THE FUNNY FARM

12/10/2020

Home Registration is now open for the Foundations of Herbalism 2021 Online Program and Spring Plant Walks   We’re offering our Foundations of Herbalism Program online again in 2021 and hope you’ll join us. Our new format features evening classes weekly from February until December. And we’ve ...

07/02/2020

There is a good chart in this offering substitute herbs for the popular and widely touted ones

“A wise herbalist once stood before a group of eager learners and announced, “Before you can learn how to use all the herbs, you should try learning how to use an herbalist!” Before trying to figure out everything on your own, remember that there are experienced herbalists in your local and online communities that you can turn to for help. In fact, your community herbalists—and staff herbalists at retail suppliers—will likely be grateful for the extra business and the ability to share their knowledge during these challenging times.”

At the beginning of this current global pandemic, we collectively found ourselves wondering where to buy herbs during times of scarcity.
https://theherbalacademy.com/where-to-buy-herbs-upheaval/

06/15/2020

Mixing custom menstruums just got a heck of a lot easier! ✨ We’ve added a menstruum calculator to our online toolkit 🌿🛠🌿 The Herbalista Toolkit is available to our sustaining members for as little as $5 a month. [Link in bio] 💚

05/31/2020

Ours will bee blooming soon

In addition to bee balm, monarda, bergamot, Oswego tea are some of the common names of Monarda didyma. Each name has a very good reason why it was used!

04/16/2020

Vertical gardening at the funny farm

04/03/2020

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04/02/2020

These will be blooming soon

Japanese honeysuckle flowers are powerfully antimicrobial and are one of the most widely used medicinals in the world.
Honeysuckle is native to Asia, where it is often used for colds, flu and infections in general. It is strongly antibacterial and antiviral.
The flowers can be picked in bud form, and also after they have opened, and tinctured fresh in alcohol. Honeysuckle flowers are also effective as a tea; I combine them with mint and lemon balm to mask their slight bitterness.
If you'd like to keep reading about honeysuckle and other antimicrobial herbs, visit the blog:
https://chestnutherbs.com/5-antimicrobial-herbs-for-your-medicine-chest/
Honeysuckle is also featured in our Online Herbal Immersion, where we discuss how to forage, cultivate, prepare, and use the healing medicines of a treasure-trove of classic herbs.
For details: 🌿 www.chestnutherbs.com/immersion 🌿
(Lonicera japonica, Caprifoliaceae).
Photo © Juliet Blankespoor
*Please research any new herb and consult your health care providers for possible drug/herb contraindications and precautions before ingesting. Be sure of your identification before ingesting any plant or mushroom. Make sure you only pick this species; other honeysuckles are not necessarily safe or used medicinally in the same fashion. Do not ingest the berries because they are poisonous.

03/29/2020

First time planting tomatoes in March.