I once heard that Yarrow was Nature's Band-Aid but had never tried it. Recently when we were out in the woods exploring, I found a meadow filled with native perennials including yarrow. I had a small knife with me and began harvesting. My intent was to harvest the yarrow along with some Ceanothus to dry and use for tea. As I was placing the cut yarrow in my little … [Read more...]
Red Clover Harvest
For the last few weeks, I have been searching for red clover anytime we headed into the woods on an adventure. Growing up in Pennsylvania farm country, red clover was everywhere and was seen as an invasive weed and not a nourishing flower to harvest for medicinal purposes. Where we live in western Montana, red clover is much harder to find growing naturally. In case you’re new … [Read more...]