1. Incorporating medicinal herbs into the garden Introductions Why herbal medicine? Medicinal herbs already in your garden Easy-to-grow medicinal herbs Harvesting and processing Questions

2. Plants have powerful healing properties It deepens our relationship with plants Community-based It's easy to grow and wildcraft medicinal plants It's part of our cultures and histories

3. Medicinal uses of culinary herbs Examples: rosemary, thyme, sage, garlic, onions ● Explore new uses of the herbs you already have on on hand ● Safe, gentle herbs

4. Common medicinal weeds Examples: plantain, dandelion, burdock, ground ivy, ragweed, chickweed, yellow dock ● No effort to grow! ● Weeding becomes harvesting

5. Easy-to-grow medicinal herbs: annuals Examples: Holy basil, oats, ashwagandha, chamomile, spilanthes ● Can be planted as row crops or scattered throughout the garden ● Many are self-seeding and can be harvested by weeding them out of unwanted places

6. Easy-to-grow medicinal herbs: perennials ● Examples: yarrow, comfrey, elecampane, hyssop, echinacea, peppermint, california poppy ● Root crops and long- term producers ● Place carefully since these will be in your garden for a long time.

7. Medicine for your garden Medicinal herbs can also help nourish your garden: Attract pollinators (CA poppy, chamomile, elecampane) Source of mulch (comfrey, leaves left over from root crops Prevent soil erosion (perennials) Aerate soil (ashwagandha)

8. Infusion or Decoction (water extract)Tincture (alcohol extract) Vinegar Tincture Honey Oil/salve Syrup

9. Matthew Woods: The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism Leslie Braun and Mark Cohen: Herbs and Natural Supplements- An Evidence-Based Guide Rosemary Gladstar: Herbal Healing for Women Michael Moore: various books including Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West Timothy Scott: Invasive Plant Medicine

10. Websites www.herbcraft.org/articleindex.com www.swsbm.com Maryland Native Plant Society: www. mdflora.orgmdflora.org Botanical Society of Washington: www.botsoc.orgwww.botsoc.org Henriette’s Herbal: www.henriettesherbal.comwww.henriettesherbal.com American Herbalist Guild: www.americanherbalistguild.com www.americanherbalistguild.com

11. My contact information: Holly Poole-Kavana littleredbirdbotanicals@gmail.com www.redbirdbotanicals.wordpress.com