Tag: Herbs
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August. Pro-active prepping
Another in my series of community prepping. I think August will be when things really start to pinch, so there is time to get some seeds in start to work together.
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Super skin saving salve
Salves can be your salvation when you’re injured or in pain. Here’s how to make your own general healing salve using commonly found ingredients.
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Proactive prepping #2
I’ve worked out that there are two kinds of prepping, two are closely related but my preferred one is very different to the others. The first two are about stockpiling supplies and medicines and hunkering down and waiting either for things to get much worse or waiting for things to return to normal. Neither of…
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Introduction to kitchen herbalism workshop
There’s still some tickets available for the Intro to Kitchen Herbalism extravaganza at the Hills Environment Centre on Sat, December 6. Come along and learn a whole lot about converting those wonderful plants in your garden into effective remedies for you, your family, and your community. We’ll cover everything from harvesting to infusios and oils…
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It’s the best time for Mallows!
Our local Mallow isn’t the Marshmallow of Northern hemisphere herbalists but is rather the Small Flowered Mallow, Malva parviflora. It does have its appeals, though and, as with many of the Malvaceae, it has a good level of nutrition plus a soothing mucilage that is present in all parts of the plant. Try some for…
