Joseph’s Herbal Blog
American Herbs
July 4th is American Independence Day, the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which was subsequently delivered to King George III and rather poorly received. Anyway, in celebration of one of history’s great “Oh, no you won’t!” “Oh, yes we will!” “Oh, no you won’t!” etc. moments, here is a wee bit on some of the herbal remedies that have come from the old country.
Father Son Foraging Foray
The weather has been wonderful, with the spell of warm gloriously sunny days preceded by quite a bit of rain. The plants have shot up and exploded into leaf, flowers are everywhere. It was ideal this past weekend for a spring foraging trip, so on Sunday I suited up the little one in nettle-proof trousers, grabbed our little and large foraging baskets, and we headed outside.