October Fieldtrip

We were so blessed to be a part of a great field trip last week.

A fellow homeschooling dad who is studying under the herbalist

Darryl Patton

who studied under 

Tommie Bass

offered to host a field trip on his property.

For a couple of hours, we were able to take a tour of his property.

We stopped and talked about trees, flowers and plants.

He identified the plants for us and discussed their medicinal uses.

Anyone who knows me...

knows this field trip was more fun for me than the kids.

I loved every minute of it...

and when he offered to host another walk...

I was ready to sign up that day!

Here are some of the fascinating things we learned...

Smart Weed

pink and white variety

an herb to support the kidney's

good to combine with sumac

asks as catalyst for other herbs

sumac berries

can use to make homemade pink lemonade

boil water first...add berries...let steep

helps treat bladder infections

(white berries indicate...poison sumac)

Goldenrod

make a tea with flowers

supports kidney/bladder 

Wood Sorrel

see the heart shaped leaves...three leaves in a cluster

Add to salads...High in Vitamin C

used to treat scurvy

(although too much can result in kidney stones)

yellow dock

large leaves in center...

cooked or raw

liver herb

Spurge

Hard to see here...but when you break the stems open a white latex liquid oozes out

the liquid is caustic

good for warts, moles, skin cancers

Loblolly Pine

pine needle tea

High in Vit. C

resin acts as an antibacterial on wounds and also seals it.

 

mimosa "flower of happiness"

mood elevator

tea from blooms for 4 weeks or more

Isn't this all so fascinating?