Susun Weed and grandaughter, Monica Jean go foraging on a wild weed walk. They discover Skunk Cabbage, Stinging Nettles, and Mustard Greens.
Green Blessings Everywhere!

Attract butterflies in your garden with Echinacea medicinal plants. Susun shows us Echinacea purpurea and talks about it's medicinal properties. Echinacea helps the immune system to deal with bacterial infection.

Comfrey. Nettle. Red Clover. Jewelweed. Yellow Rocket. Yellow Dock. Chives. Finding nutritious food and healing medicines can be as easy as stepping outside your door.

Susun talks about growing aromatic plants .. herbs with volitle oils, such as Sage, Rosemary, Thyme. She also talks about types of soil.

St. Joans (johns) wort (hypericum perforatum). Susun shows us the plant before it blooms to help with identifying it. The oil is a great ally for the skin.

Susun shows us her willow tree at the Wise Woman Center and talks about willow bark to counter pain from swollen joints.

Susun shows us Red Bee Balm which is in the mint family. Bee Balm makes wonderful tea, honey or vinegar.

Susun talks about harvesting roots, shows us dandelion roots and leaves. She then shows us how to prepare the roots for tincturing. Dandelion root tincture is great for digestion and more.

Susun talks about ginseng and how the adaptogen term was coined. Adaptogens are important for cancer treatment.

Wild grapevines contain Vitamin C. Boil leaves and wrap rice for a traditional healthy dish.

Walking with Susun, we see ground Ivy, aka creeping Jenny, and blood root which is antibacterial and a gum strengthener. Cleavers, dandelion, and violets.

Susun shows us a Ginkgo Biloba tree and talks about its use as an antioxidant, for memory, as well as preventing ovarian cancer.