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Hi! My name is Kim, and I am a newbie to the list. I have always

been facinated by the medicinal and culinary uses of herbs, but

mostly the former. I am excited to find this list!

 

I am a homeschooling mom of 2 young children and a wife

of a wonderful, hard working man, who takes her duties to keep us

healthy and well, naturally, seriously. I am getting ready to take

my lifelong interest through a formal education and become a Master

Herbalist. I am still filtering through the schools, checking out

finacial aid and scholarship options, etc, but " Doc's "

recommendation for CCNH helped alot. I have gone through the

archives a bit, and really liked what I was seeing. I really hope

to learn alot and share my experiences with you all.

 

Am I correct in thinking that you guys do seed swaps? I am finally

moving back out to the country this summer to my little house in the

woods, and am going to totaly revamp the landscaping to include

mostly herbs, and maybe a few flowers I can't live without. In the

meantime, I have been pouring through seed catalogs to find what I

want/need.

 

I am also greatly interested in using herbs for natural dyes for

yarns, as I spin wool, alpaca, llama, angora, and mohair. Using

herbs in my homemade cheeses is an interest as well. And of course,

essential oils in my homemade theraputic soaps.

 

Just a little snippet of experience from me, when I feel like I have

any bug coming on, stomach, intestinal, or flu, I make a yummy

garlic infusion and add some raw honey when it is done, and I feel

better immediately! Gotta love that stuff!

 

Oh, and one more question. How many of you are into using herbs as

alternative medicine for pets and livestock? I have dogs, a cat,

goats, steers, horses, pigs, chickens and rabbits. I am really

interested in learning what you know in this area.

 

I may not post alot, I am a busy person, but I read the posts daily,

and when I find something to post about that I can't pass up, I tend

to post long (just trying to fairly forewarn you). But, please

don't let that turn you away from my posts when you see them.

 

Kim S. ~ in beautiful W. Wash.