Steemit Community! DO YOU GARDEN? HELP The EcoKnowme Help you, Hel...

Do you love plants? Do YOU Own Land or have a garden of your own? Do your friends have land you could use?

IF so let's Talk!

I have an idea I would like to Spread (Organically) here on Steemit to the Gardening, Homesteading, Permaculture and Prepping Communities on here.

Main Idea:

GROW MEDICINAL PLANTS. I have been spending a bit of time each week over the last few years familiarizing myself with Various Chinese and Indian Herbs which I think could be grown very easily by most Gardeners who might appreciate their beauty and (if inclined), medicinal powers as well. Some Actually are lovely Flowers in their own right and you might wish to grow them just for their ornamental quality. Check out Rhodiola, Polygala, Rehmannia, Albizzia and Ashwagandha, Gotu Kola, Tulsi or Gingko Bilboa.

This is what Rehmannia looks like as a product.

But this is the Plant you would have to Look at for a few years until you could sell it. See what I mean? Not Horrible, pretty much a FoxGlove no?

Albizzia "The Happiness Herb" tea from the bark or flowers can be drank daily and I heard you can also smoke the flowers. Gorgeous Right?

Oh yeah, Astragalus is also a Nitrogen fixer for all you Permaculture people that might want to include it in your emerging Food Forests! Plus Storm Damaged trees can be converted into Valuable Medicinal and Gourmet Mushrooms.

Next idea:

USE THEM FOR YOURSELF, PROVIDE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, SELL INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH STEEMIT.

I am happy to provide information regarding why one would want to take these medicines as part of your daily routine (Tonic Herbs are safe and effective and can be used throughout life. Since they are (sometimes) not as palatable or as easy to eat as most foods, certain kinds of preparations are often done first beforehand. I recommend doing your own research and then deciding what Tonic Herbs might best suit your current disposition or health needs).

Stress: Reishi, Gynostemma, Rhodiola

Fatigue: He Shou Wu, Ginseng, Cordyceps

Mental Clarity/Focus: Rhodiola, Brahmi (Gotu Kola), St John's Wort

Ginseng Root, The Older, the More Valuable....

China has a HUGE demand for Chinese Herbs and the Quality is Going Down.

Check out these Article: Demand for Chinese medicinal herbs provides niche market for U.S. farmers

Canadian market needs more herb growers, say herbal product producers

I will save my breath here since this post is really just meant to get the gears turning and to see if there is any interest here in the community to explore this idea further. I have experience in Permaculture Design, Cultivation of Medicinal Mushrooms and a growing knowledge of Adaptogenic/ Tonic Herbs through research and experience. I also have a good Dozen or so Books more specifically on these subjects and I am happy to share that information since I think once people see what I am seeing, we could all agree to make use of our unused spaces and help one another to grow the BEST Plants on Earth that have been Safely used for thousands of years by Cultures around the World that considered them to be the most Valued Substances of their Cultures. Might be worth looking into.

Reishi, Mushroom of Immortality

Please Let me know if you would be willing to turn old stumps or storm damage into Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms.

OR If you would be willing to add some Pretty Flowers in Your Garden that you only have to Keep Alive for a few years but then be open to the idea of selling things like their roots, leaves, flowers, bark or offspring to the Community here on Steemit. Possibly through Peerhub.com?

I don't want to waste your time with too much information at once, but REALLY feel free to ask questions below and help me to formulate this idea further. How could we make an open source community that shares what surplus we can provide from what we grow around the world? What do you think?

Nettle, Already Very Common, sold on the Market... Even Dandelions are worth something!

I have a He Shou wu (polygonum multiflorum) vine that has died so many times I assume it is Immortal. hardiest plant I have ever seen. Goji bushes grow in deserts, mountains and cold environments just the same. If you are worried about being a GreenThumb, you might not have to worry for some of these plants ;)

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