Usnea hirta. Usnea, also known as old man’s beard, is not a plant but lichen—a symbiotic relationship between an algae and a fungus. The entire lichen is used. Usnea looks like long, fuzzy strings hanging from trees in North American and European forests, where it grows. This particular species of Usnea, common to our area, is medium-sized tufted shrub lichen, pale yellowish green in color. It is highly branched, bearing numerous short side branches, reinforced by a tough, white, central cord. Usnea grows over trees and shrubs, preferring old growth forest conifers in shady areas.
Senior Apprentice, Becky Palmer, of Leave It To Us, harvests the Cleavers during their peak and screen dried in the shade. This 4 oz. bag of Cleavers will make over 50 cups of tea!
Ground dried Lomatium Dissectum root, dug during the peak spring and autumn seasons, cleaned, sliced and dried, then ground. During harvest season, Jil will dig your roots on order, then clean, dry and grind them. She will have your dried, powdered root mailed to you within 10 days or your order. During off season, she will have a limited amount dried and stored. The off-season dried roots will then be ground when ordered, to preserve maximum freshness.
5 lbs. freshly dug Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). Arrowleaf Balsamroot usually grows in large stands on hillsides. It has long, basal, silvery-green leaves shaped like arrowheads. Early spring blooming sunflowers are bright yellow and extend past the leaves on long stems. The root of Arrowleaf Balsamroot can be quite large--weighing up to 30 pounds. When broken or bruised, the massive, bark-covered root exudes a sticky, fragrant sap.
4 lb. freshly dug Lomatium Dissectum root. Lomatium roots are best dug from autumn to early spring while the plant lies dormant. The roots should be tinctured or infused in oil as soon after harvest as possible. These roots are shipped the day they were dug. Available Late February, March, April, & May; September, October & November & early December.
2 lb. fresh Veratrum californicum root. Common names include California Corn Lily, False Hellebore & Green False Hellebore. Available April, May & June; September, October & November.
(Trifolium pratense) Senior Apprentice, Becky Palmer, of Leave It To Us, harvests the herbs during their peak and screen dried in the shade. This 8 oz. bag of Red Clover blossoms will make over 70 cups of tea!
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