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Dangerous Look-Alikes of Appalachian Medicinal Plants
Appalachian medicinal plant look-alikes that can hurt you: ramps vs. false hellebore, elder vs. water hemlock, yarrow vs. hemlock, and how I tell them apart.
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How to Forage Bloodroot, the Mountain Way (and When Not To)
How to forage bloodroot in the southern Appalachians — how to know it, why to take little or none, the ethical harvest, and how the mountain…
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How to Forage and Use Ramps Without Losing the Patch
Forage ramps the mountain way: how I find wild leeks in the coves, tell them from a leaf that can kill you, harvest so the patch…
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What to Forage in Appalachia in Spring: A Starter List
What to forage in spring in Appalachia — the first mountain plants I gather each April, how to know them without guessing, and how I put…
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How to Make a Mountain Root Tincture (Beginner’s Way)
How to make a mountain root tincture the old Appalachian way — the roots I start beginners on, the folk ratio I use, and the stewardship…
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Mountain Apothecary Holiday Gifts You Can Make by Hand
Mountain apothecary holiday gifts you can make from your own dried herbs — a yarrow salve, an infused oil, and a herbal tea blend, the way…
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Beginner Mountain Apothecary Supplies: What You Actually Need
The beginner mountain apothecary supplies I actually reach for after forty years up a cove in Madison County — what earns a shelf spot, and what…
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Foraging White Pine Needles for Winter Tea in Appalachia
How I forage eastern white pine needles in the Appalachian mountains and steep them into a bright winter tea — how to know the tree, gather…
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How to Identify Appalachian Medicinal Plants in Winter
How to identify Appalachian medicinal plants in winter — the mullein, rabbit tobacco, witch hazel, white pine, and sumac I can still find on the mountain…
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How to Make a Yarrow Salve at Home, the Mountain Way
How to make a yarrow salve the old mountain way — how I identify and dry the plant, infuse the oil, and set it with beeswax…