Plants, Adventures and Stories

James Keskimaki

Can't get you out of my head

Western Pasque Flower Anemone occidentalis Often referred to as Hippy on a stick this unique Dr. Suess character knows just how to work...

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-Hawthorn Magic-

As a medicine of the heart in the purest sense, Hawthorn has the strength to both fortify us on a physical level, and work her energetic...

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Oshala “Little Bear”

Ligusticum grayi Western Osha, Gray's Lovage, Kishwoof This year's journey out into the high cascades to harvest my yearly supply of...

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Parrots Beak and Elephants Head?!

Believe it or not, these really are "common names" to some of the most magical plants in the Pedicularis spp. The photo on the left is...

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Aralia "Ginseng for the lungs"

A few weeks ago I went out on a wildcrafting mission with the specific intention of harvesting Western Aralia root (California...

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Sweetness is in the Root

Osmorhiza occidentalis Sweet Root Sweetness is just the beginning of the magic! I first discovered Sweet root years ago on a weeklong...

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The goddess of sleep

Valeriana sitchensis Sitka Valerian I love getting out into the mountains for a day or more. Especially when the snow has melted and all...