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Llewellyn Books

February 24th 2008 01:24

I've been a freelance writer for over 8 years. Over the years I've had a number of articles published in various Llewellyn publications. My articles have appeared in Llewellyn's yearly Witches' Calendar, Wtiches' Datebook, Magical Almanac and Herbal Almanac.

Here are links to a few of my favorite Llewellyn books that are in my personal library. Anyone with an interest in herbalism, herb magic or herbal medicine may want to research one or more of these titles.


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Garden Witches and Wildcrafting

October 22nd 2007 17:45
Garden Witches Garden
Garden witches know a great deal about the magical and medicinal properties of herbs. They love to putter around outdoors, dig in the dirt and grow a variety of their own herbs, vegetables and flowers. Practitioners of this tradition of the craft use these homegrown plants to make a variety of lotions, potions and culinary creations for use in their own celebrations and magical rituals.

WILD CRAFTING
Garden witches may also collect certain herbs in their natural habitat, a practice which is called wild crafting. Wild crafting should only be done in an area where you have obtained permission from the land owner. When wild crafting, be sure to leave behind enough of the plant material you are harvesting to ensure the survival of future generations of the plant. Unethical collectors over harvest or even dig up the entire population of the herb they are collecting.

Certain species of herbs can no longer be ethically wild crafted due to the over harvesting and destruction of their natual habitat. One of my favorite herbs suppliers has gone so far as to list the herb products that they will not carry due to their being over harvested by commercial enterprises.

THREATENED HERBS
A few of the herb species that are being threatened due to over zealous wild crafting include beth root (Trillium erectum), lady's slipper root (Cyprideium pubescens), true unicorn root (Aletris farinosa), false unicorn root (Helonias lutea), wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and wild goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis).
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