Fall Garden Medicine Chest
Fall has come, and with it the time for us to put away our tools, slow down, and prepare for a long winter’s rest. Many of us need this physical reminder. Between family, work, errands, social activities, and more, it can be all too easy to attempt to continue operating at full steam during this change of seasons, but this is the time of year when our bodies need to restore themselves.
Mirroring our own turn inward, perennials and biennials return their energy to their roots in the fall. This is why many natural winter medicines are made from plant roots. As we approach the year’s end for harvesting food and medicinal plants, this is the ideal time to turn to preservation. Many of us preserve foods, but it’s just as beneficial to stock our medicine chest with homegrown items, and many medicinal plants can be “put up” in
