6 Ways To Partake In An Ethical Spring Harvest
Knowing how to partake in an ethical harvest will be crucial to you as a steward of the land. The spring sun is waking the plants from their seed, and we are growing eager to forage. Though there are a few considerations before we begin fro
Knowing how to partake in an ethical harvest will be crucial to you as a steward of the land.
The spring sun is waking the plants from their seed, and we are growing eager to forage. Though there are a few considerations before we begin frolicking through the woods partaking in this practice. As plant folk, we must remember that we are to protect them. We are living in a time of now or never when it comes to plant conservation, as we have already lost many valuable species, and many medicinal plants are at risk.
The bar has been pushed, and our only option is to put the land first. We can no longer believe that by using plants we are being sustainable. Our greatest job as people of the plants is thinking beyond today or tomorrow. Everything we do has an impact, and the ways in which we practice a harvest is crucial. While there is nothing more sustainable than knowing your plants and their at-risk assessment, growing your own plants at home is the most sustainable practice we can partake in. Nothing compares to growing what you need right outside your back door, or on a small balcony from your apartment. Although most of us won’t be able to grow all of the plants that we wish. When the spring sun begins to shine, many of us are thrilled to visit our favorite places in nature to see what’s blooming before our eyes.
The thrill of seeing the crocus, daffodils, purple dead nettles and violets is an incomparable feeling.
The happiness of picking flowers to bring home, making a wild pesto or to crafting a delicious flower treat is only some of the joys we can receive by harvesting out in the wild. But, how can we be sure we are harvesting sustainably so we can be the best earth stewards we can possibly be? Let’s outline 6 ways you can partake in an ethical spring harvest this year: As you can imagine, these guidelines don’t only pertain to the spring season.
These six ways to partake in an ethical harvest will carry you throughout the years to come. Remember the following phrase: is it true, is it kind, is it necessary? When in doubt, this phrase should always come to mind! Without fail you should now have the key fundamentals of harvesting sustainably.
The earth is our mother, and the plants are her kin. I now have no doubt that you will do everything in your power to be the positive steward of the land you have always known yourself to be. Kayla Spencer is a Clinical Herbalist, and the founder of Saged Fibers. Her goal as a herbalist is to support others on their journey of transcendence. She teaches that the human body is innately resilient and that the plants are conscious embodied beings. It is her life’s work that she connects every walk of life back to the rituals of the once lived, and to rekindle the plant to person relationship.
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