Plant Identification walk series

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Herbology is using plants for medicinal purposes, or for supplementing a diet. Plants have been the basis for medical treatments throughout human history, and such traditional medicine is still widely practiced today. Many modern medicines began from herbs.
Plant Identification means learning what plants look like in all seasons, flowering or not. IF you can identify plants in the wild and learn their names, then the next step is looking them up in a book to find out what they're used for. Wild plants are either: edible, medicinal, or both. A third category is toxic, to stay away from. Not much is totally useless.
Learning what plants can be used for is wonderfully EMPOWERING, knowing that you may never have to starve, or that you can heal/recover from injuries/ailments on your own. That is true self-reliance... not giving up your power to someone else to heal you.
IF you truly want to learn Plant ID, then bring pen & paper to take a few notes, plus your cell phone camera. Ideally, seek opportunities to go on Plant Walks as much as possible in a short time in order to really learn/remember their names best. Bring your Petersen Flowers Guide book to look up plants if you have one. Please bring your plant information handouts from prior walks that you attended. We will try to provide different cool handouts each meetup in the summer walk series. : )
This FREE class/walk will take place OUTSIDE, so dress for it, and you may desire bug spray. IF the weather is bad, then the event may be cancelled, so contact Chriss to verify if need be.
Plan to carpool, and attend with friends for twice the fun.
We will meet in the parking lot for Settlers park, adjacent to the Hartland Township Hall on Clark Rd. Look for my green Jeep Wrangler.
Questions? Contact Chriss, 248 330-6428, thinkahead@comcast.net