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the UHS presents…See the City GREEN – the August herb walk series
Hello fellow Herbies! I hope that y’all are having a great summer and enjoying the pockets of sunshine. I’m able to be sending this from the roof of our co-op and appreciating wifi right now! oooohhhh, sunshine feels so good! … Continue reading
Posted in Events and Classes, Wild Foods & Foraging
Tagged foraging, herb identification, herbs, plant i.d., vancouver, weeds, wild edibles, wild food
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Herbs for Gathering in July
Howdy Plant Lovers! One of the most common questions that I get about herbs has to do with timing for gathering. A couple of times, I received specific requests for regular blog posts with my suggestions for what to gather … Continue reading
Vancouver’s Wild Foods in April
Greetings Plant Lovers! The Sun has been out consistently, or fairly consistently, over the past couple of weeks. mmm…it’s delicious to feel the warmth of the Sun on my skin. Sometimes it stops me in my tracks. I’m not the … Continue reading
Posted in Wild Foods & Foraging
Tagged 5 elements, bc, chickweed, dandelion, foraging, herbs, nettles, stinging nettles. bittercress, urban, vancouver, wild edibles, yellow dock
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the Urban Herb School in the Globe and Mail
Wow, oh wow! I’m stammering right now, I’m so delighted with this article in the Globe and Mail. I’m ridiculously excited to share this with everyone and their dogs! So here’s the link…http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/the-promise-and-perils-of-backyard-herbalism/article1957034/ And it starts this way (with a … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Tagged 7song, backyard, berry, big pharma, blue deer center, bruising, elder, eliot cowan, fever, flower, gaian studeis, globe and mail, health, herbs, home grown, hypericum, industry, kyle patton, Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, nutraceutical, Plantago, plantain, remedies, sambucus, st. joan's wort, St. John's Wort, stephen buhner, susan weed, tilley hat, vancouver, vitamins
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Forsythia on Equinox
Happy Spring Equinox 2011!!! Today was a gray, mopey, overcast day here in Vancouver, BC. Funny that the 1st day of Spring should be less pleasant than the last week of weather. Funny, though, cuz it shows the meaning of … Continue reading
Posted in Have You Seen This Plant?
Tagged botany, flowers, green, herb identification, plant i.d., spring, spring flowers, urban flowers, urban plants, vancouver
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Alien Finger Flowers
Have you seen this flower? This week I want to talk about one of the COOLEST flowers I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the first spring flowers. And it looks so weird! Check out this picture… I spotted the first … Continue reading
Posted in Have You Seen This Plant?
Tagged 7song, astringent, botanical medicine, botany, flowers, Garden, Hamamelis, Herb, herb identification, herbalism, identification, plant i.d., spring, vancouver, Witch-hazel, yellow
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Greetings Plant Lovers! Welcome to my new herbal blog. As the Green World comes alive this season, i’m going to be posting about plants that are in flower or otherwise call my attention. The 1st one that comes up is … Continue reading
