What is this Plant Good for?
One day after measuring a tree a
lady come up to me and handed me a leaf and asked me what is this plant and what
is it food good for (the plant was Narrow-leaf plantain-plantago spp.). So I began to talk to her for a little while. And that conversation went something like
this. ‘You know I am an herbalist and of
course you also know that I am a part of the Va. Big Tree Project as well and I
love trees. But here are some other
things that you may not know about me. Did
you know that I also am a mother, and a sister? Not only that but I am a wildlife rehabber
and a martial artist. You know I am a
naturalist since we are in this group, but did you also know that I am a wife, a best friend, an aunt
(Maw-Maw Kelli is my aunt name) too? I am so
many more things than a volunteer with the Va. Big Tree project.
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| Rumex and Joe Schilling Root Dagger |
So I told you all of this so that I
could say that plants are the same. They
are not just good for one thing. They have many different areas where they
shine and are very versatile when we really get to know them at a deeper level.
They are much like us, at first you just knew me as Kelli the lady who measured
this tree, but now you know a little more about me. So when we meet a plant we
may just know one thing about it, but as we get to know it more and more we
learn so much more about it and we understand that it is not just ‘good for x.’ After that I taught her one simple use for
the plant and told her how the animals use it as well.
So why am I writing a blog on this.
So why am I writing a blog on this.
Do you really care? Well maybe not
but I want you to think about ALL the things that you are. All the things you care for and love. What is
someone said you are only good for ‘making pizza’ and you know you have way
more things you enjoy and want to be known for.
So I offer this to you as well to consider that with the plants.
Green Blessings!!
Maw-Maw Kelli
