.000-04:002010-05-03T20:45:51.795-04:0015 April 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzoWrw1JT1TCxmv63NlPDD1CscGSdurrrbnXoYQDb3Ldtsw_WQOKRrbG8WARKTVotfzkq4JnSnQCst-YBrXXq9wSpNJHe82Ob1e2bJy7CLnhESXDGeMxerRgTy7woZgbY2ARCl30N1OYb/s1600/IMG_4035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzoWrw1JT1TCxmv63NlPDD1CscGSdurrrbnXoYQDb3Ldtsw_WQOKRrbG8WARKTVotfzkq4JnSnQCst-YBrXXq9wSpNJHe82Ob1e2bJy7CLnhESXDGeMxerRgTy7woZgbY2ARCl30N1OYb/s640/IMG_4035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Plants:</b><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Lemon balm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Thyme</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Columbine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Self Heal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Bloodroot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Lungwort (Mary and Joseph)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Wild Leek</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Sweet Woodruff</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Chamomile</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Angelica</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,";">Valerian <br />
</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Activities:</span><br />
<ul><li>Prepared new bed for lemon balm</li>
<li>Planted lemon balm from Tuesday</li>
<li>Weeded thyme bed</li>
<li>Weeded bloodroot</li>
<li>Weeded sweet woodruff<br />
</li>
</ul>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605756518023063754.post-13253978661447777122010-04-13T20:27:00.000-04:002010-05-03T20:11:03.150-04:0013 April 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5gjXDZdfxGd-pK9AdspyFOcqaGWeBrghYFCZuDdmkPDCanKet1OaGTF1-GRSpfikYuHKrc0ckZ6TpHwfcHt-ynqe3sYLSkwtYa6fMBe_oQz8SVqlUF8gP-9hIlF-fQ-AsXqknC1kETOu/s1600/glechoma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5gjXDZdfxGd-pK9AdspyFOcqaGWeBrghYFCZuDdmkPDCanKet1OaGTF1-GRSpfikYuHKrc0ckZ6TpHwfcHt-ynqe3sYLSkwtYa6fMBe_oQz8SVqlUF8gP-9hIlF-fQ-AsXqknC1kETOu/s640/glechoma.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Plants:</span></span></b><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Oregano</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lemon Balm</span></span></li>
<li>Creeping Charlie</li>
<li>Echinacea</li>
<li>Valerian</li>
<li>St. John's Wort</li>
<li>Chamomile</li>
<li>Dandelion</li>
<li>Chickweed</li>
<li>Self Heal</li>
<li>Day Lily</li>
<li>Forget-me-not</li>
</ul><b>Activities:</b><br />
<ul><li>Weeding circle bed</li>
<li>Dividing and "weeding from underneath" lemon balm and oregano</li>
<li>Replanting lemon balm and oregano</li>
</ul><b>Homework: </b><br />
<ul><li>Find out what family lemon balm and oregano belong to</li>
<ul><li>the mint family </li>
</ul><li>Find the latin name and common names for creeping charlie</li>
<ul><li>glecoma hederacea</li>
<li>creeping charley</li>
<li>ground ivy</li>
<li>alehoof</li>
<li>catsfoot</li>
<li>field balm</li>
<li>run-away-robin</li>
<li>gill-over-the-ground</li>
<li>tunhoof</li>
<li>creeping jenny</li>
<li>hedgemaids</li>
</ul></ul>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.com0