Texas Herbalism

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Join us for our annual Fall seed swap and open house this Sunday Sept 24 at 5pm at Big Moon Bee Farm #seed #seedswap #herb #plantmagick #wildflowerherbschool #apiary (at Big Moon)

Our new Wildflower Chapter Herbalists Without Borders shirts are here! Why a shirt?? We are responding to the destruction left by Hurricane Harvey as herbalists. As many folks know, as the dust settles many mutual aid grassroots groups can be pushed out of the picture. We have a clinic in Austin at the Wildflower Unitarian church and are forming mobile responses around the gulf coast. These shirts help us to come in resembling more of a church group than wild and weedy group of herbalists. We want to blend in. We are figuring out ways to remain on the ground and an acceptable part of clean up, which in the South, churches are generally given a frew pass. Most of our members are now ordained so that our offerings can be spiritual in nature, more than looked at as medical. Welcome to the herbal revolution, where the next step may be that we become a church! #dowhatittakes #herbalistshavemorefun #wildflowerherbschool #herbalistswithoutborders #churchofthedandelionroot (at Big Moon)

Shippingn out supplies to houston today! Want to donate to our global warming herbal aid going to houston and surrounding communiities? Check out a new list coming on our Facebook page Gulf Coast herbal aid.

Our next stop in nw houston with Herbalist Mary Ayodele and Michael. She is going to be another location for our upcoming clinic support. (at Cranbrook Forest, Houston, Texas)

Made it into Houston. First stop in SW houston

Our pond was not only filled in 3 hours from the hurricane but is becoming a #hurricaneharvey river. (at Big Moon)

2 hours later #hurricaneharvey is filling our pond! (at Big Moon)

In case you were wondering what #hurricaneharvey was like in central Texas. It's been quite nice. Cool, wet and windy. Wind gusts at about 40 mph and the ground is finally saturated and we are getting some water pooling up. Here is a shot of our view at noon on sat. Let's see how long it takes for our empty pond to fill! Next photo to come at 7pm....#thirstyland #hurricane (at Big Moon)

Surviving the dog days of summer at Hamiltons Pool in Texas Hill Country (at Hamilton Pool Preserve)

A welcome break at Sage Mountain with Rosemary Gladstar and friends. A little bit of herbal paradise in Vermont. #freefirecider #firecider #herbalist #rosemarygladstar #wildflowerherbschool #herbalistsmakethebestfriends #herbnerdforlife #herbgeek #herbgarden #sagemountain #herblove #plantmagic #plantmedicine #herbgarden (at Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center)

A welcome break at Sage Mountain with Rosemary Gladstar and friends. A little bit of herbal paradise in Vermont. #freefirecider #firecider #herbalist #rosemarygladstar #wildflowerherbschool #herbalistsmakethebestfriends #herbnerdforlife #herbgeek #herbgarden #sagemountain #herblove #plantmagic #plantmedicine #herbgarden (at Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center)

A welcome break at Sage Mountain with Rosemary Gladstar and friends. A little bit of herbal paradise in Vermont. #freefirecider #firecider #herbalist #rosemarygladstar #wildflowerherbschool #herbalistsmakethebestfriends #herbnerdforlife #herbgeek #herbgarden #sagemountain #herblove #plantmagic #plantmedicine #herbgarden (at Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center)

***Sacred Corn*** We were gifted some very special grains for our gardens from some Water Protectors this winter. Only a small number were viable, but those that came up were like none I have ever seen. The 8 foot corn has tassels drooping down, dancing in the breeze and towering over all the other plants. As the sun beats down and other plants succumb to our drought, it thrives. It is huge, and strong, and at its base has finger-like rootlets grasping towards the Earth. The leaves are a dark bluish green and soft and smooth. Every time I look at them, I am reminded, water is life. I think of Standing Rock, and the struggles that Earth warrIors have as they continue to protect the land and the water. Thank you to everyone who fights to protect the Earth, no matter what the odds. L #defendthesacred #waterislife #standingrock #nopipeline #nodapl #corn #organicgardening #texasherbalism #medicinalplantsoftexas # (at Big Moon)

(())Sunday(())Suntea(()) a calming southern summertime blend from the garden: fresh passionflower, tulsi, mint, and wood betony. The passionflower is covered in pollinators!!! I had to brush a few of our bees off this one. #suntea #summer #summertime #medicinalplantsoftexas #medicinalplants #passionflower #tulsi #mint #woodbetony #herbcraft #herbalist #herbgarden #sundaymorning (at Big Moon)

In the heat if the summer the Director and Founder of the Wildflower School @herbcrafter plans out 2018 programs. We are so excited to be adding even more hours into our offerings in advanced herbalism #herbnerd #herbclass #herbalist #herbschool #herbcraft #herb program #wildflowerherbschool (at Big Moon)

Our new front door sign at the main campus of the Wildflower School at Big Moon Bee Farm. Thanks @gardenmedicine for helping us acquire these while visiting Portland. (at Big Moon)