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Midsummer Medicines: Volume II
a sunshiney plant walk with herbalist jim mcdonald
As the late summer heat draws forth the virtues of many plants that grow in wetland and wood, join Michigan herbalist, jim mcdonald to learn about a slew of wild medicinals, along with jim's two first rules of wildcrafting and some recommended harvesting tools.
For over twenty years, jim has offered innumerable herb walks, sharing what he knows about the myriad virtues of these resilient plants. Through a blend of story, experience, humour, common sense and lore discover the virtues of:
As the late summer heat draws forth the virtues of many plants that grow in wetland and wood, join Michigan herbalist, jim mcdonald to learn about a slew of wild medicinals, along with jim's two first rules of wildcrafting and some recommended harvesting tools.
For over twenty years, jim has offered innumerable herb walks, sharing what he knows about the myriad virtues of these resilient plants. Through a blend of story, experience, humour, common sense and lore discover the virtues of:
Self Heal ∙∙∙ Vervain ∙∙∙ Turtlehead
Boneset ∙∙∙ Purple Loosestrife ∙∙∙ Joe Pye
Ghost Pipe ∙∙∙ Royal Fern ∙∙∙ Horsetail
Skullcap ∙∙∙ Goldenseal ∙∙∙ Spicebush
Poison Sumach ∙∙∙ and more!
This is Volume II of the Midsummer Medicines plant walk series encompassing 3 ¾ hours of video.
Coming soon: Wild Roots and Fall Foliage!
This class will be available to watch online until December 31, 2025.
All online classes are non-refundable. More information here.
FREE Preview of Turtlehead
A world in which a flower
looks like a turtle head.
looks like a turtle head.
What's Included?
Harvesting Practices
Learn jim's First Two Rules
Tools of the Trade: Thoughts of jim
The Vervains: Verbena hastata, Verbena urticifolia & Verbena stricta
Did you make your list yet?
the flowers of blue vervain
Japanese Hedge Parsley: Torilis japonica
Hedge your bets, can jim tell these plants apart?
the flowers of Japanese Hedge Parsley
Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris
Healing: what a journey it can be.
Ghost Pipe: Monotropa uniflora
Where jim confronts his own plant lust.
Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum pedatum
What does grey hair mean to you?
Poison Sumach: Toxicodendron vernix
Poison Sumach, yes with a "H".
Purple Loosestrife: Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife, but doesn't it really look pink?
Turtlehead: Chelone glabra
A world in which a flower looks like a turtle head.
PreviewRoyal Fern: Osmunda regalis
Where royalty wears its spores like a crown.
Boneset: Eupatorium perfoliatum
Can YOU say perfoliatum?
Joe Pye Weed: Eupatorium maculatum
But really, Joe?
Skullcap: Scutellaria lateriflora
I don't need skullcap! Grrrrrrrr!
Goldenseal: Hydrastis Canadensis
Goldenseal berries!
Spicebush: Lindera benzoin
Where jim spices things up, watch out!
Horsetail: Equisetum arvensis
Quit horsing around jim.
find out what is coming up next
(because you always wanted to know)