MUCS - Montreal Urban Community Sustainment http://www.mucs.ca/
Date: Friday October 16th, 2009
Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Meet at MUCS at 2:30pm, then we will walk throughout NDG and Westmount, towards Marianopolis CEGEP
Instructors: Nicole Fournier, Monica Giacomin
Wild native edible and medicinal plant identification
Which parts of plants to harvest when
Uses: eating raw, cooking, fermenting into wines & vinegars, tinctures, infusions etc
Meditative exploration
http://www.montrealpermaculture.org/index.php/Fall_semester
Making herbal medicine - with Rudbeckia triloba and nettle (ortie)
from backyard live dining 2009, Catherine and Anne-Marie Lanza and Nicole Fournier dug up Rudbeckia triloba or brown eyed susan flower, for her roots (used like echinacea), read more on the live dining blog
Monica Giacomin joined them, bringing nettle from her backyard, Catherine Lanza had also harvested nettle from Mont Royal. Catherine made tincture with the nettle and kept some of the fresh nettle to dry for infusion (herbal tea). Nettle is good for the endocrine system, and more.
Monica Giacomin's website for more info on herbalism http://herbsontheside.com/
Anne-Marie Lanza digging up the rudbeckia triloba for the roots
the nettle tinctured and fresh and the cutting up of the rudbeckia triloba root. all happening in the sunshine in the drive-way near the street.
Monica Giacomin joined them, bringing nettle from her backyard, Catherine Lanza had also harvested nettle from Mont Royal. Catherine made tincture with the nettle and kept some of the fresh nettle to dry for infusion (herbal tea). Nettle is good for the endocrine system, and more.
Monica Giacomin's website for more info on herbalism http://herbsontheside.com/
Anne-Marie Lanza digging up the rudbeckia triloba for the roots
the nettle tinctured and fresh and the cutting up of the rudbeckia triloba root. all happening in the sunshine in the drive-way near the street.