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A Wandering Elf in the Woods

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9/6/2022

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I came across the perfect quote that resonates so well with me right now while I was reading Popular Medicine in 13th Century England.  There is a short chapter on timing of gathering plants for medicine and in that is the following quote from a 15th Century leechbook, “And those herbs that have been gathered in the field be better than those that grow in the town and garden.” 

This is THE perfect motto for a SCA Forester-Apothecary.  I do have a small garden and herb garden, and plan to plant more herbs this spring as I research this winter.  But there is something about gathering of wild plants that really just resonates with me.  

The whole quote can be seen below.


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