How it’s used in China
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Category Archives: Botany
A Korean farmer doing the impossible
You might not know the name Youngson Cho. But you should.
Not only is he the inventor of an ingenious method of organic farming that uses all-natural inputs – but most other farmers in Korea consider what he does to be literally impossible.
– Ken McCarthy
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It’s Garlic Mustard time
Eating tree leaves
Wouldn’t it be great if tree leaves were edible?
After all, there is no shortage of them and talk about organic permaculture.
A British gardener has an interesting story to tell.
– Ken McCarthy
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Another way to compost
A farmer who loves weeds
I love “weeds” myself and eat a lot of them.
How can you hate plants that grow themselves and are highly nutritious?
But what about farmers? Aren’t weeds a pain for them?
Only if they don’t know what they’re doing. Here’s one that does.
– Ken McCarthy
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Uncommon common sense herbology
I like this guy’s thorough common sense approach.
Contrary to public belief plants are very powerful medicines.
Some work gently and are probably universally safe, but some also have significant effects that may not be helpful and might even hurt some.
A great example of this is the Mimosa tree.
Popular to talk about because it’s easy to find and deals with common ailments (depression and stress), but it causes … Read more
Plant expedition…in your backyard
Note: Hops are a great sedative which probably explains why beer is so popular.
You can also make tea with hops and bypass the alcohol.
– Ken McCarthy
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Bonus – A blast from the past
We’ve been running a series of videos about Rosita Arvigo, the traditional healer and educator based in Belize.
In these videos, she makes constant reference to her teacher and mentor Don Elijio.
Well, we found some prime footage of him from over 35 years ago on a Belizean television program.
Enjoy!
– Ken McCarthy
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Rosita Arvigo – Part 1 – A Maya medicine story
We’re big fans of the work of Rosita Arvigo and have stumbled on a treasure trove of videos that cover many dimensions of her work.
She’s a scholar-practitioner of traditional Maya healing with many decades of experience.
This first video tells her story.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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