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Bacteria is getting the jump on manufactured antibiotics, making many antibiotics ineffective in treating serious infections. Research has found that natural antibiotics, unaltered by science, still pack a powerful punch! Learn which plants and mushrooms can help protect your family from bacterial outbreaks and life-threatening infections. Our group will gather plant material and learn how to prepare and use it as antibiotics. Each participant will receive a booklet covering the information presented during the class. A picnic lunch is included.
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Celebrate with me "the Season of Biting Trees” when sap is rising and the medicinal barks of many trees and shrubs are at their peak. Your group will learn how to identify leafless deciduous trees by the color, texture and flavor of their bark. They will also learn to practice sustainable harvesting and methods of preparing them for medicinal use. Many lichen also have medicinal properties. Several will be found and gathered during our winter's end expedition. GROUP RATE
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"Soap" is the result of a chemical action between fat and lye. Many products on the market are labeled "Beauty Bar" or "Cleansing Bar". These products are not soap, and therefore cannot be labeled as such. They are usually detergents, which can be made more quickly than true soap.
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Learn which wild medicinal herbs are safe to use during pregnancy as well as which can be used to ease the process of childbirth. This is an excellent course for the midwife as well as mothers-to-be. The day will be spent "in the field" locating and harvesting the various herbs. A picnic lunch will be provided as well as a detailed booklet on the medicinal plants and their uses.
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There are an estimated 38,000 species of mushrooms, most provide a wealth of protein, fiber, B vitamins, and vitamin C, as well as calcium and other minerals. A few are toxic or poisonous, so it is important to learn the various mushrooms of your region with someone familiar with them.
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A variety of trail walks are offered. The difficulty of terrain depends upon the fitness level of your group. The season and locale of the trail will determine what medicinal plants are to be found and harvested.
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Wander through the sage scented steppe and discover the many medicinal uses of plants which thrive in this diverse semi-arid landscape. Each participant will receive a booklet covering the information presented during the class.
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Every year people seek Morels. Many return home empty-handed and disappointed. The objective of this day's activity is to learn how to identify and find Morels. You will learn the secrets of the forest, which tell those who are observant where and how to find this illusive fungus. You will also learn how to find, identify and use a number of other delectable mushrooms that thrive in our area's forests during springtime.
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Menopause is a natural process that is biologically programmed to occur in every woman. A woman's body has the natural capacity to make these changes without undo stress and discomfort. However, in today's society, many menopausal women experience discomfort, hot flashes and mood swings during this natural process due to lack of exercise, proper nutrition, environmental toxins and mental stress.
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The morning and afternoon will be spent locating and harvesting a variety of wild foods. A picnic lunch will be provided during the midday break. While enjoying wine and appetizers, guests will participate in the preparation of the evening meal consisting of the foods harvested. Along with the day's activities, instruction and meals, the course includes a copy of Darcy Williamson's The Rocky Mountain Wild Food's Cookbook (SRP $17.95).
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Luther Burbank has been quoted as the source of the saying, "A weed is any plant growing in the wrong place". Yet with a small shift in perspective we can often change our definition to a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. Those plants that we call weeds can often have many useful functions. Many are medicinal. Learn how to turn your backyard "weeds" into valuable medicinal resources.
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Explore the medicinal plants found in your own backyard ~ in your meadow ~ in your forest or woodlot. Everyone has a cornucopia of healing botanicals on their land. Do you know those, which are closest to you?
2010 VOLUNTEER CAMP PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET AT THE RIGGINS PARK AT THE MORNING OF APRIL 24TH. AT 9:15 MST. THE PARK IS LOCATED ON THE SALMON RIVER AS YOU LEAVE THE MAIN PART OF TOWN HEADING NORTH. IT IS ALSO A BOAT RAMP, SO WATCH FOR A LARGE PARKING LOT. THE PARK IN ON THE LOWER LEVEL, BELOW THE MAIN PARKING LOT. More information, call me at 208-634-8701 or email me at fromtheforest@hotmail.com. DON'T FORGET YOUR LUNCH AND A WARM JACKET OR SWEATER.
As many of you know, From The Forest volunteers provide medicinal herbs free of charge to those fighting cancer. We also provide herbs to compliment conventional treatments to ease the side effects of radiation treatment and chemotherapy. Each year, more individuals are choosing to fight their disease using diet and herbs, rather than conventional treatments. Due to the increasing demand, the resources that we provide quickly become depleted. This camp was organized so that we can gather as a group to collect many of the materials needed for the season.
It is never too early to plan to attend the 2010 gathering, scheduled Saturday, April 24th and Sunday the 25th. 9:30 A.M. through 5:00 P.M.
Again this year we will be doweling dead and downed trees with mycelium plugs to foster the growth of medicinal mushroom. Several private landowners in the Riggins area have granted us permission to impregnate their downed and dead standing trees with mushroom mycelium.
From The Forest will provide all mycelium dowels necessary for the dowelling and alcohol for tincturing. You will need to bring your camping equipment, unless you are staying in Riggins at one of the motels. If you have a battery powered drill, please bring that, as well. Pack a sack lunch, as we will be out in the forest all day long. Aside from the dowelling, we will also harvest some of the fungi established in 2006/2007 and harvest Arrowleaf Balsamroot as an immune system stimulant for those undergoing chemotherapy.
Wear sturdy footwear. Bring a warm jacket and a rain coat, as it may rain. Do not wear polar fleece pants unless you want to collect large quantities of seeds, and do no wear shorts, as we will be journeying through brush.
In April of 2006 over 25 volunteers came to help place 6,000 medicinal mushroom plugs in dead wood and dying trees throughout the old growth forests of the Riggins area. The volunteers were divided into teams and sent into different drainages throughout the area. Holes were drilled in different varieties of dead trees and small mycelium impregnated dowels were pounded into the holes.
For the past two years we have ventured into the inoculated areas and gathered some of the medicinal mushroom that we had previously fostered!
The medicinal mushrooms "seeded" in 2006 were Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) , Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This medicinal mushroom project was inspired by Paul Stamets' excellent book Mycelium Running.
In 2007, we harvested and prepared Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Lomatium and Red Belted Polypore for individuals fighting cancer.
In 2008 we inoculated downed and dead trees with Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This year we will be inoculating new areas with Oregon Reshi, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk.
In 2009 we formed two more mushroom gardens using Lion's Mane and Maitake dowels.
This event is presented by herbalist and author Darcy Williamson and From The Forest Apprentices.
Location: Lucile, Idaho Maximum Group Size: 20 Date: Saturday and Sunday; April 24th and 25th , 2010 Duration: Two Days.
September Friday 18th., Saturday 19th. and Sunday 20th.
We will meet at the park in Riggins, Idaho at 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 18th. From there we will travel toward our campsite, which will have been previously set-up for our arrival. Along the way we will stop for short hikes, pausing for a gourmet picnic lunch. Once at camp our group will be assigned their tents and have an hour to “settle in” before wine and appetizers are served. While we relax and visit, the evening meal will be prepared and served around the campfire.
You will receive a confirmation card shortly after your registration is received with details on our meeting place.
Shepp Ranch is located on the banks of the Salmon River (the fabled “River of No Return"), at its confluence with Crooked Creek. The property is surrounded by the Gospel Hump Wilderness on three sides, and the Wild and Scenic Salmon River Corridor on the fourth. Across the river is the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness -- the largest protected wilderness area in the continental United States. With the nearest accessible town Riggins, Idaho, approximately 40 miles downstream and the nearest road 15 miles away, Shepp Ranch is truly remote.
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2010 VOLUNTEER CAMP PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET AT THE RIGGINS PARK AT THE MORNING OF APRIL 24TH. AT 9:15 MST. THE PARK IS LOCATED ON THE SALMON RIVER AS YOU LEAVE THE MAIN PART OF TOWN HEADING NORTH. IT IS ALSO A BOAT RAMP, SO WATCH FOR A LARGE PARKING LOT. THE PARK IN ON THE LOWER LEVEL, BELOW THE MAIN PARKING LOT. More information, call me at 208-634-8701 or email me at fromtheforest@hotmail.com. DON'T FORGET YOUR LUNCH AND A WARM JACKET OR SWEATER.
As many of you know, From The Forest volunteers provide medicinal herbs free of charge to those fighting cancer. We also provide herbs to compliment conventional treatments to ease the side effects of radiation treatment and chemotherapy. Each year, more individuals are choosing to fight their disease using diet and herbs, rather than conventional treatments. Due to the increasing demand, the resources that we provide quickly become depleted. This camp was organized so that we can gather as a group to collect many of the materials needed for the season.
It is never too early to plan to attend the 2010 gathering, scheduled Saturday, April 24th and Sunday the 25th. 9:30 A.M. through 5:00 P.M.
Again this year we will be doweling dead and downed trees with mycelium plugs to foster the growth of medicinal mushroom. Several private landowners in the Riggins area have granted us permission to impregnate their downed and dead standing trees with mushroom mycelium.
From The Forest will provide all mycelium dowels necessary for the dowelling and alcohol for tincturing. You will need to bring your camping equipment, unless you are staying in Riggins at one of the motels. If you have a battery powered drill, please bring that, as well. Pack a sack lunch, as we will be out in the forest all day long. Aside from the dowelling, we will also harvest some of the fungi established in 2006/2007 and harvest Arrowleaf Balsamroot as an immune system stimulant for those undergoing chemotherapy.
Wear sturdy footwear. Bring a warm jacket and a rain coat, as it may rain. Do not wear polar fleece pants unless you want to collect large quantities of seeds, and do no wear shorts, as we will be journeying through brush.
In April of 2006 over 25 volunteers came to help place 6,000 medicinal mushroom plugs in dead wood and dying trees throughout the old growth forests of the Riggins area. The volunteers were divided into teams and sent into different drainages throughout the area. Holes were drilled in different varieties of dead trees and small mycelium impregnated dowels were pounded into the holes.
For the past two years we have ventured into the inoculated areas and gathered some of the medicinal mushroom that we had previously fostered!
The medicinal mushrooms "seeded" in 2006 were Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) , Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola), Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This medicinal mushroom project was inspired by Paul Stamets' excellent book Mycelium Running.
In 2007, we harvested and prepared Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Lomatium and Red Belted Polypore for individuals fighting cancer.
In 2008 we inoculated downed and dead trees with Oregon Reshi (Ganoderma oregonense), Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), and Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum). This year we will be inoculating new areas with Oregon Reshi, Lion's Mane, Turkey Tail (Tremetes veriscolor) and Artist's Conk.
In 2009 we formed two more mushroom gardens using Lion's Mane and Maitake dowels.
This event is presented by herbalist and author Darcy Williamson and From The Forest Apprentices.
Location: Lucile, Idaho Maximum Group Size: 20 Date: Saturday and Sunday; April 24th and 25th , 2010 Duration: Two Days.
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January Atkinson is an extraordinary artist! Many of you are familiar with her work through her illustrations of my book Healing Plants of the Rocky Mountain. This four day workshop, spanning two consecutive weekends, will give your group the opportunity to learn some of January's creative techniques.
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According to Dr. Theodore Nash at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, parasitic infections are a major cause of illness in North America. Eight out of ten people in the United States and Canada harbor one or more parasites or intestinal worms. This workshop begins your parasite-cleansing program. GROUP RATE
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An ointment or salve is a semi-solid preparation made to be applied to the skin. Depending on the purpose for which it is designed and its method of preparation, the texture can vary from very greasy to a thick paste. Learn how to make and use simple salves, ointments and balms, as well as more complex combinations.
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Eloris has been making pine needle baskets for over 30 years and studying the Rocky Mountains medicinal plants for 15 years. This two day work shop will give your group the opportunity to learn some of her techniques as she guides you into incorporating our regional medicine plants into a basic pine needle basket to become your personal Medicine Basket and the first of many to follow...
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Logging and development ravages plant life, allowing much which is valuable to go to waste. The focus of this foray is to descend upon a ravaged area and salvage what we can from that which was left behind.
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This detoxifying program aims to remove the cause of disease before it makes us ill. It is designed to keep immune response high, elimination regular, circulation sound, and stress under control, so our bodies can handle the toxicity it encounters. The program has been designed to be applied over an extended period of time, taking each system and working it through a thorough detoxification. By doing this, we can avoid over-taxing our systems. This is especially essential for those of us who may already have an illness.
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Hydrosols (floral waters) are the product of the distillation of aromatic plant material. Hydrosols have significant value in health maintenance and therapy. Did you know that Fir Hydrosol is called "Happy Water"? Its constituents help relieve the symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Many hydrosols are well known and have been used for millennia by humans for health, beauty and in cooking. Rose water, Orange Blossom, Lavender, and Cornflower are examples.
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The purpose of this three day " in house" program is formulated to help us bring our systems into balance through fasting by using juices we make from organic fruits and vegetables, combined with flushing toxins from our systems with sauna therapy. Why juice and not water? Juice fasting cleanses the body while supplying a dramatic increase in vitamins, minerals and enzymes which help cleanse mucous matter from the lymphatic system and toxins from cells. The sweating process achieved through use of the sauna gently and safely helps eliminate heavy metals and toxic chemicals released during juice fasting. Medical studies demonstrate that most toxins can be eliminated through the skin, relieving the burden on the kidneys and liver.
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