Lavandula officinalis
Rosa
Erythronium americanum
Prunus yedoensis
May 24, 2012
A little bit of magic at the castle…
May 7, 2012
Dr. Jim Duke and Jim Meuninck: 100 most important Edible Herbs
Dr. Jim Duke and Jim Meuninck: 100 most important Edible Herbs- 53 min in-depth plant identification video from 1988
Anytime your wild crafting, its best to follow the “rule of threes”. The rule of threes suggests that you don’t collect a plant from an area until the third time you come across it, to promise it’s presence in the area will perserved. This is a simple and easy way we can remember to protect the earth and her many plant spirits! United Plant Savers do a lot of great work to protect our healing herbs so make sure to check out there website, especially for lists of ”At Risk” and “To-Watch” herbs that we should all refrain from collecting at the moment.
May 5, 2012
Embrace your weeds!
WEEDS can save the world. So many of our every day, villainized weeds are actually highly useful- both medicinally and nutritionally. They are growing for a reason. Their pesky presence in your lawn or garden is working to purify the planet and restore the earth- through the soil, the air and it’s people. Check out the links below for some more information on our most nutritious and medicinal weeds from the one and only Susan Weed
Weeds in Your Garden? Bite Back
Edible Weeds: Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard
Roadside Harvest
December 28, 2011
Moon Garden 2011
Moonflower.photo by Morgan DeVoe.
This year, we were excited to go all out with garden space we have at our Elm St Castle. Morganalefay & EternalInnerSmile busted their humps cleaning up the beds and fixing the weathered greenhouse that we are also SO lucky to have on the property. They started the bounty of veggies, tons of cooking herbs and many many medicinal herbs. Not sure what to flourish next, I decided to surprise the girls with a little project of my own- a Witch Inspired Moon Garden.
September 16, 2011
Just in the Woods with my friends…
Volume Two:
West Canada Lakes, Adirondacks- New York 7.20
Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja (photo by Scott Chimileski)
Heal-All, Self-Heal, Prunella-vulgaris (photo by Scott Chimileski)
September 12, 2011
Just in the Woods with my friends…
Volume One:
I was lucky enough to squeeze in a lot of backpacking and camping trips this summer with my friends and family. While marveling at the wonders of it all, re-grounding ourselves and finding tranquility with nature, we also did a lot of plant identification on the run! Love you Peterson Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs!!
Alander Taconics, Mass. 5.20 with my brother Scott and Chris-a dear, sweet friend of mine…
Violet,Viola (photo by scott chimilesk)
Wood Betony- Stachy officinalis (photo by scott chimileski)
September 10, 2011
know your MUSHROOMS :)
Click Here for a Great Mushroom Film video on Hulu.com!!
“Follows ber myco visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans as they lead us on a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi.”
the mycelium’s vast web of connectedness never ceases to amaze me. Entertaining plus TONS of useful info on identifying and utilizing greatly under-appreciated powerful (and yummy) mushrooms!
The Beautiful botanical plate of Amanita Caesaream Scopoli above was recently purchased by moi for a good price from a kind fellow at my love- the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market last weekend! 
If you cant watch the whole film on Hulu, at least check out this fantastic 50s commercial for cream of mushroom soup.
