If you knew the story of all the leaves of the forest, you would know all there is to be known about the gods of Dahomey.
– Dahomean proverb
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Author Archives: Ken
The GMO fraud
Monsanto has succeeded in subverting virtually every mainstream news outlet and academic plant science program in the US. Those it has not bought off, it has terrorized into silence.
Of the handful of legitimate scientists who have published research questioning the safety of GMOs, more than one has had their careers ruined by pressures imposed by the company and its agents.
Add to this a choir of high-profile “useful idiots” … Read more
Herb Sources
This is a beginning list. We will add to it as we learn of new reliable sources.
Green Terrestrial
(802) 375-8087
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Remembering Gene Logsdon
One of our goals for PlantWisdom.org was to do a interview (or three) with farmer/author Gene Logsdon.
Unfortunately before we got to it, Gene passed away after 85 rich years.
Fortunately for all of us, he left us with a lot of writing including over twenty-five books and a fertile weekly blog of nine years (including a post just one week before he passed away.)
What did Gene write about?… Read more
What is herbalism’s proper role?
Herbalism is not science “lite.”
It’s also not an alternative therapy.
It’s a sophisticated healing system unto itself that has played and continues to play an essential role in the care and survival of the human race.
This is a talk that David Hoffman gave to the American Herbalists Guild Symposium in Portland, Oregon on November 5th, 2005.
In it he addresses the subversion of herbalism by Big Business and … Read more
Herb Basics 101: Buyer Beware
In our last post, we talked about the importance of being well informed when you source herbs and herbal products.
In case you think we were overstating the need for this, we just discovered the results of an investigation published by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York.
They took at at look at the actual contents of “herbal supplements” sold in Wal-Mart, Target … Read more
Herb Basics 101: Acquisition and storage
Many sources advocate herbs for healing and cooking, and they’re right – but only half right. There’s another very important part of the equation.
Where you get your herbs and how you store them are of maximum importance.
The best source of herbs
Where should you buy your herbs?
Because the effectiveness of herbs degrades significantly after one year, supermarkets – including most health food stores – are not a … Read more
Wade Davis: The variety of human experience
Fascinating talk by Wade Davis on the varieties of human experience, the value of the existence of these diverse worlds views and the serious and ongoing threat to indigenous people around the world.
At the 11:23 point Davis explains how it is that forest dwellers make profound botanical discoveries that elude the most advanced western science.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Photographer Robert Llewellyn
Photographer Robert Llewellyn is the author of three books: “Seeing Trees”, “Seeing Flowers”, and “Seeing Seeds.”
“When I first looked at trees — really looked at them — it was like meeting another civilization,”
“Picking up a camera changes how I see things. The plant world, previously hiding in plain sight, now reveals itself as another civilization living among us. They have a plan. I’ll never see them the same … Read more
Embrace of the Serpent
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
