This is what most want to learn. I know that nature's bounty is all around us, but I learn better from a person than a book. I'm hoping to find someone from the local native plant society who might be willing to walk my property with me. We are in the forest and luckily have serviceberries right outside our front door. We also have what I thought were small wild raspberries, but was told they might be thimble berries. Anyway, they're yummy!
As for the old man's beard, how will you prepare and use it?
I for sure hear you on person to person teaching. I’ve had to learn a LOT from books just cause I haven’t been around the teachers... take advantage of your opportunity. Our local conservation agent (through state run department) was happy to walk with us and answer tones of our plant questions. We both learned a lot about the native species on our land, many were new to both of us.
You’re lucky, thimble berries are one my favorite tasting berries, too bad I only ever find a couple at a time. And serviceberries were my first berry to forage for ever. We’d pick gallons of them in Manitoba and eat them all year. Yum yum.
We will be making an immune boosting and lung supporting tincture by cooking and soaking in alchocol.