Great Gifts for Nature Lovers: Field Guides!
November 29, 2011 by Joyce Dierschke
Filed under Amazing Creatures, Animals & Pets, Conservation, In The News, Nature, Wild Foods & Foraging
Looking for a great gift for the nature lover in your life? Take a look at the collection of nature field guides that we’ve compiled. You’ll find below field guides on animals, plants, edibles, trees, stars, seashells, birds and more!
Make it Fresh! How to Make Dandelion Tea and Cook Dandelion Greens
October 10, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Alternative Health, Foods & Supplements, General Nutrition, Herbology, Holistic Nutrition, Permaculture, Survival, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
The benefits of dandelion greens are amazing! Dandelion leaf tea is an excellent tonic and detox for the entire body. It helps to cleanse and detoxify the bladder, kidneys, liver and blood. It is an excellent, healthy diuretic because it is a natural source of potassium and replenishes any potassium lost through its diuretic action. When [...]
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
October 8, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Alternative Health, Boosting The Immune System, Herbology, Holistic Nutrition, Wild Foods & Foraging
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Other Names: Bitterwort, Blow-ball, Cankerwort, Clockflower, Doonheadclock, Irish Daisy, Lion’s Tooth, Piss-in-Bed, Pissinlit, Priest’s Crown, Pu Gong Ying, Puffball, Swine’s Snout, Taraxacum officinale, Taraxaci herba, Taraxaci radix cum herba, Telltime, Yellow Gowan, Wild Endive Dandelion Flower (Taraxacum officinale) Click Here to Visit our FREE Online Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Alphabetical [...]
Grow Your Natural Living Skills! Saturday Oct 8, Nashville, TN
October 6, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under In The News, Organic Food Production & Gardening, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
AN AFTERNOON OF FIVE DIVERSE MINI PLANT CLASSES, CLOTHING AND BOOKSWAP! This event is sponsored by Cindy Moonrose of Eatable Weed Walks and Plant Classes. Cindy is very knowledgable and a talented instructor. I have personally attended several of her classes, and have always come home with a wealth of new knowledge! (And sometimes even samples!) [...]
The Tennessee Naturalist Program
August 16, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under In The News, Nature, Wild Foods & Foraging
It’s going to be an exciting year! This year I have the opportunity to study with some of Tennessee’s top naturalists!! I’m hoping to use the knowledge to help others learn more about the natural treasures here in the beautiful state of Tennessee, as well as learn as much as possible about the wild edibles and medicinals in the [...]
Control Your Food Bill: Eat Better Food, Save Money, and Protect Yourself
August 8, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Holistic Living, Organic Food Production & Gardening, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
FOOD. It’s the most the most important thing to all of us. Do you realize how much you can save on your food bill each year? According to The Food4Wealth Program, the average family spends around $5000 per year on fresh food. That is a huge amount of money considering the average family earns less [...]
Pokeweed (Phytolacca Americana) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
July 31, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Alternative Health, Boosting The Immune System, Cancer Prevention & Politics, Herbology, Supplements, Survival, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
POKEWEED (Phytolacca Americana) Other Names: American Nightshade, Cancer Root, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Poke, Poke Salad, Poke Sallet, Pokeberry, Pokeroot, Pokeweed, Skoke, Virginia Poke Visit Our FREE Online Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Pokeweed is a robust perennial potherb that usually grows 4 to 12 feet tall, then dies back to the root during [...]
Violet Leaf Sweet Bread ~ A Recipe from LuminEarth.com
July 25, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under General Nutrition, Recipes, Wild Foods & Foraging
Violet leaves are very tasty and quite good for you! This recipe uses the leaves of the violet plant, and creates a bread similar to zucchini bread. Note: Only use leaves from the wild common violet plant that grows outdoors. The houseplant, African Violet is poisonous. If your are unsure how to identify the common violet, [...]
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
July 12, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Alternative Health, Herbology, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
Names: Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Common Thistle, Spear Thistle, Fuller’s Thistle Appearance: Thistles are easy to spot because the leaves and stems are prickly and hurt when you touch them. There are no poisonous look-alikes to thistles. None of the true thistles are known to be toxic, but the flavor varies from plant to plant. [...]
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
July 10, 2011 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology, Nature, Survival, Sustainable Living, Wild Foods & Foraging
Names: Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Algodoncillo, Broadleaf Milkweed, Cottonweed, Herbe à la Ouate, Kansas Milkweed, Silkweed, Silky Sallowwort, Seidenpflanze, Seidenpflanze Virginia Silk, Wild cotton Visit Our FREE Online Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Appearance: Common Milkweed is found throughout the US in old fields and on roadsides, in disturbed habitats, and in [...]