May 2015 - Earth Tracks

By Alexis Burnett

In edible plants, Edibles, foraging, gathering, grey county, harvest, Healing Power of Plants, Herbal Products, herbalism, Herbalogy, Medicinals, Mentoring, naturalist, nature, nature connection, nature education

Posted May 23, 2015

Of spring flowers, forest nibbles and an edible feast…

Of spring flowers, forest nibbles and an edible feast… Our May plants apprenticeship weekend got off to an early start for those of us who were able to camp out […]

By Alexis Burnett

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Posted May 23, 2015

Balm of Gilead Medicinal Oil

Here’s a video I did for our Wild Plants Apprentices describing how to use the double boiler method for extracting the resins and medicinal qualities of Balsam Poplar buds. […]

By Alexis Burnett

In classes, edible plants, herbalism, medicinal plants, naturalist, nature, nature connection, Ontario, Wild Plants, Wild Plants Apprenticeship, wilderness skills, workshops

Posted May 5, 2015

Majestic Trees and the first Spring Ephemerals

On Sunday, Along the Niagara Escarpment, we continued to learn about trees, and found several spring ephemerals poking through the leaves on the forest floor. There were tiny Spring [...]

By Alexis Burnett

In classes, edible plants, foraging, herbalism, medicinal plants, naturalist, nature connection, Ontario, Wild Plants Apprenticeship, Wildcrafting, workshops

Posted May 5, 2015

Trees, Owl Eyes and Cold Water

Saturday April 18 – Trees, Owl Eyes and Cold Water As we sat in our first circle of the 2015 Wild Plants Apprenticeship – the sun was out and so […]