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so, red elder flowers are distinctly different in flowering stalk shape (botany here?? please....what is the right words?)
more cone like, whereas black-berried elder, or sambucus canadensis (or nigra) has a more umbrella, or flat shape.
so good news. the elder i am finding EVERYWHERE :) is not poison.
i went to a mountain in wva, to harvest some st. john's (alas, lost phone signal and the drive to the farm was well hidden....no st. john's today)
the elder and rose (!! it rained and rained here. i got a half as much rose as i would want for the year of the variety we have on our property)
among many others i was happy to see in such abundance, were so very prominent. i cannot wait to get the chance to get off the road (alone, yes....how nice to do this with out hot, hungry, tired children....) and really spend some time harvesting, unrushed.
what to offer the elda mor?
i am just so excited, i cannot wait to go back.
tentatively though :) she's got something to teach me.
more cone like, whereas black-berried elder, or sambucus canadensis (or nigra) has a more umbrella, or flat shape.
so good news. the elder i am finding EVERYWHERE :) is not poison.
i went to a mountain in wva, to harvest some st. john's (alas, lost phone signal and the drive to the farm was well hidden....no st. john's today)
the elder and rose (!! it rained and rained here. i got a half as much rose as i would want for the year of the variety we have on our property)
among many others i was happy to see in such abundance, were so very prominent. i cannot wait to get the chance to get off the road (alone, yes....how nice to do this with out hot, hungry, tired children....) and really spend some time harvesting, unrushed.
what to offer the elda mor?
i am just so excited, i cannot wait to go back.
tentatively though :) she's got something to teach me.
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Tue, June 23, 2009 - 11:42 AMah. it was a good day. there even was a puddle for the kids to play in (and paint themselves with). the st. john's was no more than was in my little patch that died, but i am thankful to be able to harvest it. it helps to have herb farmer friends whose place goes wild. wading through the waist high flea bane and ox eye daisies mingled with the random st. johns wort and other field weeds was an adventure.
the elder i shared words with, and will visit again on friday with out the children. i also saw some lady's mantle......i will be looking into it today. the flowers are already fading, but a beautiful plant none the less.
skullcap, sassafras and jewel weed.....
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Tue, June 23, 2009 - 6:59 PMAh....so much. Today my apprentices and I harvested mugwort..hanging her to dry. We also harvested a wild salad for dinner and enjoyed the myriad of wild and cultivated things that are exploding in my weedy yard. Last week we harvested comfrey at the community gardens (no one else seems to know what the plant is...so plenty for us!). I am waiting for hypericum to bloom and look forward to harvesting linden in the next week. So much! It sounds Amanda like you are enjoying the season and connecting deeply with the plants. I hope you continue to keep us posted.
Blessings
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Wed, June 24, 2009 - 5:55 AMso is it a flower raceme??? is this the right word?
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