jim mcdonald, herbalist/Vernal Virtues: Volume II

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Vernal Virtues: Volume II


another springtime plant walk with herbalist jim mcdonald

From May into June our springtime flora shines with medicinal merit.  For over twenty years, jim has offered innumerable herb walks, sharing what he knows about the virtues of these springtime plants.

Join jim in the northeastern woodlands of Michigan to learn about a slew of wild medicinals found in field and wood...  along with jim's two first rules of wildcrafting and some recommended harvesting tools.

Through a blend of story, experience, humour, common sense and lore discover the virtues of:

Plantain ∙∙∙ Poison Ivy ∙∙∙ Sassafras
Partridge Berry  ∙∙∙ Jewelweed ∙∙∙ Cranesbill 
White Lettuce ∙∙∙ Blueberry ∙∙∙ Wintergreen
Wild Sarsparilla ∙∙∙ Golden Alexander
White Meadowsweet ∙∙∙ Witch Hazel ∙∙∙ Mayapple 

Barberry ∙∙∙ Blue Cohosh ∙∙∙ plus a few short extras

This is volume II of the Vernal  Virtues  plant walk series encompassing over 3 ½ hours of video.

You can find Volume I available here.

This class will be available to watch online until December 31, 2030.

All online classes are non-refundable.  More information here.

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3 Types of Plantain, wherein jim explains it all.

What's Included?

Harvesting Practices

Learn jim's First Two Rules
Tools of the Trade: Thoughts of jim

Plantain: Plantago spp.

Join jim in learning about one of his favorite plants.
Three Types of Plantain
Preview

Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans

The Poison Ivy has gotten bigger & jim loves it even more.

Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium & Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens

Sit on the florest floor with jim, Blueberry & Wintergreen.

Sassafras: Sassafras albidum

Learn how much jim loves baby Sassafras plants.

Partridge Berry: Mitchella repens

Where not all awesome plants need to be picked.

Jewelweed Walk: Impatiens capensis

jim has more to say about Jewelweed. Sparkle on jim.

Cranesbill: Geranium maculatum

Looks like a Cranes Bill, don't ya think?

White Lettuce: Nabalus albus (formerly Prenanthes alba)

It's shapes are quite extraordinary.

Wild Sarsparilla: Aralia nudicaulis

It's wildly connected.

Golden Alexander: Zizia aurea

Where jim just can't stick to just one plant.

White Meadowsweet: Spiraea alba

jim explains why not all meadowsweets are the same.

Witch Hazel: Hamamelis virginiana

What could be rolling up those leaves?

Mayapple: Podophyllum peltatum

Why do the deer get to the apples first?

Blue Cohosh: Caulophyllum thalictroides

Baby Blue Cohosh!!!

Barberry: Berberis thunbergii & Berberis vulgaris

Where jim makes HILARIOUS references to ticks copulating. You have been warned.

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