00:07:19 Mar: Mar (afrotaino) arriving from Massachusett land. 00:07:21 Ann W (she/her): Good afternoon! Ann she/her 00:07:31 Ashley (she/her): Feel free to add my IG @ojo_isegun 00:07:32 Stacie Johnson: Stacie (she/her) from Kickapoo, Peoria, Potawatomi lands (Chicago) 00:07:35 Ann W (she/her): From Southern Maryland... 00:08:03 Cierra(she/her): Good Afternoon, Everyone! (Chesterfield, VA) :) 00:08:11 @JayeRell: @naturallydope24.7 00:08:19 Stacie Johnson: you are muted Molly 00:08:24 birdie radford: Hello, Birdie he/she/bird Osage Territory. @aberdeenradford. 00:08:33 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): Taína, she/her, ancestral land of the Massachusetts (Boston) 00:08:34 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Paola connecting from the (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) unceded and traditional territories 00:08:45 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Land Acknowledgments https://native-land.ca/ nativeland.ta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQldd3L0qw Instagram / Social Media Handles Menti Info: https://www.menti.com/77ce5se5z9 or Go to menti.com and enter code 55 22 73 00:09:08 Patti (she/her): Patti (she/her) from Piscataway lands (DC) 00:09:12 Gleny Vargas: Gleny,Springifield Ma 00:09:21 Tosca she/her/alien : Hi Tosca she/her IG @prettypaperprettypen 00:09:21 Aria: hi everyone! aria, she/her, on Piscataway land (north of Baltimore) 00:09:24 Kathya (she/they): Hello! I’m Kathya (she/her) in Piscataway lands (Maryland, USA). 00:09:39 isabelribe: What tea are we doing? 00:09:40 Kathya (she/they): She/they sorry lol 00:09:44 Mahika: peppermint 00:09:53 Nailah (she/her): Hi Everyone. Nailah from Piscataway land 00:10:02 Mar (she/ella/we): Teas Needed for Tea Tastings: Holy Basil 10/17 Dandelion Root as well as live plant, potted, plant cutting for plant journey 10/24 Peppermint 11/15 Marshmallow Root 3/14 Nettles 5/2 00:10:09 @JayeRell: thanks for asking! 00:10:24 Che (they/them): from DC /Nacotchtank lands 00:10:42 Mykalee (She/They): Hello everyone. I'm Mykalee on Lenape Land (Easton, PA) 00:10:52 Asari B.: Good afternoon! Joining from Munsee Lenape lands (Harlem, NYC) 00:10:54 anjuli she/her/we: Good morning all, Anjuli (she/her/we) in piscataway conoy land in rockville MD. waking up with so much gratitude for the day ahead and the profond day with Ayo yesterday 00:10:55 Mahika: Mahika she/her on Muwekma Ohlone land 00:11:31 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): Good morning! Joining from Osage land (St. Louis, MO) 00:11:39 Fouzia Bencheikh (she/her): Hello all, Fouzia (she/her) from Piscataway and Anacostan lands (aka D.C.) 00:11:45 Kathya (she/they): @anjuli hi! I’’m in Rockville as well :) 00:12:00 Kelly Castro she/her: Hello from Occohannock land 00:12:06 Amber (she/her): Hello everyone. Joining from Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) land 00:12:14 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Hello, yiming (she/they) from Piscataway land (aka Alexandria, VA) 00:12:48 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Throat and tummy 00:12:54 Asari B.: Straight to nasal passages 00:13:00 Kathya (she/they): Throat, nose, stomatch 00:13:04 Ann W (she/her): Kinda weird today...in my shoulders and the bottom of my feet :) 00:13:08 Sherese Francis: My nasal passages and throat 00:13:09 Kelly Castro she/her: sinuses 00:13:13 Aria: nasal passages for me too! 00:13:22 Landis(she/her/elle): Greetings Wild Ginger community- Landis,(she/elle) joining from Tiwa lands(albuquerque) 00:13:23 Michelle Cook: I feel it in my heart and stomach area. 00:14:41 Aria: up and out for me 00:14:53 Joanna: down and up simultaneously 00:14:58 Dewaynia (she/her): back of my head and neck feels open and very outward. 00:14:59 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): I'm feeling shoulders and fingers too 00:15:00 Sherese Francis: Mostly outward like radiating out 00:15:02 Kathya (she/they): Up and out for me as well, usually feel it more downward/inward 00:15:16 Mykalee (She/They): Up and out. Heart, Head, Throat. 00:15:33 Michelle Cook: I feel it all over my body, especially in my torso area. Its calming. 00:15:49 Mar (she/ella/we): I feel is releasing tension on my neck. 00:16:11 Patti (she/her): Invigorating and clearing 00:16:16 Mykalee (She/They): It tastes cool. 00:16:16 Joanna: sharp, slightly bitter 00:16:23 birdie radford: sweet, slightly earthy 00:16:33 Michelle Cook: it tastes cool and warm at the same time 00:16:33 Sherese Francis: Sharp leafy taste 00:16:36 Che (they/them): earthy thin mints/ bitter 00:16:39 Cierra(she/her): sweet 00:16:56 Dewaynia (she/her): sweet and bitter 00:16:59 Paola QC, her, her, ella: salty 00:17:01 anjuli she/her/we: sweet and gently spicy, tingles that linger after the tea goes down 00:17:11 Kathya (she/they): Cooling, sweet, a bit mineral-y 00:17:11 Sherese Francis: Slight sweet taste 00:17:23 Galaxy Note8: sweet and moistening 00:17:31 Sarah Tracy: cool 00:17:49 Ashley (she/her): for me this feels cooling 00:17:50 Kelly Castro she/her: drying 00:17:50 Sherese Francis: Cooling refreshing 00:17:52 Michelle Cook: Its feels moistening, calming. it feels familiar like meeting an old friend 00:17:57 Kathya (she/they): Moistening and relaxing 00:17:58 Che (they/them): drying 00:17:59 Aria: cooling and moistening showing up in my heart space 00:18:00 Sherese Francis: moistening 00:18:32 Asari B.: drying. energizing? 00:18:33 Mykalee (She/They): It's cooling. But it's drying for me. especially on my tongue. 00:18:43 Beecher (she/her): clearing 00:18:43 Cierra(she/her): moist. it makes my mouth a bit water 00:18:55 Marcus Carter (he,him): feeling relaxed and uplifted 00:19:32 Landis(she/her/elle): i feel the leaf medicine 00:19:37 Sherese Francis: leaf 00:19:38 Michelle Cook: This my peppermint I grew myself, its the leaf medicine 00:19:43 Sarah Tracy: aerial 00:19:43 Kathya (she/they): Leaf 00:19:45 Beecher (she/her): leaf 00:19:45 Ann W (she/her): Maybe it's a leaf medicine, and that's why we are feeling it outward... 00:19:50 Mykalee (She/They): Leaf and stem 00:19:55 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): Leaf and maybe stem 00:19:59 Aria: leaf and stem 00:21:29 Cierra(she/her): that's good to know! i'll have to do that next time 00:22:08 Sherese Francis: Yes I was wondering why the smell wasn’t strong 00:22:27 @JayeRell: so is she saying you keep more oils when it’s fresh? 00:24:28 @JayeRell: ok thanks. this is helpful. 00:24:39 @JayeRell: yes it does. I grow a lot of my own herbs. 00:26:54 Asari B.: Could peppermint work for hot flashes? 00:28:35 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Isn’t too cold from menstrual cramps? 00:28:45 Anne White Hat: Topically? 00:28:46 Mahika (she/her): I have been making peppermint tea this week to help with late night cravings! Really helpful! 00:28:53 Lauren (she/her): Would it be a good vehicle herb to pair with other herbs to help the plant medicine from that herb get to where it needs in the body? I can’t remember what it’s called when there is a “helping herb”… 00:30:45 Terican : Does peppermint tea contain tannins that lessen the absorption of iron? 00:30:49 birdie radford: we make a peppermint 'hot chocolate' with chocolate peppermint and some steamed soy milk 00:31:11 Kathya (she/they): @birdie love peppermint hot chocolate! :) 00:31:14 Michelle Cook: @birdie, that sounds amazing!!! 00:31:38 Lauren (she/her): Thanks :) 00:31:53 Paola QC, her, her, ella: thanks @mahika 00:33:46 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Menti Info: https://www.menti.com/77ce5se5z9 or Go to menti.com and enter code 55 22 73 00:33:52 Ann W (she/her): It's there 00:34:01 Keona (she, hers): has yesterday’s class been uploaded yet? 00:34:35 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: yes. I saw the recording. 00:34:38 Kathya (she/they): Yes 00:34:38 Michelle Cook: yes 00:34:39 Landis(she/her/elle): yes 00:34:43 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Where exactly is the class portal? I only see the meeting login info 00:35:32 Mahika (she/her): https://www.wildgingerherbalcenter.com/online-community-herbal-program1.html you have to be logged in 00:36:04 Lauren (she/her): @yiming - it’s below the meeting login info when you login at the link that @Mahika shared <3 00:36:30 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Gotcha. I didn’t realize there was anything below. I don’t see any course documents for today’s class date 00:36:41 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): They are at the bottom 00:37:05 Nayo Akowe: i have 00:37:09 Brandonia he/him: I have 00:37:09 Michelle Cook: I have 00:37:09 Marcus Carter (he,him): yes 00:37:09 fatima abdallah: yes 00:37:10 Mahika (she/her): command+f “course documents" 00:37:12 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Yes I have 00:37:13 birdie radford: i have 00:37:13 Joanna Winkler (she/her): yes! 00:37:13 Sarah Baracks: yes 00:37:14 Celina Brown: not yet 00:37:15 Cierra(she/her): I haven't yet 00:37:16 Che (they/them): yes 00:37:17 Patti (she/her): yes! 00:37:17 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): Yes 00:37:19 Tosca she/her/alien : Not yet 00:37:19 Joanna: yes 00:37:20 Kristy Tillman: I have 00:37:20 Sherese Francis: yes 00:37:20 Mahika (she/her): Yes! 00:37:21 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): not yet 00:37:22 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: I see the course documents, I don’t see anything for 11/15 00:37:22 Kathya (she/they): Yes 00:37:22 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: not yet 00:37:22 anjuli she/her/we: mhmm 00:37:23 Kaisa (She/Hers): Yes! 00:37:23 Edith & Nam (they/them): I have! 00:37:23 Kerie-Ann L: yes 00:37:23 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: yes 00:37:24 Keona (she, hers): not yet 00:37:25 Emily Saturnino: Yes 00:37:27 anita (she/her): yes :)) 00:37:27 Hanna (she/her): Not yet 00:37:30 Sarah Tracy: I've made herbal medicine, but am always interested in hearing suggestions about other ways to do it 00:37:31 Eve: yes 00:37:34 Ann W (she/her): I have dabbled.. 00:37:35 Kelly Castro she/her: yes 00:37:37 Mar (she/ella/we): Yes 00:37:40 Danyelle Antone: yes 00:37:46 Mykalee (She/They): Yes. 00:37:46 Lakesha Miller: ive made essential oil blends for allergies 00:37:48 joshika (she/her): Not yet 00:37:54 Gleny Vargas: no 00:37:55 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: elderberry syrup 00:37:57 Danyelle Antone: elderberry syrup 00:38:00 Landis(she/her/elle): herbal smoke blends 00:38:00 Mykalee (She/They): I've made Fire Cider 00:38:02 Mar (she/ella/we): Fire cider 00:38:04 fatima abdallah: Nettles Infusion 00:38:07 Joanna: oxymels 00:38:07 Verena Robinson: I have a few family ones 00:38:07 Monica A: I have made elderberry syrup 00:38:12 Mar (she/ella/we): Rose flower essence 00:38:13 Yaya (they/them): Calendula Salve 00:38:18 Joanna: flower essences 00:38:19 Ann W (she/her): fire cider and rose hip oil 00:38:19 Asari B.: Loving Hawthorn and Rose right now 00:38:21 jlow19: Arnica oil 00:38:23 Danyelle Antone: harvested dried and ground chicory root 00:38:24 Patti (she/her): Tea, tincture, infused oil. love passionflower tea and tincture and tulsi tea. 00:38:25 Sarah Tracy: Lots of tinctures and herbal vinegars 00:38:26 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): water infusions , syrups, oils/salves, incense/herb bundles, extracts 00:38:26 Emily Saturnino: ginger syrup. plantain salve. hawthorn syrup. 00:38:26 Joanna Winkler (she/her): fire cider, tulsi tincture, skullcap tincture, salve, all from herbs grown on my farm. tried making an echinacea tincture this fall and the roots kicked my butt! 00:38:29 Kerie-Ann L: Grew up with peppermint infusion. My favorite 00:38:29 Shakira she/her: I was fascinated by the process of making medicine with Ancel in Costa Rica 00:38:33 Nayo Akowe: bitters, teas, infused oils 00:38:37 Marcus Carter (he,him): I make a fire cider every winter 00:38:37 Kelly Castro she/her: infused honey and oils, fire cider 00:38:38 Mykalee (She/They): Different infusions like with nettle, oatstraw, etc. 00:38:43 Edith & Nam (they/them): tea blends, fire cider, baths, sprays and other aromatherapy, food! 00:38:44 Michelle Cook: elderberry syrup, different tinctures and infusions 00:38:46 Nicole Johns: I have been making calendula oil and herbal vinegars. I have harvested a lot of herbs from the garden and mixing teas. 00:38:48 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Yaya I started infusing oil with calendula years ago…lol i wonder if it’s still good 00:38:51 Hanna (she/her): i’m loving st johns wort and lemon balm right now 00:38:52 birdie radford: Just next to me I have calendual oil, tulsi tincture, reishi oil, yarrow tincture, spilanthese tincture, spilantese oil, poke tincture and more! 00:38:54 Kaisa (She/Hers): Tnctures, tea blends, cough medicines, fire cider, elderberry elixir, Hawthorn and Rose elixirs, pain salves, black salve, 00:38:57 Earnest (he/him): I've made anti-bacterial/antiviral teas with garlic, rosemary, lemons, cinnamon, and clove, 00:39:06 @JayeRell: elderberry syrup, cannabis tinctures, oils, extracts, blue lotus flower tincture, teas (lots of them), herbal smoking blends, etc. 00:39:06 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Alcoholado: gather different herbs, mainly good for pain relief, add cinnamon bark, black pepper, add alcohol, and mentol if you want and keep it for 3 month before use 00:39:12 Maggie (she/her): Loving Violet Oxymel and fire cider 00:39:15 Kristy Tillman: I make tinctures, glycerite, vinegars, electuaries, cordials, Witch hazel, salve, nourishing infusions, infused oils and more. 00:39:44 Landis(she/her/elle): herbal steams mix for lungs, heart 00:39:45 Shakira she/her: I love the word oxymel 00:39:50 @JayeRell: that sounds delicious. 00:39:52 Patti (she/her): @Earnest love garlic in tea with lemon 00:39:53 Che (they/them): plantain poultice 00:40:01 Hanna (she/her): Love the broth! Yum! 00:40:34 anita (she/her): overnight infusions, daily :)). fire cider, elderberry syrup, infused oils and I'm curious how to make salves from the oils 00:40:37 Eve: syrups salves , creams, tinctures, elixirs and honeys are my new favorites 00:40:41 Dana Robinson: that sounds like it would be so good in oatmeal or congee 00:40:42 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Also, I’ve made antiviral teas with garlic, chilis, lemons, cinnamon, equinacea, and clove. 00:40:43 Kathya (she/they): Tea blends, broths, ginger and honey infusions sometimes with turmeric and garlic 00:41:06 Verena Robinson: I make shrubs, infusions and teas. 00:41:38 Meli (she/ella): @Shakira, what is Ancel? Is that a plant? 00:41:43 Mykalee (She/They): ooohhh I never thought of broth. Yes! :) 00:41:48 Yaya (they/them): @Yiming my calendula is over a year old right now and still working really great! lol 00:42:31 Sarah Baracks: Rose Glycerite amazing on it’s own but it is also lovely to mix with tinctures that don’t taste very good. 00:42:35 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Yaya hmm mine is prob more like 3-4+ years old lol 00:42:38 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): Medical Mushroom-infused maple syrup (mushroom: shiitake, lions mane, oyster, reishi, turkey tail) 00:42:43 Mahika (she/her): turmeric/cardamom/clove/ginger/black pepper and cacao blends with almond milk, floral tulsi teas, elderberry preparations and steaming eucalyptus and peppermint for colds! 00:43:49 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): medicinal* mushrooms :) 00:43:51 Hanna (she/her): that’s amazing! 00:44:07 Netha she/her: I make simple spice tea for my family and myself all winter (ginger, cinnamon, turmeric) will probably experiment and add other things to try this next winter! 00:44:13 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: ooh @Taína that sounds amazing!! 00:44:18 Landis(she/her/elle): =) loving all these 00:44:29 Tiffany (she/her): Taina, where do you get your shrooms? Any particular brand? 00:45:25 Michelle Cook: @Taina, have to try! 00:45:59 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): Turkey tail I foraged (the only mushroom I’m comfortable id), the others I get from food/herb stores 00:46:22 Tiffany (she/her): Okie dok. Thank you! 00:46:50 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): I’ve found dried mushrooms at farmers market too 00:48:12 anjuli she/her/we: sorry I’m tech challenged too-where do we find this ppt? 00:48:36 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): https://www.wildgingerherbalcenter.com/uploads/1/9/4/5/1945449/2020_folk_herbal_medicine_making.pdf 00:48:41 Lauren (she/her): @anjuli- it’s in the second half of the Folk Herbal Medicine Making document from the first class - starts on page 16 of the PDF <3 00:49:42 anjuli she/her/we: oh thank you so much @Lauren! found it 00:49:59 Lauren (she/her): :) 00:50:09 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Tiffany you can also get them at some Asian grocery stores 00:55:43 Kristy Tillman: I like to make tea once with the Marc from a tincture. 00:56:01 Kristy Tillman: The Marc from oils are great for a bath. 00:56:52 Kerie-Ann L: I am on the Wild Ginger Site and I do not see this power point 00:56:54 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: What is the Marc? Did I miss that? 00:56:56 Sarah Tracy: that's a great idea Kristy! 00:57:38 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Letitia I think the marc is just the plant material used to make the medicine, what’s left over after it’s done extracting 00:57:39 anjuli she/her/we: the marc is the the parts of the plant used after extraction, and Molly’s saying to return to earth 00:57:40 Shakira she/her: Very clear 00:57:41 Ashley (she/her): yes 00:57:42 Edith & Nam (they/them): Taina shared the slides above 00:57:44 Michelle Cook: THat makes so much sense! 00:57:47 Landis(she/her/elle): yes 00:57:49 Hanna (she/her): That makes sense to me! 00:57:51 Shakira she/her: Makes sense 00:57:53 Ann W (she/her): absoutely 00:58:01 Monica A: I think that’s a great idea about starting out at £Herb 00:58:05 Michelle Cook: I had a reaction to a mix and had to throw the whole thing away. 00:58:09 Monica A: with one herb 00:58:34 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: the parts of the plant, got it. Thank you all. 00:59:19 Monica A: Is there a book that looks like various combination of two or three herbs for an infusion 01:03:45 Mar (she/ella/we): Lemon balm cold infusion: possible with fresh leaves? 01:04:55 Kaisa (She/Hers): I use a French press 01:05:46 Ashley (she/her): I have a metal straw that filters out the herbs if you dont have a mesh ball or a tea bag 01:06:01 Dana Robinson: Paper tea bags you can fill yourself! 01:06:13 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Ashley is that for yerba mate? 01:06:23 fatima abdallah: with lemon balm, do you prefer it in a cold water infusion to drinking it hot? 01:06:29 Asari B.: nutmilk bags are great for straining infusions 01:06:45 Verena Robinson: I use nitrous oxide 01:06:52 Fouzia Bencheikh (she/her): What’s the process for sun tea? 01:07:19 Fouzia Bencheikh (she/her): Ah ok, got it! 01:08:08 Fouzia Bencheikh (she/her): That makes sense. 01:09:16 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: decoctions are used in traditional Chinese medicine 01:09:57 Emily Saturnino: How many milliliters has the jar? 01:11:17 Lauren (she/her): @Emily - 1 quart is just under 1000mL 01:11:46 Emily Saturnino: Thank you @Lauren :) 01:11:51 Lauren (she/her): :) 01:13:28 Joanna Winkler (she/her): The list of books recommended a couple of classes ago is now on the student forum as well - thanks to whoever pulled that from the chat! 01:13:32 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): I like Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use 01:13:37 @JayeRell: what’s the name of the book again? 01:13:38 Ashley (she/her): @yiming You know what, it probably is. Someone gave it to me as a gift 01:13:43 @JayeRell: by Susan weed 01:14:27 Sarah Baracks: What is the name of Susan Weed’s book again? 01:15:05 Ashley (she/her): I use The Modern Herbal Dispensatory A medicine-making guide by Thomas Easley 01:15:14 Nicole Noor: Healing Wise by Susan Weed 01:15:51 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: What's the problem with Susan Weed? In a nutshell to clear the space please. 01:16:05 birdie radford: She is transphobic. 01:16:16 birdie radford: and she has a history of abusing her apprentices 01:16:19 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: Got it! 01:16:20 Paola QC, her, her, ella: For sure we can find another book, 01:16:51 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: yikes. For some reason I thought she was anti-Black and appropriated Black herbal traditions, but I might be confusing her with someone else 01:17:01 birdie radford: she probably has too! 01:17:18 Mar (she/ella/we): That would be great, Molly 01:17:30 @JayeRell: we have a class forum? 01:17:30 Emily Saturnino: Infusion are always in hot water right? Even if they sit in the water during the night right? 01:17:34 @JayeRell: I’m so behind. 01:17:39 Jhonna (she/they): Could you list the names of the last two books you mentioned about medicine making? 01:17:39 @JayeRell: thank you! 01:17:59 Paola QC, her, her, ella: regarding devotions, in many places at the global south this is the way we prepare our teas 01:18:01 Anais Naharro-Murphy: Yes- ditto @Mar! I think that would be great to have a list of specific resources on the forum to reference 01:18:23 Paola QC, her, her, ella: DECOCTIONS (autocorrect pain here) 01:18:32 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health with Rosemary Gladstar 01:19:04 Kathya (she/they): I haven’t even been to the forum yet. Will definitely check it out soon 01:19:18 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Queering herbalism is such a great resources 01:19:31 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @JayeRell you’re all good, I just realized about the class forum too. 01:20:12 Eve: http://queerherbalism.blogspot.com/ 01:20:18 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Queering Herbalism with Toi Scott 01:20:28 Kristy Tillman: Healing Herbal Infusions by Coleen Codekas 01:21:39 Landis(she/her/elle): spanish written book- Remedios Naturales Para el Cuidado de La Salud- Ediciones Aguilar 01:21:43 Sharon (she, her): Thank you Emily! 01:21:53 Kathya (she/they): @Landis gracias! 01:22:16 isabelribe: how do we access the forum? 01:22:19 Mar (she/ella/we): “Hasta los baños te curan” by Maria Benedetti 01:22:24 tm: yes, that would be great 01:22:35 Landis(she/her/elle): claro que si! most def! 01:22:51 Mar (she/ella/we): Also by Benedetti: “Sembrando y saneando en Puerto Rico” 01:23:00 Mar (she/ella/we): *sanando 01:23:21 Christina Carr: Working the Roots by Michele Lee 01:23:51 tm: Decision paralysis, lol 01:24:27 Anais Naharro-Murphy: thank you @Mar for resources in spanish! 01:24:49 Landis(she/her/elle): gracias @Mar! 01:26:58 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: At some point will we talk about what's a better base? 01:27:34 Tiffany (she/her): Thyme, Lemongrass and what was in the glycerin? 01:27:48 Paola QC, her, her, ella: can you share how much alcohol we should use to prepare tincture 01:27:50 Tiffany (she/her): Thank you! 01:28:15 Kristy Tillman: a dropperful is 30 drops 01:28:18 @JayeRell: that was my question too. how much is a dropper full? 01:28:37 Verena Robinson: One drop is apex 1 ml 01:28:44 Verena Robinson: Oops aprx 01:29:43 Sarah Tracy: thanks so much for asking that question Monica A! 01:29:58 @JayeRell: 😂😂😂 01:30:40 fatima abdallah: are they washed and dried? do the herbs have to be fully dry? 01:33:06 Ashley (she/her): should you use different proofs of alcohol for different herbs or can you generally use the same proof for any? 01:33:09 tm: Good question. If we choose to wash the herbs can you recommend a good way to clean them? 01:33:17 anjuli she/her/we: everclear 01:33:45 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Anjuli, do you just get everclear from the liquor store? 01:33:57 tm: thanks @anjuli I’ll look it up 01:34:07 Kristy Tillman: we use 190 proof organic sugar cane alcohol from organicalcohol.com - company started by an herbalist 01:34:10 Eve: E&J brandy or local organic vodka 01:34:26 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Molly, can you please repeat the proof or % we need to use? 01:34:51 Kristy Tillman: proof depends on plant and if it’s dry or fresh 01:34:59 Demetria [She/her]: Should you not use fresh herbs with glycerin because of water? 01:35:21 Ann W (she/her): The slide says to always use dark bottles. Is that ALWAYS? 01:35:42 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: What proof should it be? At least 30? Should it be alcohol or are vinegar & glycerin OK? 01:35:52 Sarah Baracks: Do you ever add some water to your tinctures? 01:36:23 Sarah Baracks: *alcohol tinctures 01:37:54 Elizabeth <3: do you have to sterilize your jars before you pour your tinctures back in? 01:38:51 Nicole Noor: do you ever soak it longer than the 6 weeks? 01:38:53 Kristy Tillman: the Ricoh Cech- Making Plant Medline book has ratios for alcohol and glycerin using fresh or dry. So you sometimes dilute, sometimes don’t. Greatly depends on your alcohol proof you’re starting with. 01:38:53 @JayeRell: what would you use a chamomile tincture for? the same thing as a chamomile tea? 01:39:49 Tiffany (she/her): Thank you, Kristy! 01:40:07 Kristy Tillman: I regularly let mine go longer than 6 weeks if I don’t need them right away. 01:40:31 Nicole Noor: @kristy me too! thanks :-) 01:41:18 Sarah Baracks: If you use parchment paper it saves your tops. 01:41:30 anjuli she/her/we: lol me too @kirsty and @nicole…i have yarrow that I’ve had in olive oil for ..years….can I even use it at this point? 01:41:54 Kristy Tillman: Anjuli - smell it. might be okay 01:42:12 @JayeRell: amazon. tiny bottles and droppers from AliExpress 01:42:17 Lauren (she/her): masontops.com has different lids, including silicone tops 01:42:41 Kristy Tillman: dropperstop.com has the cheapest prices for dropper bottles. Small business in Michigan and they have great customer service. 01:43:11 anjuli she/her/we: will do @kristy-thank you!! 01:44:09 Kristy Tillman: Anjuli - If it’s rancid, don’t use it because of free radicals. you should be able to tell. 01:44:49 anjuli she/her/we: makes perfect sense Kristy-thanks 01:45:07 Hanna (she/her): ooooh that’s beautiful 01:45:37 tm: Thanks @Molly 01:46:21 tm: Thanks all, for supply info 01:46:41 Eve: was the hibiscus ginger gift a syrup ? tincture? ? or something else? 01:47:00 fatima abdallah: is milky oats and oatstraw the same herb? 01:47:45 Kristy Tillman: Fatima - same herb, but it’s different parts of the plant 01:48:02 fatima abdallah: thank you 01:51:40 Paola QC, her, her, ella: what are the measurements for glycerin extracts or vinegars 01:53:09 Kristy Tillman: fromnaturewithlove.com has organic flax glycerin. azurestandard.com has a palm based glycerin 01:53:33 tm: Do people ever use fermented fruit as a base? 01:53:35 Lynn Turner: Can you take the tincture straight under the tongue or does it need to be diluted in water? 01:53:39 Mykalee (She/They): Can you talk about other types of vinegars that we could use? Like I know about ACV. But are there lighter tasting vinegars we could use. 01:53:48 Elizabeth <3: could you ever do a combination of glycerin and alcohol for an extraction 01:54:21 tm: fermented fruit instead of alcohol? 01:54:25 Mykalee (She/They): Thank you. 01:57:11 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Kristy—what is most glycerin made from? palm based as in like what palm oil is made from? what are the benefits of it? i’m wary of palm stuff because it’s associated with deforestation and orangutans are endangered bc of losing their habitat 02:06:44 Lauren (she/her): @yiming - I don’t know about most glycerin, but I order food from Azure Standard 2x/month. I totally agree with you on the palm oil and avoid it as well. Azure’s palm oil glycerin is from a source that is a part of a sustainable membership - which sometimes I personally can still be wary of…which is why I haven’t tried this product of theirs yet. However, I’ve seen Azure pull products a few times that weren’t actually sustainable, or products that were bought out by big companies and thus may turn to not-as-sustainable practices. 02:07:36 Lauren (she/her): (which gives me hope that the palm-based glycerine is probably better-sourced than general glycerine) 02:13:19 Kristy Tillman: liming - glycerin is more commonly made from soy, corn or canola which my family/customers is allergic to 02:13:34 Danyelle Antone: would you use a double boiler for herbal oils? 02:14:17 Kristy Tillman: I’m moving away from palm glycerin now that I found organic flax glycerin but wanted to share both 02:15:02 Lauren (she/her): @kristy - thank you for the source on organic flax glycerin! I didn’t know that was a thing and am excited to try it 02:15:12 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: thanks Kristy 02:15:31 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: thx for sharing @Lauren @Kristy <3 02:15:33 Monica A: that sounds neat: the only thing is that flax can’t be heated but probably no heat involved 02:16:03 Keona (she, hers): how long did you heat the oil with the herbs? 02:16:29 anjuli she/her/we: did you bring to a boil first before low heat? 02:16:39 Michelle Cook: Can you use dry herbs or must they be fresh? 02:16:47 Sarah Tracy: @anjuli no, never boil 02:16:58 Elizabeth <3: what's the flax glycerin website again? i'm sorry I missed it 02:17:00 anjuli she/her/we: thanks Sarah tracy 02:17:15 Mar (she/ella/we): What kind of oil do you folks prefer? 02:17:30 Kerie-Ann L: What's the name of the local company in PA that you get the sunflower oil 02:17:45 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: the herbs are calendula, comfrey and plantain? did i miss any? 02:17:53 Kathya (she/they): https://susquehannamills.com/ 02:18:04 Ann W (she/her): I have dried comfrey leaves...Is it too late to use in a salve? 02:19:08 Kristy Tillman: organic flax glycerin fromnaturewithlove.com 02:19:35 Kristy Tillman: took me a year of searching to find that glycerin ! 02:20:13 Dewaynia (she/her): that was helpful to see. thank you 02:20:45 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Mar for me, the type of oil i would use would depend upon what area of the body i’m making it for. i’m interested in making skincare that is safe for fungal acne, so I would probably use MCT oil, but that’s more expensive than other oils, so I wouldn’t really recommend unless someone is doing it for that some same purpose 02:21:16 Kerie-Ann L: Can you spell those herbs? 02:21:51 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: can you say that herb again? I'm looking for what to use for bad eczema. 02:22:25 birdie radford: @monica There is a community agreement called Move Up/Move Up you can read about. It allows people who might not feel like they have the space to ask questions or speak up in the group the space to do that by asking those who might speak often or ask a lot of questions to hone their listening skills. You can read more about it here: http://aorta.coop/portfolio_page/anti-oppressive-facilitation/ 02:22:38 vashtie: damn thats so cool 02:22:38 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Molly do you mind to repeat the process you did in the kitchen by sharing it right now w us 02:23:22 Paola QC, her, her, ella: thanks 02:24:11 Kaisa (She/Hers): Thank you Birdie for that reminder 02:24:15 birdie radford: <3 02:24:54 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Thanks @birdie for the gentle reminder <3 02:24:56 Pauline Heard-Dunn: I use slow cooker to melt shea, mango or cocoa butter 02:27:22 fatima abdallah: st johns wort oil given internally or topically? 02:27:58 anjuli she/her/we: Molly mentioned these oils are largely topical 02:28:22 fatima abdallah: thank you 02:29:26 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: does anyone know how long shea butter lasts for? i ordered some years ago but haven’t used it and i hope it’s still good 02:31:23 Kaisa (She/Hers): yiming, The smell will help you know 02:31:33 Kerie-Ann L: I cannot find the powerpoint 02:31:40 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: thanks @Kaisa :) 02:31:44 Tiffany (she/her): https://www.wildgingerherbalcenter.com/uploads/1/9/4/5/1945449/2020_folk_herbal_medicine_making.pdf 02:31:46 Mykalee (She/They): @yiming up to 2 years. Don't use if it smells rancid. 02:31:59 Pauline Heard-Dunn: what was the name of the herb you used for the mole on ur face? 02:32:23 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: oof it’s been way more than 2 years :( thx @Mykalee 02:33:00 Kristy Tillman: Did you say you made that salve for a puncture wound? 02:33:05 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Comfrey, Calendula, and Plantain 02:33:30 Kerie-Ann L: Can you repeat the herbs in the shea butter mix 02:33:37 Jo Worth : Molly, what all was in the skin growth salve? Pine pitch, chaparall, and shea butter? 02:33:42 Kristy Tillman: chaparral was the plant she mentioned for the mole 02:33:56 Kerie-Ann L: Thanks for the link 02:33:59 Earnest (he/him): what's the name of the herb used to combat skin growths? 02:34:22 Pauline Heard-Dunn: ty 02:34:28 Sarah Baracks: I wrote down that Molly used Chaparral and Pine Pitch for her mole. 02:34:51 Jo Worth : Thanks you, Sarah! 02:35:00 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Is that process written down anywhere? or did anyone capture it? 02:35:09 Kathya (she/they): @Earnest chaparral 02:35:13 Anne White Hat: What was in that chest rub? 02:35:53 fatima abdallah: what would be maximum time ok to infuse an oil? 02:35:58 Earnest (he/him): thank you @kathya 02:36:04 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Chapparel 02:36:11 Jo Worth : Eucalyptus, Dill, Corriander, Lavender, maybe a couple other things for the chest rub. Thats what I remember @Anne 02:36:22 Anne White Hat: thanks 02:36:39 Anne White Hat: chamomile 02:36:57 Anais Naharro-Murphy: any specific recommendations for folliculitis, like body acne? 02:37:56 anita (she/her): would salve be appropriate for verified veins or hemorrhoids? 02:38:18 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Jo @Anne I also had patchouli and chamomile. 02:38:19 Pauline Heard-Dunn: How about the essence of chaparral instead of the actual plant? 02:38:29 anita (she/her): vericose* 02:38:47 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: eczema? 02:39:09 Emily Saturnino: 5 days would be time herbs sit in oil? Before mixing with bee wax? 02:39:09 Pauline Heard-Dunn: yes 02:39:18 Tracy Busbee: Yarrow is FANTASTIC for hemmorhoids! 02:39:24 Pauline Heard-Dunn: topically 02:39:29 alma (she/her): ive heard yarrow is also good for vericose vains 02:40:20 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: If people are growing calendula, the Resina calendula variety has the highest amount of medicine. this is one place you can get it: https://www.rareseeds.com/store/flowers/calendula/resina-calendula 02:41:08 Lauren (she/her): Oh thank you for sharing that resource @yiming! 02:41:18 Jo Worth : Thank you Yiming! 02:41:49 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: of course Lauren & Jo <3 02:43:08 Kristy Tillman: @emily oil - depends on if you are warm infusing your oil. if it’s a cold oil infusion, I do 6 weeks 02:43:13 Asari B.: Just made some sorrel today! 02:43:19 Mykalee (She/They): Mine too @Hanna! Sorrel! 02:43:24 alma (she/her): My family has always given me garlic tea with lemon and olive oil if im sick 02:44:16 Stephanie she/they: yesss. Mushroom, garlic, root vegetables, oils 02:44:39 Kaisa (She/Hers): How do you/your family prepare the sorrel? 02:45:26 Mykalee (She/They): I've also learned that my ancestors have done a lot with pimento. Wines/teas/salves/vinegars with pimento. 02:45:33 Verena Robinson: Sorel the her or Sorrel for the drink? 02:45:58 Christina Carr: My family sometimes make what they call bitters. A lot of times it's bark or roots in a bottle that they add alcohol. 02:46:52 Hanna (she/her): @Kaisa My mom taught me to make sorrel by smashing ginger and then boiling dried hibiscus, the ginger and adding cloves and other spices and simmering it for a long time. We then add a little red wine and Jamaican rum at the end :) 02:46:56 Pauline Heard-Dunn: We doo too. Never thought it as medicine beofre 02:47:00 Kristy Tillman: Can you speak about comfrey and when to not use it topically? 02:47:03 tm: @hanna love sorrel. As a Jamaican I too am noticing even more ingredients with healing properties. @Yiming same with Jamaicans and seaweed aka seams aka Irish moss (JA/ Irish connection again, lol) 02:47:22 tm: *seamoss 02:47:29 Mykalee (She/They): @tm Yes! Irish Moss! 02:47:52 Hanna (she/her): @tm Ohhh wow Irish Moss — I’m just now making the connection 02:47:52 anjuli she/her/we: we always gargle with warm tumeric and salt water at onset of sore throat 02:48:01 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @alma that’s so interesting. how much garlic and olive oil? garlic has really powerful medicine! 02:48:08 tm: @mykalee yess!! 02:48:26 fatima abdallah: lots of Anise and/or Fennel tea drinking after dinner to help with digestion from my Egyptian heritage. Has been something I carry over for my birth work with clients as well b/c of the postpartum usefulness 02:48:28 joshika (she/her): @anjuli we do this too :) 02:48:58 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Yeah menticol was part of my childhood 02:49:09 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @tm ooh cool!! island connections :) my mom is from Malaysia, also an island :) 02:49:10 anjuli she/her/we: i love that @joshika -it works instantaneously right?! 02:49:17 tm: Jamaicans use rum like ray & nephews 02:49:20 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): Paola, could you share the herbs in your alcolado again ? 02:49:25 Kaisa (She/Hers): @hanna Oh my goodness, amazing! Thank you for sharing! 02:50:16 tm: @yiming yes we grow the same things and have very similar traditions 02:50:31 joshika (she/her): @anjuli yes! i used to protest it so hard as a kid hahaha but it really does work 02:50:51 Pauline Heard-Dunn: mama Juana in D.R.? 02:51:00 anjuli she/her/we: @joshika :) same here 02:51:13 Cierra(she/her): I use molasses for when my iron is low 02:51:40 joshika (she/her): we also use omam leaves wrapped in a pinch of salt held under the tongue and slowly bitten to release the juices at onset of illness/cold/allergies. I believe the other word for omam is ajwain 02:51:40 alma (she/her): @yiming haha its not really based off of any specific measurements for myself or people in my family we tend to use more garlic but for my friends if ive made it for them I usually use just two cloves and like a quarter of a lemon or a half a lemon and like a spoon full of olive oil 02:51:43 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @anjuli @joshika that’s really cool. i heard of people gargling with salt water like every day to keep their throat healthy sort of as a preventative measure during covid-times 02:51:46 jlow19: @Paola, I second that would you please share the herbs used in your accolade again? 02:51:52 jlow19: *alcolado 02:52:20 Paola QC, her, her, ella: yes, rosemary sage, eucalyptus, catnip, cinnamon, lavender, black pepper, coca leaves, (this ones I got from Indigenous folks at la Sierra Nevada de sta marta). You can use any herbs like ruda, marihuana, etc 02:52:34 anjuli she/her/we: @yiming we have been doing that along with facial steams for the nasal passages 02:52:49 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: ahh makes sense @alma. thx so much for sharing!!! 02:53:12 anjuli she/her/we: @yinming-its been so helpful! 02:53:18 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Alcolado or alcoholado (we gather the herbs intuitively, so no formulas. Just think of what herbs are good for pain and relaxation) 02:53:47 jlow19: Thank you so much! 02:54:42 Jo Worth : Thank you Paola, for sharing with us. 02:55:52 Paola QC, her, her, ella: And so people add camphor to the acolados 02:55:52 Stephanie she/they: My heartttt <333 02:55:53 Shakira she/her: Thank you Paola for sharing 02:56:02 Verena Robinson: @tm The JA/Irish connection is strong. I’m From Sligoville! 02:56:02 Sarah Tracy: nice job Lucy! 02:56:42 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: OH MY GOODNESS! Cuteness overload. 💜 02:56:51 Hanna (she/her): I’m loving this demo! 02:57:00 Michelle Cook: Adorable!!! 02:57:16 Sarah Baracks: All demos should involve cute children! :) 02:57:19 Ann W (she/her): This is the best! 02:57:25 Hanna (she/her): @Sarah! I agree!! 02:57:25 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: i love the kiddo commentary lol 02:57:51 Cierra(she/her): this is great!!! :) 02:57:58 Michelle Cook: Wow! Thats' huge! Love Burdock! 02:59:40 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: that’s a really big burdock root wow! they’re used in Asian cooking. in the DC area, you can find it at H Mart or other Asian grocery stores 02:59:57 @JayeRell: does the temp of water matter when cleaning roots? 03:00:25 Ann W (she/her): Where do you get burdock to grow? 03:00:45 birdie radford: burdock grows everywhere pretty much. 03:00:54 Joanna Winkler (she/her): Does anyone have tips for breaking down roots that are really tough? I really struggled to chop up echinacea this fall 03:01:13 Kathya (she/they): I can only imagine how great this class would be in person. But it’s great to share space here no matter :) 03:01:43 Sarah Tracy: I find that if you wash the roots and then cut them up right away it's the easiest. Once they dry its almost impossible to cut into them 03:02:07 Kaisa (She/Hers): I grew a single burdock plant in a big pot this year, and was surprised to find the root was a big tangled ball of many roots, I usually see them more carrot shaped in stores. I guess that's what happens when you grow them in pots! 03:02:13 Verena Robinson: We make Dandelion and Burdock as a drink in the UK. 03:02:17 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Joanna the thing that comes to mind is using a cleaver or if you have a blender or food processor or Vitamix 03:02:52 birdie radford: @joanna i've also seen someone use a non-industrial wood chipper. 03:03:20 Ann W (she/her): Where do you get burdock? 03:03:23 alma (she/her): I think someone had a question: does the temp of water matter when cleaning roots? 03:03:46 Michelle Cook: I have used the Burdock leaves before 03:03:47 Cierra(she/her): I dug dandelion and it got moldy- I learned my lesson really quick 03:03:52 Michelle Cook: I've cooked themed 03:04:07 Kristy Tillman: leaves are less medicinal but yes they are 03:04:11 Netha she/her: do you have any tips for turmeric since it technically isn’t a root? I have a plant and the leaves are starting to down at the bottom and I’m not sure when to dig them up I planted them in like July 03:04:40 Netha she/her: the leaves are starting to *brown 03:04:41 Sarah Tracy: @netha, I have grown turmeric...sounds like they're ready to be harvested 03:04:43 Asari B.: I’ve read burdock leaf in vinegar can be a good poultice for achy knees 03:04:46 Kristy Tillman: dig turmeric after the leaves die back 03:04:53 Sarah Baracks: I am curious, for folx who cooks with burdock…What does burdock taste like? 03:04:55 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Verena what is that drink called? that sounds really healthy (and maybe really bitter haha) 03:04:55 Netha she/her: ok thanks Sarah 03:06:01 Alaura Pittman (she/her): When can you harvest dandelion root? Does the top need to go to seed or is it anytime in late fall/winter? 03:06:04 Michelle Cook: Burdock leaves are somewhat bitter to me. I sautéed them with onions 03:06:21 Joanna Winkler (she/her): thanks all! 03:07:16 Michelle Cook: Digging for roots are my favorite. Hard work but fun 03:07:19 Hanna (she/her): Yes! Seeing it was super helpful. Thank you! 03:07:36 Sarah Tracy: ok 03:09:24 anjuli she/her/we: Molly, you mentioned 1st vs 2nd year burdock root harvest, which was super helpful. Do you have any other recommendations for how much or how often to harvest roots to encourage the plants survival/ well-being? 03:09:33 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Sarah I’m not sure how to describe the taste of burdock root, I think it sort of takes on the flavor of what it’s cooked in or with. It’s a bit starchy? Maybe other people can provide a better explanation 03:11:56 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): Can we get an overview of the different ways to prepare the burdock root? It was mentioned too fast. Thx 03:15:02 Verena Robinson: @yiming Dandelion and Burdock. Can be bitter . But it was originally a soft brewed drink from the Middle Ages. The closest comparison I’d have is Saspirilla. 03:16:16 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Verena oh interesting. thx for sharing!! 03:16:34 Lauren (she/her): If the window is minimised, sometimes they won’t come up as an option on zoom 03:17:04 Lauren (she/her): I learned the hard way LOL 03:17:51 Anais Naharro-Murphy: What is the menti code again? 03:18:06 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: 55 22 73 03:18:10 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: Menti.com 03:18:12 Anais Naharro-Murphy: ty! 03:19:27 Tracy Busbee: Luffa is such a lovely plant 03:20:19 Nicole Johns: My partner grew some beautiful cannabis from seed this year. 03:20:53 Cierra(she/her): that's awesome, Nicole 03:21:00 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: that’s so cool @Nicole. i want to learn how to grow cannabis 03:21:22 Tracy Busbee: Yes, our local library actually started a seed bank last year 03:21:29 Sarah Tracy: Seed Savers Exchange is a great catalog where you can find rarer seeds that may be heirlooms 03:21:38 Stephanie she/they: @Nicole - we did as well! Homegrown feels healing on a whole other level <3 03:21:45 Kristy Tillman: Our local public library has a seed library as well 03:21:47 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: i’ve taken part in seed exchanges. La Loba Loca organizes them in Los Angeles. i’ve also received seeds in the mail from friends and strangers through various projects 03:21:47 Ann W (she/her): Seed exchange with friends.... 03:21:49 Nicole Johns: it was a fun experiment because he wasn’t sure what would happen. Some plants didn’t make it but he got a decent harvest for a first time. 03:21:57 Verena Robinson: I have a freind with a Cannabis seed bank. 03:22:16 Kaisa (She/Hers): Espanola Healing Foods Seed Library - Tewa Women United 03:22:17 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): My local library has a seed library too! And one of the local grocery stores has a seed library. 03:22:21 sharon (she, her): http://landmemorybank.org 03:22:45 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): Heirloom seed saving is super important against GMOs 03:22:50 Nicole Johns: My best friend is a gardener and a saver of seeds. She often gives gifts of seeds to friends as a way to share love and beauty. 03:22:57 tm: Some govt prevent people from taking seeds out of the country 03:23:02 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: yes @Viviana. and especially of native plants 03:23:14 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): I've also exchanged seeds at a swap that one of my friends hosts 1-2x every year. 03:23:38 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Verena that’s amazing! 03:23:39 Verena Robinson: I’m currently collecting banana seeds 03:24:16 Michelle Cook: My partner and I manage 2 gardens, we try to save everything we grow including what other gardeners grows. 03:26:56 tm: I’d like to avoid them 03:30:13 Cierra(she/her): wow!! I didn't know any of this 03:30:17 Joanna Winkler (she/her): If you're ever looking for seeds to get started with, my favorite seed company, Fedco, is super transparent about their seed sources: https://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/catalog_codes.htm. They also pay royalties to Native seed breeders and seed keepers. Another popular veggie seed company, Johnny's, is not nearly this transparent/ethical fyi 03:30:25 tm: Dr semi mentioned carrots 03:30:34 tm: *sebi 03:32:05 Monica A: in addition to gmo seeds what about the increasing tendency to breed out seeds from various fruits and vegetables — also concerning 03:33:09 Tosca she/her/alien : papaya 03:33:14 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): canola 03:33:15 Tosca she/her/alien : zucchin 03:33:21 Aimee she/her: Beets 03:33:23 Tracy Busbee: cotton, tomatoes 03:33:26 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: thx for sharing @Joanna. @Monica, can you explain more? do you mean so that they don’t have any seeds, so you cannot save the seeds? 03:33:27 Tosca she/her/alien : sugar beets 03:33:28 Christina Carr: watermelon 03:33:32 Paola QC, her, her, ella: tomato 03:34:56 Joanna Winkler (she/her): From FDA, here are the 10 that are grown and sold in US: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn, cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, summer squash, sugar beets 03:35:02 Kristy Tillman: corn, soy, papaya, sugar beets, alfalfa, canola, potato, cotton, zucchini, summer squash 03:35:17 Pauline Heard-Dunn: What is canola? 03:35:39 Kristy Tillman: rapeseed. commonly used oil in processed foods 03:35:42 Aimee she/her: in most parts of the world, canola is known as rape seed 03:36:37 Anais Naharro-Murphy: I read an incredible book by Vandana Shiva called Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge. It addresses things like the need for biological diversity, problems with GMO, patented seeds, the need to preserve indigenous knowledge. She also writes about super viruses and super pesticides and super bacteria. Incredibly interesting and radical! 03:40:44 Abi A: my yellow beans crossed with my cowpeas 03:46:38 Cierra(she/her): how long can you store the seeds? 03:47:22 Elizabeth <3: and you should dry the seeds out after soaking them in water correct? before you save them 03:48:33 Cierra(she/her): OMG!!! 03:48:49 Joanna Winkler (she/her): FYI some seeds go bad more quickly like lettuce and parsnips 03:48:52 Tosca she/her/alien : That was a generational love letter 03:49:07 Monica A: yes that’s my concern — many grapes don’t have seeds , I keep seeing less seeds in fruits and I think that’s not good 03:50:05 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: HMM! All connected. 03:50:09 Tosca she/her/alien : Capitalism loves convenience 03:50:29 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): Quinoa and amaranth had been eradicated by the spaniards in South America and were brought back in the last few decades 03:53:17 Monica A: need for growing native plants is increasing. this practice is stressed by various jurisdictions and even stressed by US Botanic Garden as one example 03:53:20 Netha she/her: @yiming when u say native you mean indigenous to the area? 03:53:21 Eve: boneset? 03:53:21 anjuli she/her/we: boneset? 03:53:41 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: yes @Netha indigenous to that particular area 03:54:36 Netha she/her: ok cool makes sense thnx! 03:55:10 Joanna Winkler (she/her): a super fun and easy seed to start saving is garlic! 03:56:01 Monica A: any recommendations on places to order garlic for planting ? 03:56:05 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: @Viviana i didn’t realize that quinoa and amaranth had only been brought back in the last few decades. that’s kind of sad bc of how quinoa is so trendy and i’ve heard a lot of indigenous people cannot afford their traditional food anymore because of that 03:56:48 Kaisa (She/Hers): There are some amazing seed saving stories in the Growing Culture: Hunger for Justice Series (e.g. Power of Seed in Occupied Land, 05/22/2020) http://www.agrowingculture.org/hfj/ 03:56:52 fatima abdallah: awesome 03:56:56 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): @yiming that is why they are called “ancient grains” 03:57:26 Eve: Monica it depends on where you live and grow, it is good to gt some for your climate I use https://www.filareefarm.com/ 03:58:00 Monica A: @eve thank you 03:58:32 Eve: true love seeds has such good plants 03:58:33 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: WildGingerHerbalCenter@gmail.com 03:58:49 Tiffany (she/her): So thoughtful, Molly! Wish I was close. 03:58:56 Eve: https://trueloveseeds.com/ 03:59:15 Aimee she/her: strictlymedicinals 03:59:37 Eve: https://www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/ 03:59:52 Molly Meehan Brown she/her: www.menti.com 55 22 73 03:59:54 Netha she/her: I have an email subscription to johnnys seeds but haven’t bought any yet 03:59:58 Joanna Winkler (she/her): Fedco, is super transparent about their seed sources: https://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/catalog_codes.htm. They also pay royalties to Native seed breeders and seed keepers. Another popular veggie seed company, Johnny's, is not nearly this transparent/ethical fyi 04:01:56 Anais Naharro-Murphy: ditto to experimental farm network! 04:03:53 tm: Thanks! 04:03:56 Anais Naharro-Murphy: Trueloveseeds or Seedkeeping 04:04:17 Dewaynia (she/her): this was amazing. thank you! 04:04:20 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Molly can you use some of the oils we cannot use for salves 04:04:20 Abi A: The craft section at Dollar Tree has small glass jars perfect for seeds. 04:04:58 Lakesha Miller, NYCHA: thank you Molly -- great information. can you save and post the chat? I was in and out of the class today. thanks. 04:05:11 Aimee she/her: I would avoid soy bean oil 04:05:22 fatima abdallah: if I've left calendula seeping in oil for over 2 years, is it considered spoilt? 04:05:28 Cierra(she/her): I wouldn't use peanut oil 04:05:58 tm: @lakesha miller there are three dots in the chat window that allow to save the chat 04:06:02 Katrina (her/she): what about safflower oil? 04:06:16 Letitia I Johnson- Boston: Thank you for everything. 04:06:37 Kym Feltovic: @fatima, if nothing is growing in it, and it doesn't smell sour/rancid, it's fine 04:06:41 Amber (she/her): Thank you. 04:06:47 Lakesha Miller, NYCHA: Thank you t -- I wasn't in the class enough to get the whole chat. 04:06:53 Tim Lumpkins (he/him): Thank you 04:06:57 Michelle Cook: Thank you. I enjoyed watching your helper! THe seed saving was so important! 04:06:59 Kathya (she/they): Thank you! This was great :) 04:07:03 Mykalee (She/They): Have a good night! Thank you! :) 04:07:07 Hanna (she/her): Thank you for another great class! 04:07:10 TAíNA VARGAS (she/her): Thank Molly! 04:07:12 Pauline Heard-Dunn: how do u access the forum 04:07:13 jlow19: Thank you! 04:07:15 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: Thank you, Molly and everyone for your contributions! 04:07:15 birdie radford: Thanks everyone. <3 04:07:16 Lakesha Miller, NYCHA: Thank you Tiffany! 04:07:17 Paola QC, her, her, ella: Gracias Molly 04:07:19 Nailah (she/her): Thank you! 04:07:21 anjuli she/her/we: thank you so much molly and to the precious videographer and root digger as well! 04:07:22 Aria: thank you everyone! thank you Molly! 04:07:24 Danyelle Antone: Thank you 04:07:25 Kelly Castro she/her: Thanks for a great session! 04:07:27 Stephanie she/they: Also BTW wanted to share with everyone, after class yesterday with ayo, I asked my Taiwanese uncle (who is a historian) about our lineage, since my mom is not very forthcoming or in touch with that information. He gave me SO much knowledge that I can learn back to the Ming freaking dynasty back in the 14-17th century. So excited to come into relationship with all these ancestors <3 THANK YOU 04:07:29 Cierra(she/her): thanks, Molly! 04:07:30 Keona (she, hers): thank you! 04:07:44 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: omg!! that’s amazing Stephanie!!! 04:07:48 Viviana Rennella (she/ella): Thank you! 04:07:52 Abi A: Thank you. 04:07:55 Joanna Winkler (she/her): thanks everyone, Molly especially! 04:07:58 Stephanie she/they: And yes yiming I have an email for you coming soon too <3 04:08:00 Stephanie she/they: Thank youuuu 04:08:02 Pauline Heard-Dunn: Thank you. I learned a lot today 04:08:05 Katrina (her/she): thank you 💛 04:08:07 Celina Brown: thank you! 04:08:11 Alaura Pittman (she/her): Thank you so much! 04:08:12 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: <3 Stephanie! 04:08:14 Patti (she/her): Thanks everyone! See you in the forums! 04:08:14 Dewaynia (she/her): That's so dope Stephanie! 04:08:17 Nicole Noor: thank you 04:08:18 Jen Schmidt (she, her): thank you 💚 04:08:19 Jo Worth : wow, Stephanie, congratulations! 04:08:36 yiming (she/her) @healingfemme ♒︎ ♒︎ ♈︎ aqua/aqua/aries: this was so great! Thank you Molly! and just gently seconding what was said about pronouns. <3 04:08:37 Nicole Noor: and that's powerful stephanie thank you for sharing your journey 04:08:39 Kym Feltovic: Loving this community <3 blessings to you all! 04:09:04 Anais Naharro-Murphy: thank you Molly and everyone! 04:09:22 Monica A: thank you Molly