On May 25, 2024, we opened our homestead to host a “Foraging Wild Medicinals Class”. We ended up having around 30 participants come from all over the state of Indiana. We were blown away to hear how far some of them drove!
It was beautiful to hear their why, as to wanting to learn more about foraging. Some of them had experience and some didn’t. It was truly special hearing their stories and just wanting to grow their knowledge about medicinals.
“God said, “Let the earth put forth grass, seed-producing plants, and fruit trees, each yielding its own kind of seed-bearing fruit, on the earth”; and that is how it was.” – Genesis 1:11
Some of the Medicinals We Found!
Here are some medicinal plants we found on our property. There is a wide variety and abundance. Many of them we found walking on our trails and pasture area. Karen was truly amazing pointing these out and introducing to the whole class. Participants were able to touch, taste and smell the different plants during our walk.
Autumn Olives
Elaeagnus umbellata
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Clearweed
Pilea pumila
Clover – White & Purple
Trifolium
Elderberry – Berries & Elder Flower
Sambucus nigra
Ferns
Polypodiopsida
Flea Bane
Erigeron canadensis
Greengbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
Golden Rod
Solidago
Honey Suckle – Flower ONLY
Lonicera hildebrandiana
MapleLeaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Oak
Quercus
Plantain
Plantago
Poke Weed
Phytolacca americana
Popular Tree Blossoms & Bark
Populus
Rabbit Foot Tobacco
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Self-Heal or Heal-All
Prunella vulgaris
St. John’s Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Sumac
Rhus
White Pine
Pinus strobus
Wood Sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
The medicinals listed above we encourage you to do your own research and find out more information about them. We just wanted to share what we came across on our property.
Herbalist’s Information:
Karen is a licensed aesthetician, graduate of the Institute of integrative nutrition and a clinical Herbalist. She owns a herbal apothecary spa in Greenwood Indiana. Karen has a YouTube channel – Homesteading Herbalist Collective, where she loves to collaborate with other people throughout the state of Indiana, who are helping to create regenerative ways of healing themselves and our land.
Thank you to our class participants!!
“God said, “Let the earth put forth grass, seed-producing plants, and fruit trees, each yielding its own kind of seed-bearing fruit, on the earth”; and that is how it was.” – Genesis 1:11
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