#wildcrafting — Public Fediverse posts

Part of my bountiful, backyard #TurkeyTails colony. I have thousands of them now 😀

#FungiFriday #mushrooms #nature #BackyardNature #fungus #fungi #mycelium #Wsanec #Saanich #biodiversity #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Medicinal #Wildcrafting

I've been having fun the past couple days checking out and adding to https://beta.fallingfruit.org - an amazing resource for foragers the world over. I'm not adding my fave spots because I selfishly would like to keep them sekrit, mwahaha, and hopefully I'll get over that because seriously, there's wild food in abundance all over the city and this scarcity mindset does nobody any good.

#foraging #forager #FallingFruit #Flora #NativePlants #EdiblePlants #Wildcrafting #WildFood

🧅 Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

(... I'm lucky to have a lot of them on my farm)

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-habitats-forest-farming-wild-leeks.html

#plants #forests #leeks #wildcrafting #botany #research #ecology

🌳 Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

https://theconversation.com/wild-ginseng-is-declining-but-small-scale-diggers-arent-the-main-threat-to-this-native-plant-and-they-can-help-save-it-236040

#ginseng #wildcrafting #conservation

A short list of wild Edible and Medicinal Plants and Herbs growing in many areas of BC for wildcrafting.

(Note: there are many other uses than what I have listed, don't use any of these if you are pregnant or nursing and research everything from a reputable source before using yourself)

Plantain: Plantago Major and Plantago Lanceolata- fresh leaves for bee and wasp stings, salads. Soothing skin salve.
Dandelion: Taraxacum Officinale (Asteraceae)- flowers for wine, roots for coffee-like beverage, leaves for salads and tonics
Mullein: Verbascum- leaves and flowers for teas, coughs, bronchitis and sore chest
Red Clover: Trifolium pratense- teas for coughs and colds, skin wash for psoriasis, flowers in salad
Periwinkle: Vinca minor- astringent for bleeding, mouth wash for ulcers, sore throat, bleeding gums (unsafe to take internally- use with caution)
Elderberry: Sambucus Caerulea (blue variety)-
flowers for teas, berries for wine, mead, syrups and cough drops. Enhances immunity.
Hawthorne: Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae)- young leaves in salad. berries for elixir, brandy, syrups. Good for regulating heart rate.
Horsetail: Equisetum- astringent for wound healing, also useful for scrubbing pots
Wild Rose: Rosa acicularis- petals and rose hips for jelly, jam, incense
Pine: Pinus- resin and leaves for incense, leaves for flavouring meat and tea
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii- leaves for flavouring whisky, and meat
Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata- bark and leaves for incense
Mahonia (Oregon Grape): Mahonia aquifolium or the dwarf plant nervosa- many medicinal uses for the root, but I only use the berries for jelly and syrup.

#wildcrafting #foraging #selfsustainability #wildmedicine #PlantKnowledge

#DailyBloggingChallenge (25/25)

One of the niche topics in #OpenStreetMap is depicting the genus of a tree. The current #botany hardship is to learn the differences between mountain ash (aka rowan) and European ash (aka ash).

One would think they are both from the same genus Fraxinus, since they both have the word “ash” in their name, but actually rowan is from the genus Sorbus.

The next step is to learn how to depict these two species and it comes down to how the leaf stem is connected to the branch, one is compound (ash), whereas the other is staggered (rowan). To add to the trickiness, the leaf of both species consists of compound leaflets. These leaflets are arranged along the leaf stem to create the leaf and each leaflet has its own leaflet stem.

(Of course there are many other differences like leaflet shape and count or bark shape, though trying create a method that can withstand dim lit scenarios like night.)

To imagine the differences between compound and staggered, imagine wearing a shirt that uses buttons vs one that uses a zipper. The buttons need to be aligned with their holes to comfortably wear the shirt, so they are compound. Whereas if you have a zipper, the teeth are alternating, so they are staggered.

In summary:

• rowan (genus: Sorbus) has staggered leaves,
• ash (genus: Fraxinus) has compound leaves, and
• both have compound leaflets

Fun fact: The Fraxinus genus is the predominant genus that has compound leaves.

#gardening #tree #herbalism #foraging #wildcrafting #fieldguide #flora

After years of screaming to the rooftops that ethical herbalists should not use Rhodiola rosea, I’m happy to report that new protections and advances in cultivation efforts bring it closer to being a sustainable choice.

Here's my blog post with loads of links if you want to follow me down the rabbit hole.

https://drornaizakson.com/rhodiola-rosea-gets-international-protection/

#HerbalEthics #sustainability #SustainableHerbalism #wildcrafting #CITES #Rhodiola #RhodiolaRosea

After years of screaming to the rooftops that ethical herbalists should not use Rhodiola rosea, I’m happy to report that new protections and advances in cultivation efforts bring it closer to being a sustainable choice.

Here's my blog post with loads of links if you want to follow me down the rabbit hole.

https://drornaizakson.com/rhodiola-rosea-gets-international-protection/

#HerbalEthics #sustainability #SustainableHerbalism #wildcrafting #CITES #Rhodiola #RhodiolaRosea

After years of screaming to the rooftops that ethical herbalists should not use Rhodiola rosea, I’m happy to report that new protections and advances in cultivation efforts bring it closer to being a sustainable choice.

Here's my blog post with loads of links if you want to follow me down the rabbit hole.

https://drornaizakson.com/rhodiola-rosea-gets-international-protection/

#HerbalEthics #sustainability #SustainableHerbalism #wildcrafting #CITES #Rhodiola #RhodiolaRosea

@astobart it’s a wonderful plant and we are so fortunate to have so much growing wild here in #Washington I’ve learned so much about #wildcrafting from Michael (Skeeter) and his videos are crammed with info. Check out his website for links to all sorts of good things https://friendsofthetrees.net/ a true visionary with #permaculture, #EarthRepair #AlternativeCommunity

Okay, as I participate in the 2022 #twittermigration I offer this #introduction to Wyndi: #agriculture #farmer #teacher #tutor #editor #accessibility #transcriptionist #BZA #zoning #hamradio #garden #knit #crossstitch #embroidery #sewing #maker #cordage #reenactor #restoration #antiquetractors #religion #tarot #wildcrafting #foraging #herbs #hedgebothering
So, in case this list didn’t make it clear, I am #ActuallyAutistic and one of the #neurodivergent #AutismAcceptance types.