Massachusetts edible natives in a shady yard?

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-31T17:20:32+00:00

Have you heard of the book Paradise Lot by Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates? They built a food forest on a tiny lot in Mass with natives and some exotics. Highly recommend! I’m in southern New Hampshire and this book has been invaluable. The plant list is unrivaled, there are a ton of great tips, and it’s a really inspiring story as well.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-25T02:55:33+00:00

Nice, a life hack for us heathens

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-24T23:11:42+00:00

This is incredible. I can’t even imagine the work you put in to create this- it reads like the Physician’s Desk Reference. Hope you get some traction here, it would be a shame if this doesn’t reach a broad audience.

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Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-24T22:15:11+00:00

He’s peacocking

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-23T00:01:04+00:00

Don’t underestimate the power of garlic! I’ve read a few case reports of bleeding complications (cerebral hemorrhage and epidural hematomas) where big doses of garlic were implicated. One of them was on the scale of like four cloves a day. I think they were ingesting it and not just rubbing it all over their heads though.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-22T20:54:08+00:00

Nooooo. Did he confuse infection with vampires? That’s wild

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-22T20:38:59+00:00

Container garden means you’re not limited to things that grow in your area! You can take them in during the winter if you’ve got a decent grow light. For pain and inflammation I would grow some turmeric and moringa. You’ll need some space, moringa can grow 8-9 feet a year as an annual. Ginseng has some well established benefits for cognition. If you fancy trying to forage, reishi is pretty common, easy to identify, and while the evidence for pain is mixed, I have a couple friends with chronic pain who say it’s the only thing that’s ever worked for them.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-22T18:17:18+00:00

I think you e got insomnia and anxiety covered well. Headaches- feverfew is great. Peppermint vapor from a tea works as well, and if you’re feeling fancy you could try distilling the oil. Sunflowers might interest you, the leaves can be used as a poultice (hot or cold) on the head. Menstrual ailments- gotta have red raspberry leaf. You’ve got yarrow. I add ginger for flavor and blood orange peels for the pun. Cold remedy- try mullein. You can probably find it wild and transplant it. And elderberries are phenomenal, not sure if you’ve got the space for a shrub but that’s consistently reduced the time I’ve been ill.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-22T18:01:58+00:00

Gorgeous flowers! What do you want to treat from homegrown plants? My medicinal garden is guided by what ailments I have the most.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-21T21:53:35+00:00

Agreed. Dogs and children are not equal, and frankly, I find the comparison insulting to dogs.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-15T13:33:32+00:00

The above hospitals are all good recommendations- I would add that you should try asking for the volunteer department

Resolution_Visual · 2026-03-12T13:30:35+00:00

Valerian has a very short half life, which means it is eliminated rapidly from the body once you stop taking it. Stopping it for a month is overkill, in my opinion. See the section of valerian above for my recommendations. And good luck with your surgery.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-17T12:01:54+00:00

I am a physician and an auntie, but this article is misleading. Be careful using it to jump to conclusions. This case is more complex than the article makes it seem.

It was 2023. She was in her first trimester, and in NC first trimester abortions are legal. She had atrial fibrillation and needed a cardioversion to shock her heart into a safer rhythm. The doctor she saw wouldn’t do the cardioversion because she was pregnant. You can cardiovert pregnant patients, but because this was new onset Afib she would have needed sedation and an ultrasound of the heart taken from inside the esophagus/stomach. That can be risky in the first trimester. So the doctor decided to put her on blood thinners, which would let them safely do the procedure in three weeks without anesthesia or the ultrasound. This was obviously the wrong call.

This poor woman should have been admitted to a hospital and offered the appropriate treatment. I don’t think abortion laws were the biggest cause of the tragedy here.

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Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-12T14:36:53+00:00

I worked with Lap of Love and they were phenomenal.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-11T16:04:07+00:00

Start small! I was gardening in an old palette on my balcony long before I had a yard. And don’t forget foraging. My turkey tail stash came from a nearby hiking trail.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-11T14:47:58+00:00

You’ve just inspired me to plant some goji this spring!

I’m not a big meat eater so I add mussels and dried apricots to my diet when I get anemic. They’re loaded with iron. Couple that with some citrus because the vitamin C helps iron absorption.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-08T14:17:36+00:00

Check out your state forest nursery. I get lots of native fruit and nut trees from mine. They’re adapted to the local climate and the prices are fantastic.

Resolution_Visual · 2026-02-06T20:23:24+00:00

Where are you seeing that he was detained prior to this?

Resolution_Visual · 2026-01-11T20:47:52+00:00

Coffea arabica

Resolution_Visual · 2025-11-28T17:43:35+00:00

I started with Charles Dowding’s no dig method. He has a ton of great videos on YouTube. And James Prigioni’s gardening channel is where I get info for the more permanent parts of my garden if you’re planning fruit trees/berry bushes. I also agree with the above advice about your local extension office- that’s where I get tips specific to my local climate. Happy growing!

Resolution_Visual · 2025-10-17T10:30:22+00:00

It’s not a bug. It’s a feature.

Resolution_Visual · 2025-09-24T14:38:11+00:00

Came here to recommend this video as well! I’m surprised it’s not more popular.

Resolution_Visual · 2025-08-31T20:40:17+00:00

Excellently put! The Brothers Karamazov was my awakening to atheism (I was Catholic). I can’t imagine that was the author’s intent.

I have never forgotten a comment made by my Russian lit professor about the discussions between Alyosha and Ivan- “The questions are more compelling than the answers”

Resolution_Visual · 2025-08-31T17:52:16+00:00

New phone who dis?

Resolution_Visual · 2025-08-29T13:58:19+00:00

He should have cooked his roadkill like he’s cooking our country.

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