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herbalhealing:

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Volumes could be written on the many uses of dandelion - indeed they have been! This common weed is often hated and poisoned by those preferring a “weed free” lawn, while those of us in love with dandelion and its many uses happily support it taking over our lawns.  Every part of the dandelion can be used as food or medicine, making back door
herbalism simple and easy, as it should be. 

When the first spring leaves pop up out of the ground they can be harvested heavily and eaten fresh with salads, made into a delicious pesto, or dried for tea.  The leaves are highly nutritious, containing large amounts of vitamin A, calcium, potassium, and many more vitamins and minerals. The French call this plant pissenlit, which alludes to its strong diuretic properties. A tea of dandelion leaves is a great way to flush excess  water from the system.  When eaten with meals, the bitter taste of the leaves helps to promote digestion by stimulating bile to relieve indigestion and other digestive disturbances.

The root is a great ally for the liver. It can be tinctured or eaten fresh in a variety of recipes. Dandelion root can help clear up acne and other skin disruptions with the root cause being a stagnant liver. Most herbalists agree that long-term use of dandelion is needed for best results.

think I’ve reblogged this before, but who cares! Flowers are also edible :)

only in Missoula.

fulltunfarm:

We got the beet 
We got the beet 
We got the beet 
Yeah 
We got the beet

yes.

readyset-grow:

new plot.

fuck ton of digging.

flipped sod.

future home to corn.

exhausted.

It’s beautiful. Inspiration to do mine. My back is mad at me for even thinking about it.

I’ve never grown, cooked with, or even eaten rhubarb before, yet here is some from the new garden. What do you suggest I do with it? Something I could save and share with the landlord would be cool- perhaps a freezer jam? Strawberries aren’t up yet.

katiainmissoula:

flowerfood:

fuckyeahplantae:

Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) is a biennial or perennial herb/forb of the Asteraceae family common to most of North America, especially arid areas in the western half of the continent. The plant was used in traditional Native American medicine to treat bronchial problems, such as asthma, and skin afflictions.

I first noticed it on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota 10 years ago. I’ve also seen it in Discovery Park in Seattle and the marina area south of downtown here in Milwaukee.

hmm, I wonder if we have that here. We could really use some bronchial/skin therapy around here.