Adam Haritan of LearnYourLand.com demolishes many of the “what’s safe/what’s not safe” mushroom myths.
Here’s Adam’s course on mushroom foraging.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Category Archives: Resources
Plant wisdom by the side of the highway
The first rule of plant wisdom is keep your eyes open.
The second rule of plant wisdom is ALL plants are sacred, no matter what they are or where they are.
The third rule of plant wisdom is that the plants in your backyard are as “exotic” and mysterious – and powerful – as plants deep in the Amazon rain forest.
There is beauty and power everywhere.
Our good friend … Read more
Dandelions – Humanity’s long term companion
This informative survey on the history and benefits of the dandelion comes from YouTube’s “The History Guy.”
It answers a big mystery:
“How did we come to spend millions of dollars every year to spray toxins in our environment to kill one of the most useful and health-giving plants on Earth?”
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Two of my favorite plants
Mugwort
Korean TV documentary on medicinal uses
The film refers to May as optimal harvest time, but, of course, that differences from place to place.
How wonderful it must be to live in a country that has “modern” medicine and deep herbal knowledge too.
The second half of the video is a bonus: Korean Qi Gong.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Plant Wisdom talks with LearnYourLand.com
In the woods with Adam Haritan
A deep dive into the eastern woods
Plant Wisdom talks with Adam Haritan of LearnYourLand.com
You can click here to see Adam’s growing library of videos.
My hope: That people all over the world see these videos and some are inspired create ones of similar quality and depth.
If you’re an Eastern Woodlands person, they will amplify your love and appreciation of where … Read more
Nettle
“The Ingenious Botanist in the Mountains of Tajikistan”
A mediation on human dignity.
A short documentary on the daily life of a botanist in the mountains of Tajikistan.
Not a whole lot of specific plant information, but insight into the soul of a plant lover and a look at the rich plant life in an environment you don’t expect to find much.
It’s also a portrait and reminder of what human life is like away from our overdone … Read more
The Incredible Neem Tree
Ken McCarthy interviews Klaus Ferlow, master herbalist and leading North American advocate of sturdy, fast-growing, versatile Neem tree.
Called “arista” in Sanskrit, it means “perfect, complete, imperishable.” It’s also known in India as the “village pharmacy.”
The neem tree grows rapidly, even under challenging desert conditions, anywhere where there is no frost.
The leaves, flower, twigs, bark, roots, oil, and oil cake are all useful.
Uses include: non-toxic pesticide, … Read more
Warning: Essential oils are NOT risk-free
A while back, I wrote about the “commercially inspired over-enthusiasm” for essential oils.
In response, I received a flood of vociferous hate mail.
Hate mail to PlantWisdom.org? Yup. That’s part of the word we live in.
Unfortunately, most of what appears online and elsewhere about essential oils comes from people who manufacture and sell them.
That said if you dig even a little – Google: “essential oil dangers” – you’ll … Read more
