joined on 11/05/07
last updated 11/23/09
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about me
I am an herbal educator, herbalist and wild food enthusiast. I am also a home cheese maker. I am a strong advocate for women and encouraging our connection to strong feminine energy and the wise woman tradition.
I found this poem in a book titled The Nature of Healing. I thought some of you might enjoy it.
The Remedies
by Joseph Bruchac
Half on the Earth, half in the heart,
the remedies for all the things
which grieve us wait for those who know
the words to use to find them.
Penobscot people used to make
a medicine for cancer from Mayapple
and South American people know
the quinine cure for malaria
a thousand years ago.
But it is not just in the roots,
the stems, the...
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Fall is a time for harvesting and eating roots. Below is a poem that I love ot read to my students this time of year as well as a book review of a book titled Wild Roots, which I believe no herbal library is complete without.
Enjoy. Fall blessings,
Linda
The Rootwomen
by J. Goldspinner
The rootwomen are here and there and everywhere
They creep between long and shadowed trees at dusk
hurry down narrow paths
with their oakwoven baskets over their arms
scurry thru twisty tunnels u...
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I posted this on the herbal wisdom tribe and thought I would include it here as well.
If this is true and I do believe it is, then how do we make sound decisions for our health? The question I like to ask, is how do I want to get there? What process do I want to go through in order to thrive? Thriving requires a journey and I know personally that I am most interested in nourishing myself and those around me. So my bottom line question no matter what other modalities I enlist is where is t...
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Relocation for mysef as a bioregional herbalist (one who chooses to incorporate the plants that grow nearby) has proven to be an opportunity to connect with new plants on a more intimate level. 5 years ago I moved from the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest.
One of those plants is Monarda fistulosa, commonly known as Bee Balm or wild bergomot. While I grew Monarda didyma in my garden while living in Seattle, I did not harvest very much, as there were only a few plants. I occasionally harve...
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I have been watching and studying the information about the flu virus that started in Mexico and is affecting people around the world. I wanted to offer suggestions around prevention as well as care. Prevention is the best first course of action, followed by appropriate treatment. Prevention in my mind includes, not panicking, gathering information, following the safe practices offered by the CDC (listed below) and knowing what plants grow around you that you can use to combat this flu if it ...
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Womens Herbal Apprenticeship Programs in Sheboygan, WI
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 12:00 AM
Women's Weekly Apprenticeship Program
Spend one day per week connecting with the wise woman within. Apprentices will spend time hiking, gardening, wild crafting, creating herbal medicines, discovering herbal nourishment and more!!
For more information see www.moonwiseherbs.com
Piima, Kefir, Sourdough and Raw Honey for sale!!
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Monday, December 10, 2007 - 5:00 PM
We have piima, kefir and sourdough cutlures as well as real raw honey for sale. See our website www.moonwiseherbs.com for more information.
Simple Living Series Starts in January
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 6:00 PM
Simple Living Series
2008 Traditional Food and Herbs Program
This series will offer participants the opportunity to learn and enhance a variety of time honored skills. Whether you are new to these skills or have been exploring them in depth you will discover tips and techniques that will inspire your creativity in these traditional arts. We will make cheese, fermented foods and beverages, herbal soap and handcrafted herbal wares. You will learn to cook with herbs as well as wild and whole foods and make soap for your own use. Participants will leave with a notebook of recipes, cultures for making cheese and fermented foods at home as well as herbal soap that we craft together. There will be lots of samples for inspiration and fun!!
Wednesday evenings 6:00-9:00pm
January 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th and February 6th and 13th, 2008
For more information see www.moonwiseherbs.com
Simple Living Series 2008 Simple Living Series
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 6:00 PM
Simple Living Series
2008 Traditional Food and Herbs Program in Sheboygan, WI
Wednesday evenings 6:00-9:00pm
January 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th and February 6th and 13th, 2008
$125-175 sliding scale
This 6 week series will offer participants the opportunity to learn and enhance a variety of time honored skills. Whether you are new to these skills or have been exploring them in depth you will discover tips and techniques that will inspire your creativity in these traditional arts. We will make cheese, fermented foods and beverages, herbal soap and handcrafted herbal wares. You will learn to cook with herbs as well as wild and whole foods and make soap for your own use. Participants will leave with a notebook of recipes, cultures for making cheese and fermented foods at home as well as herbal soap that we craft together. There will be lots of samples for inspiration and fun!! Click here to find out more!
This program is open to men and women!
For more information www.moonwiseherbs.com
Herbs for Family Health in Milwaukee
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Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 10:00 AM
Herbs for Family Health: The Wise Woman Way
A Day of Inspiration!
The wise woman tradition invites us to promote health by incorporating herbs and whole foods into our daily life. Join wise woman herbalist, wildcrafter and whole food enthusiast Linda Conroy for this fun and inspiring program Participants will be treated to tips from Linda's years of experience incorporating herbs and wild edibles into her daily life. __________________________________________
Saturday January 26th, 2008 10-3
Cost $35 includes a community wild foods lunch
At the Quaker (Friends) Meeting House 3224 N. Gordon Place Milwaukee, WI
Please contact Jess to register or with questions: 414-372-9632
Limited childcare will be available, but you must pre-register yourself and your kid(s). Thank you.
Re: Let's Talk Plants: Hawthorn
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Greetings. Nice recipe...sounds yummy. I would like to try it with maple syrup.. One thing to keep in mind about the variation in fruit is that these are over 280 species in the Cratageus genus found in northern temperate regions, and so this woul...
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discussion post on Wed, November 25, 2009 - 8:46 AM
Re: The Cruel Stepmother and the Father Who Will Not See-keynote by Stephen Buhner at the International Herb Symposium
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Hi Amanda,
Glad you enjoyed this and I wondered what struck you about it. One thing that woke me up another notch, is that herbalism is changing form and that it will no longer be legal for small producers who don't follow GMPS's to offer our wa...
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discussion post on Wed, November 25, 2009 - 8:37 AM
Away for the upcoming week.
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Hi all,
Like many of you I will be away for the rest of the week and weekend. I am going to spend time in the woods, on the land that we steward. A much needed break. I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I look forward to connecting soon.
W...
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discussion post on Tue, November 24, 2009 - 10:37 AM
The Cruel Stepmother and the Father Who Will Not See-keynote by Stephen Buhner at the International Herb Symposium
(in Herbal Wisdom)
Jim McDonald posted this on another herbal discussion group and I thought this group might find it interesting as well. I only wish I could have heard it delivered.
www.gaianstudies.org/documen...OPEN.pdf
Blessings
Linda
discussion post on Mon, November 23, 2009 - 10:35 PM
Re: New Cornbread Recipes???
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Also what you serve to put on it can make a difference. Cultured butter and/or your favorite jams and jellies can make a difference. And I agree adding sweet corn kernels can be sooo good.
Blessings
Linda
discussion post on Mon, November 23, 2009 - 4:40 PM
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Backyard Garden Survivalists,
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Kefir grains, Piima, Sourdough Starter and Real Raw Honey for Sale
( for sale » other ) Greetings. We have Kefir Grains, Piima Culture, Sourdough Starter and Re...
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listing posted Wed, November 28, 2007 - 9:42 PM
Kefir, Piima, Sourdough and truly raw honey for sale!!
( for sale » other ) For more information visit our website www.moonwiseherbs.com
listing posted Thu, November 22, 2007 - 7:25 PM
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