Native Trees & a Bag of Weeds: Recent Episodes
Trees & Weeds
Messy and Jared dive into the plant world to discuss native plants, trees, maintenance, medicinal properties, tinctures, teas, and more! Learn about the plants that give the Earth life and how to use them to benefit your life.
Who knew Cumin, a STAPLE in Mexican food, isn't even from Mexico? Messy keeps us in our kitchen cabinet to discuss its history and benefits. Ya Boy drools over his favorite native fruit species, the wild plum!
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We all know the dark side of Poison Ivy, but how many of us have ever tried to see the good in such a feared plant? Also, has nature provided us a relief? Ya Boy and Messy tag team this episode to highlight the good and bad of Toxicodendron and even chat about a plant known historically to be the most suitable opponent, Jewelweed!
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It's not summer yet, but we can dream while we discuss two summer staples! Ice cream and......lemonade...but without the lemons. Messy boasts the wonders of the Flavor GOAT, Vanilla while Ya Boy talks about native species of Sumac and how it can be made into a refreshing lemonade-esque drink!
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Dilly, Dilly! Messy talks about a flavorful (and beneficial) herb that we all know well; DILL! And Ya Boy raves about his latest find from the property, the Southern Bayberry.
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We're seeing red this week as Messy covers what could be considered the GOAT of flowers; the Rose! And, Ya Boy chases that monkey and the weasel around the Mulberry.......tree?
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What is the difference between Cilantro and Coriander? Messy fills us in! Ya Boy talks about one of his most beloved trees, the Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), and Alabama's ancient Underwater Forest.
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Messy talks about the culinary herb that finally stumped Ya Boy in the guessing game; PARSLEY! Ya Boy discusses the wonder of the Ghost in the Garden, the Great Maple............ American Sycamore! This was a fun one full of lore, history, and of course, all the benefits these plants have to offer!
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Messy and Ya Boy get SPICY as Messy covers the many benefits of Capsicum annuum--Cayenne Pepper. While Ya Boy sticks to the Magnolia family and discusses enamor of the ancient Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera!
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Two classics! One, a dinner table staple. The other, an aroma of the South. Messy helps us understand the fascination with Peppercorn, how it became a household item, and what's shakin' inside those pungent little.....berries? Ya Boy, talks traditional medicinal uses of Magnolia and how this ancient tree became the epicenter of Southern culture.
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Quite a colorful episode! Messy discusses the NUMEROUS benefits of Turmeric from nutrition, medicinal benefits, to even dying clothing! Ya Boy takes another native fruit, the Blueberry! Or, now forever known to us as Star Berries!www.Trees-N-Weeds.comOlipopSupport Us on Patreon--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jared-helms/support
Happy New Year! 2022 was full of life changes for Messy and Ya Boy, and we're hitting 2023 full of energy with plenty of goals regarding herbalism, conservation, business ideas, and the homestead. Sweet Basil is a standard kitchen herb loaded with benefits, and Messy goes in-depth about all it has to offer. We've learned about Longleaf Pine, but Ya Boy has found a new love for the underrated Short Leaf pine! Learn more in this week's episode.
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One more for the Christmas season! What does Loki, the Norse god of Mischief, have to do with the mistletoe tradition? And, is there hope for the Frasier Fir? Messy and Ya Boy fill you in and talk about Christmas history, Appalachian conservation, and Native American beer.
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Can you get more Christmassy? Peppermint and its benefits are central to the holiday season, and Douglas Fir is the goat of Christmas Trees! This has been fun, from easing stomach pain to underground forest brainwaves!
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It's....STILL CHRISTMAS TIME! And what is MORE Christmassy than Chestnuts and Cinnamon! Messy continues, and wraps up, her series on the Pumpkin Spices. Ya Boy dives into the devastating history of the American Chestnut tree and it's downfall due to the Chestnut blight.
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Kicking off the Christmas season as Messy continues through her Pumpkin Pie Spices, this week tackling Nutmeg! Ya Boy finally discusses his daily tea, Ilex vomitoria.....we know the name sounds icky.....BUT Yaupon Holly is our only NATIVE caffeinated plant! Join us!
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We're still gearing up for Thanksgiving with more Pumpkin Pie Spice! Messy talks about the wonders of clove. Ya Boy covers a fall staple, for its flavor and beauty, the Maple Tree (Acer family).
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IT'S CORN! Messy & Ya Boy continue into the holidays with a conversation on All-Spice (yes, it's a singular spice, not a combination!) and the story of Corn (or Maize). This All-American food is the birth of agriculture in the Americas. www.Trees-N-Weeds.com
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It's the holiday season! And, on that note, Messy and Ya Boy begin a series on holiday-centric plants that we're all familiar with. Messy begins to tackle all-so-popular Pumpkin Spices, starting with Ginger. Ya Boy gets saucy with Cranberries, one of the few fruits native to North America!
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It's the culmination of Spooky Month! Where did Jack-O-Lanterns come from? Why are apples both magical AND deadly? Messy and Ya Boy dive all in and discuss this lore, as well as the benefits and medicinal traits of native pumpkins and crabapples! www.trees-n-weeds.com
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For the second week in a row, we continue down the proverbial Juniper rabbit hole as Messy continues to provide more insight into its medicinal and historical uses. Ya Boy gets nutty about Juglans Nigra, and Black walnut, and provides some words of wisdom from an ancient proverb. www.trees-n-weeds.com Messy's Bag of Weeds Cedarcide
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It's spooky season! And what better way to get into the spirit than with smudging, hexes, evergreens, and the smell of cedar? Messy talks about Sage (Salvia) and Ya Boy gets giddy over Eastern Red Cedar, or more accurately, Juniper (Juniperus Virginiana). Links: www.trees-n-weeds.com Messy's Bag of Weeds Etsy Shop The Druids Garden Cedarcide
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Continuing with the theme of Halloween, Lore, and Magic, Messy and Ya Boy discuss Dragon's Blood (Draceana) and Hazel (Corylus Americana). One just sounds spooky and the other has deep roots in Halloween lore, divination, and love spells. Not only that, but they're useful too!
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Enjoying the pleasant arrival of fall, Messy and Ya Boy bring on spooky and autumn-related plants. Messy discusses Black Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) and its ties to the Halloween tradition as well as its many medicinal benefits. Also, when Ya Boy thinks of fall he thinks of the American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), also touted as the Fruit of the Gods, and its historical place in North American culture.
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Does Golden Rod wreak havoc on your allergies? Who is to be crowned THE toothache tree? Messy and Ya Boy tackle Golden Rod (Solidago) and Devil's Walking Stick, aka the Toothache Tree (Aralia Spinosa).
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The benefits found in standard, household, kitchen spices are nearly endless and Messy continues to flesh that out this week while discussing Oregano. All the while, Ya Boy does a deep dive into the cultural impact, nutritional value, and even medicinal uses of the common Paw Paw fruit, North America's largest native fruit!
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Continuing Messy's look into culinary herbs, this week offers a lot of discussion on Garlic! A long-time, worldwide staple with many benefits and uses nutritionally, medicinally, and of course flavorfully. Ya Boy spends some time looking at what he calls the "manliest" of trees; the Hickory Tree.
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This week's focus is on Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), as Messy continues her series on common herbs that can be found in nearly everyone's cabinet, while Jared sparks a conversational history of lawns and landscaping and why we should take a moment to think about transitioning into a more practical and resourceful approach.
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This week's focus is on Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), as Messy kicks off a series on common herbs that can be found in nearly everyone's cabinet, while Jared discusses the VERY neato native plant, Yucca Filamentosa. Messy and Ya Boy go into all these plants' various uses, whether as medicine, food, wildlife attractors, or landscaping.
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Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) and Native Wild Cherry (Prunus Serotina, Virginiana, Pensylvanica) are two astounding plants in nearly every aspect. Messy and Ya Boy go into all these plants' various uses, whether as medicine, food, wildlife attractors, or landscaping.
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Messy and Ya Boy discuss the benefits of an ancient American staple, the Sassafras Tree (Sassafras Albidum) and it's historical place in culinary & medicine. Also, the most famous of weeds, the Dandelion (taraxacum)!
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Messy discusses many wonderful uses for Fleabane (Erigeron) and Ya Boy goes on and on about the first tree invited into his conservation project, the Black Willow tree (Salix Nigra), also known as nature's Aspirin!
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Messy dives into the fantastic American Beauty Berry (Callicarpa Americana) as Ya Boy Jared discusses the amazing properties of the American Sweet Gum tree (Liquidambar Styraciflua).
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Messy dives into the ins and outs of Passion Flower / Fruit, or as we southerners call it, Maypops (passiflora) while sipping on a homemade Passion Flower Tea. Jared discusses his affinity for the Longleaf Pine, his disdain for Smokey the Bear, and learns that a group of turkeys is called a "rafter".
Join Messy (Brittney) and Jared as they dive into medicinal plants, tinctures, tea, weeds, native plants, invasive plants, good fire, and many other related topics. Messy speaks (very academically, I might add) on native Blue Vervain and Jared dives into differences in native and non-native, aggressive and invasive, North American plants.
Messy's Go-To Books
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine - Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: 550 Herbs and Remedies for Common Ailments: Chevallier, Andrew: 9781465449818: Amazon.com: Books
Lost Book of Herbal Remedies - Amazon.com: The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: 9781732557109: Claude Davis, Nicole Apelian, Claude Davis: Books
The Native American Herbalists Bible: 3 in 1 Comparison - The Native American Herbalist’s Bible • 3-in-1 Companion to Herbal Medicine: Theory and practice, field book, and herbal remedies. Everything you ... know from the fields to your apothecary table: Naranjo, Linda Osceola: 9798706448363: Amazon.com: Books
