@wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org
2026-07-13 19:46 UTC
Devil's walking stick — Aralia spinosa — the thorny tree crowding every Southern fencerow, armed head to foot with spines that dare you close.
The young spring shoots, cooked all the way through, have fed these hills for generations. Kin to ginseng and sarsaparilla.
#Herbalism #Foraging #FolkMedicine #WildFood #Botany #Nature #Plants #EarthBased #Druid #Herbs #Appalachia #Community
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@wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org 2026-07-13 19:48
Grows wild and free for anyone who knows to look. Never raw — respect the thorn and the power both. Tha an talamh fialaidh — the earth is generous. What did your people gather that the store forgot? #Herbalism #Foraging #FolkMedicine #WildFood #Botany #Nature #Plants #EarthBased #Druid #Herbs #Appalachia #Community More in today's issue → https://twp.ai/4htd8m