Category: The Many Uses of Plants
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Fruity Calm Tea
TASTES: Fruity Ingredients: Orange Peels (read caution here) * – 4 Tbsp Burnt Apple * – 2 Tbsp Dried Apple Chopped * – 1 Tbsp Dried Carrots Shredded – 4 Tbsp Elderberry – 2 Tsp Calendula – 1 Tbsp Ginger * – 1 Tsp Cinnamon * – 1 Tbsp Sumac – 2 Tbsp Other Items…
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Latisa Tea
Tastes Like: Christmas – in your mouth! Ingredients: Dried apple – 1 Tbsp Burnt apple – 1 Tbsp Toasted apple 1 tsp Orange Peels (read caution here)– 2 tsp Elderberry dried whole berries – 1 Tbsp crushed Papaya seeds – 5 crushed Carrots shredded dried – 1 ½ Tbsp Cinnamon – 1 Tbsp Rose hips…
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Green Tonin Tea
Tastes Like: Earthy Green Tea Ingredients: Mallow Plant – 1 medium plant Galium Aparine (Small Thistle) – 4 Thistles WheatGrass – 1 tsp Raspberry Leaves – 2 leaves White Sage – 4 leaves Catnip– 4 tbsp Other Items Required: Mortar & Pestle Mixing Bowl Loose Leaf Tea Ball or French Press, etc Preparation Gather Ingredients…
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Yew Berries – A Pretty Killer
I spotted an ‘unknown’ berry a few weeks back, however not knowing the name of the berry doesn’t mean I’m not aware of when its prime time for picking is, so I had set out today to get a few, in hopes of bringing home and researching. As I was harvesting the fells, a grandma…
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‘Sticky Weeds’ – A gardeners Nightmare, a Herbalist’s dream
The first hint that a plant is good for you, is if it’s defense mechanisms are good at making you want to leave it alone! Sadly most gardeners feel removing said plants is better then using their qualities, creating a large gap in knowledge which separates your average gardener from a herbalist, IE, those who…
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Carrot Cake Tea
Tastes Like: CARROT CAKE WITHOUT THE CALORIES!! Ingredients: Orange Peels (read caution here) * – 4 Tbsp Burnt Apple * – 2 Tbsp Dried Apple Chopped * – 1 Tbsp Dried Carrots Shredded * – 4 Tbsp Elderberry – 2 Tsp Calendula – 1 Tbsp Ginger * – 1 Tsp Cinnamon * – 1 Tbsp…
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What’s in Your Tea? – Orange Peel
When sourcing your orange peels, be aware that they pick up pesticides! After hearing about major tea companies crafting teas with unacceptable pesticide levels, and orange peko being the top, I delved into to check if there is any way to retain the flavor while eliminating the chemical – No verified safe methods have been…
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Catnip – A Cure Right Under Our Noses
So, we all know how good cats find catnip, but did you know it was good for humans too? To know why, let’s take a look at where it comes from. There is a slight relation between cannabis and catnip, being that they are both of the mint family, in fact, if you’ve ever smelled…
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Sumac
This plant grows in my backyard in Vernon, British Columbia. I started researching what uses it had, and to my surprise, I found out that there are more then just a poisonous Sumac! (As you can see, my yard can be a bit of a desert, so this is not the kind that grows in…
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