Farm-to-Clinic

I have grand dreams of a farm-to-clinic practice where the majority of the medicine made and distributed at the clinic is grown or ethically wildcrafted — right here. Every year my gardens feel like a tiny step toward that. It’s high season for medicine making, which includes pruning, picking, drying, tincturing, garbling, bagging, pressing. . . repeat. Doesn’t seem to me that there are many more pleasant ways to pass the time than keeping company with the bees and fragrant things. Check out some of what’s blooming now.

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Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain)
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Achillea millefolium (Pink Yarrow)
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Sambucus canadense (Elder flower)
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Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)
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Calendula officinalis
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Echinacea purpurea

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