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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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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Rosita Arvigo – Part 2 – Backyard gardening
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.
In addition to being a traditional healer, she’s also an experienced farmer and this second video contains her thoughts on gardening.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Rosita Arvigo – Part 3 – In the Kitchen
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.
The details of preparing food and medicine are part of plant-based medicine and in this third video we visit with her in the kitchen.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Rosita Arvigo – Part 4 – Forest Bathing
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.
In this fourth video, Rosita covers the topic of forest bathing.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Rosita Arvigo – Part 5 – Abdominal massage
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.
In this fifth and final video, Rosita covers the topic of Maya abdominal massage which she considers one of the most important treasures of the Maya healing tradition she was trained in.
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What happens when the countryside is destroyed
The price of industrial agriculture
Poet/farmer Wendell Berry
Poet and farmer Wendell Berry offers a clear look at the problems we face in the world of industrial farms.
How do we treat the land? What are we doing when we see land and food as commodities instead of essential parts of life with real value?
The industrialization of agriculture has taken us away from an intelligent and affectionate connection with … Read more
Klaus Ferlow and the Miraculous Neem Tree
All trees are wonders.
The Neem tree is a wonder piled on wonders.
A long, wide-ranging, somewhat rambling and very interesting – interview with the west’s leading expert on the Neem tree.
Is Neem oil really good as a natural pesticide? Another view
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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The Black Walnut with Dina Falconi
The Black Walnut with Dina Falconi
Where I live, black walnuts are everywhere and now is the time they’re dropping their fruit – with a heavy thud!
What are they fruits and nuts good for?
A lot!
Another view of this very useful plant
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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