How it’s used in China
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Category Archives: Resources
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
PlantWisdom.org
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It’s Garlic Mustard time
Community healing, deep healing
An interview with Za’Yn LittleStorm Muhammad
Meet the team at The Well Spring Natural Living Center
We did a long interview with a fascinating person we met recently.
Her shorthand name is “Dr. Z”
More than any other person I’ve talked to in a long time, she reminds me of Rosita Arvigo and Baba Rahsan Abdul Hakim who also appear on the plantwisdom.org website.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
For the nerves – Oatstraw and Milky Oat
Wild Food Health Boosters and Herbal Remedies
Our favorite local herbalist Dina Falconi shows us how to make an infusion of oatstraw and milky oat.
A great plant for the nervous system, nails and skin.
Simple and potent.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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How Gazans are feeding themselves
Dignity and resourcefulness in the face of pure evil
How many societies would survive this long?
It’s been a solid year of unrelenting military assault on a civilian population.
Food supplies have been blocked, the majority of the food production infrastructure including farm fields and greenhouses have been destroyed, water for irrigation has been cut off.
How are the people of Gaza feeding themselves?
With dignity and resourcefulness few … Read more
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
PlantWisdom.org
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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
PlantWisdom.org
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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
PlantWisdom.org
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