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by Robin Wall Kimmerer Preface: Seeing the world through moss-colored glasses. Amazed with starry crystals. The Standing Stones Moss is a intricacy with the landscape. Let's learn about the history/relationship we have with mosses. why do mosses form on rocks? or glacier boulders Rocks do have a story (knowledge of the rock territory) moss have … Continue reading Gatherling Moss (oct. book)

A change has been made where we are meeting at Mary's Market in Edgebrook Center the 20th of September A lush, productive vegetable, herb, and flower garden doesn’t have to require endless hours of time and unlimited energy. No-dig gardening methods let you keep the rototiller in the shed and focus on what you like … Continue reading No-Dig Gardening Sept. book

Prelude: son not stung by a paper wasp oaks are slow growers, produce great roots. up to 3X the diameter if the canopy don't like high nitride fertilizer (white oaks) can drop 3 million acorn it its life time You need oak trees for the health of your yard oaks support life monthly tally OCTOBER … Continue reading Nature of Oaks by Doug Tallamy (Aug. 2021 book)

May 2021 discussion: nature and culture could work together talk about removing a woodchuck that hurts your garden discussion of your lawn by your neighbor chapter 1 bought house on long island (authors father) A Gardner is looking for soil as much as plants you can't print more land front yard is the key to … Continue reading Second Nature: a Gardeners Education (Re-read from 2018)

A Good Referance book Talk of planting herbs is pots and baskets (7) discussed everyday essentials (8) I like cilantro Salad herbs (10) Dill Mediterranean pots in free draing soil (12) Thyme & basil Have always liked zinc (Middle Eastern garden) zinc container (15) herbal teas the most elegant and flavosome teas (18) I didn't … Continue reading The Cooks Herb Garden (April book)

from an audible (chapter 3) for thousand of years people have been using these oils for healing, sooth digestive, create a taste, help a minor wound. They are natural and good for the family funamnetals of essential oil essential oils are plant extracts, they carry the extraction from their leaves, roots, etc. brief history: 1800 … Continue reading Essential Oils for Beginners

Notes from therapists from the Madison VA: It seems that Lavender works pretty good for you, but not so much the sweet orange and rosemary. I know that Jaclyn had planned to work with you, on some clinical Aromatherapy when you saw her. Thank you for keeping such a great log. It seems as if … Continue reading Aroma Therapy Notes (from practice)

Introduction: It all starts with the human bubble bee (while seeding the garden). Is it the human whois imortant or the gardener. Or...is it coevolution relationship to plant seeds. We both have our own selection (or desire). The seed catalog is an evolution tool. It's all about the human and plant type of view. Talk … Continue reading Botany of Desire by Michael Pollen

Facts about training the brain0 propagate brain cells being able to toggle between short term and long term views Can be reduced to micro chemical signals can neurons be regenerated increase the size of your brain making brain cells more sharply dementia in 1797 intelecrtual deficiet memory losss goes with dementia cognitive decline brain can … Continue reading Keeping Sharp by Sanjay Gupta