Yes, I know that the title looks misspelt, but it’s a portmanteau (combining words together to make a new one) of apocalypse and apothecary. Anarchoherbalism is kind of like that.
Ligaya Garden Online is a gentle guide through our experiences of gardening and herbalism, but it assumes some possession of property (whether owned, mortgaged to the hilt or renting); a growing number of good folks aren’t in any of those situations. Let us face it, outside of our garden, the world is turning to shit. From whatever perspective you view the world’s troubles, it’s clear that the enemy ( OK, I’ll use the ‘C’ word, – Capitalism) is winning. If it’s not winning, it is dragging a lot of good folks down with it. Maybe all of us. Maybe the whole planet.
The Apocathary is a piece of Ligaya Garden where we will be covering street medicine, herbs for the homeless (I call them ‘refugees’ – from a horrific economic war that is playing out all around us), herbal medicine, making using easy to find herbs and spices, cheap tools and low input prep methods. All of the herbs and details of many techniques are covered on the relevant pages on the main website. Just look in the menus under ‘Kitchen Herbalism‘.
I was inspired to start this exploration of ideas after taking Nicole Rose’s Herbalism PTSD and Traumatic Stress online course and buying her book “The Prisoner’s Herbal‘. I bought the e-book version but am waiting for Santa to bring me a hard copy for Christmas.
Trigger warnings
I think many folks use that heading to make their content sound more exciting. I’ll use it here to tell you, good readers, that we will probably cover some nasty topics. It’s not going to be in-your-face gore and horror, but some aspects of daily life for those under the poverty line can be quite challenging for some gardeners.
COVID
We take COVID seriously at Ligaya Garden. If you don’t, hey, that’s up to you, but please don’t start ‘discussions’ here. This is for serious stuff. If you haven’t been directly affected by the bug and are thinking that it’s not real blah blah, I’d suggest switching your browser to YouTube and the many excellent Flat Earth channels there.
We will be discussing possible preventatives and remedies for symptoms of infection by either the virus or the dodgy vaccination, the powers that be thrown together. I myself am dragged down into a lethargic slump every day since receiving Pfizer Dose #3, and there looks to be no permanent relief in the future. After this, I won’t be getting any more vaccinations. THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT I’M TELLING YOU NOT TO. It’s your choice – the records stand of damage done by both virus and vaccine. Make an advised choice based on your own research and follow your heart, gut and miwi (that’s the Ngarrindjeri word for which is roughly related to ‘gut feeling’ but on a more spiritual level).
That’s all for now. I’m getting some pics taken of some stuff and will post a few articles as I complete them.
