Cultivating Communities

Today, the planter boxes all came together - literally. An amazing group of hardworking volunteers armed with drills and impact drivers assembled the planters that had been decorated over the fall. Led by the team at Fresh Roots, we called to action our varying degrees of skill to build what will soon become a flourishing community garden! Thanks to all and enjoy the photos!  

Lori Snyder hosted the event to a full house. We learned about how to infuse oils with healing plants. Some plants we touched on included Plantain, Allantoin, Cottonwood, Lemon balm. To make the salves or lip balm, we mix one part beeswax to 3 parts of infused oils for the salves.  Add less oil for the lip balm for a firmer consistency. You can also add essential oils or lavender to them. We all came away with a jar, a lip balm and a whole lot of new information!

We gathered for our final session on Permaculture and explored the topic of Food As Medecine and Superfoods. There was a lot to cover! Thanks to Gabriel Pliska of Frisch Farms and VACS for leading the session. Some superfood highlights included: Yarrow Kale Swiss Chard Lemonbalm Lupine Calendula Lovage Chamomile Echanacea Garlic