I am a self taught herbalist. In my view, a forever learner, in fact a beginner even after 25+ years studying herbs. There is just so much to learn. You are so wonderfully empowering. I support your truth of sharing and encouraging learning rather than dependency. You are terrific and THANK YOU!

@marnijackson7079

10 ай бұрын

Yes many teach dependency and also seem demeaning because your not up to "their level" i feel so blessed to come across April.. a humble knowledgeable excellent teacher and empowers others to try and know no matter what words have been put on us are not truth.. we are smart enough which i do not believe ive ever heard that in my 65 yrs..ive been apprehensive to try..but because of April i will try.. i will most probably fail at times but thats ok to.. i will continue on and perfect it.. i am smart enough ..

Indeed, April, you are truly a treasure sent to all of us that follow you and soak up your wisdom and time as you share your long earned knowledge and expertise. You are a gift to us all. What a pleasure you are to watch and learn from. I am now just turning 67 and you have opened up a brand new world to me and I am so much healthier! Thankyou so much! You should be so proud of yourself! You have changed my life for the better!

many teach dependency and also seem demeaning because your not up to "their level" i feel so blessed to come across April.. a humble knowledgeable joyful excellent teacher and empowers others to try and know no matter what words have been put on us are not truth.. we are smart enough which i do not believe ive ever heard that in my 65 yrs..ive been apprehensive to try..but because of April i will try.. i will most probably fail at times but thats ok to.. i will continue on and perfect it.. i am smart enough.. wow i have Never said that in my entire life..

You have no idea how much I wish I had discovered you BEFORE I enrolled in an herbalism course four years ago. You are an incredible human being.

I find myself lately craving your videos. It's sort of a feeling of going home and being comforted. Thank you for that feeling.

We call this "Puha" in Maori (New Zealand Maori), the prickly type is called "Tutu puha", and we eat them in a broth called a "Boil Up", each has its own flavour and texture, we eat them before and after bloom including the flowers, whole plant (Without the roots), or just leaves and stems, for traditional medical "Rongoa in Maori" purposes we are taught to look for leaves that are partially damaged, but not too damaged that they are dying, the idea being that the plant is in a healing phase and directing extra energy and nutrients to that part that is damaged, when you are sick, injured or unwell your body does the same thing, including the mind. So when you take the medicine you are aligning your healing phase with that of the plant in combination for a better healing experience, Rongoa is an overall well being and not just chemical compositions, that combine with other chemicals in your body to crate a reaction, the movement of energy and the well being of the plant are just as important, if not more so, as the chemical reactions one may experience from what Paracelsus called "The Essence" extracted from a plant....Kia Tau Terangimarie (May peace prevail)...Love from Aotearoa.

@sheisofthewoods

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so very much for taking the time to share with me!

@ridgehilljillie9429

3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me more about how you prepare the lettuce in the boil up?

@honeyvitagliano3227

3 жыл бұрын

Jeffthe Maori Wow, thanks for that intriguing information about the Maori❤️🙏

@jeffthemaori956

3 жыл бұрын

@@ridgehilljillie9429 The plant is usually picked at ground level leaving the roots intact underground, it is then washed to remove any insects, dust or other foreign particles, and depending on the type of puha (Especially this prickly type) it is rubbed between the hands during the cleaning process as water is run through the hands, or Mukumuku, we call it, to lesson the harshness of the prickly leaves, this plant when used in a broth is similar to spinach in taste, though some varieties can be quite bitter, the mukumuku helps to lesson bitterness as well, and is also a good source of iron in the diet...I hope this is helpful to you...Peace, or in Maori "Kia Tau Terangi Marie" (May peace prevail)..

@devinhood7340

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffthemaori956 Very cool thank you. Peace.🦒

Thank you so much April. We need more people like you giving us information. Peace and Love to you !!!

I could seriously listen to you download wisdom all day long 😊 I’m in Idaho but want to move to OR or WA and live closer to the land. My spirit doesn’t like these suburbs we’re in.

April you are a real treasure. The knowledge you share is priceless. Camera person was a bit off subject.😁

I love listening to you April! Your so kind to share your knowledge❤️

Great video can't wait to watch the tincture one. I might need to carry a jar with vodka around to get one going fresh lol

Thank you so much, this is just what I wanted to learn about the prickly lettuces, and best of all, your message at the end was just what I needed to hear~ You really lifted my spirits! I have several of these lettuces growing in my backyard and want to utilize them this year, they really are wonderfully sturdy, pretty creatures with lots to offer.

Hey April! I have been nurturing these wild lettuce plants all season, my husband is concerned that the plant we have may be toxic, I know you say either prickly lettuce or wild lettuce are interchangeable but could I send you a picture of our plant and you can confirm I'm not going to kill him with it when I process it! 🤣 he currently and has used kratom for years now but would like to use something more readily available in our area for multiple reasons. Thank you!!! 🧡

God bless you for doing what you do and helping people feel like we can absolutely do things like this. Thank you for your encouragement.

I have learned to appreciate nature on a whole new level. Thank you.

You are a beautiful soul!! ❤❤❤

Wild lettuce is important in winter when there's not much else around. I also use it to bitter beer. It's better than hops which causes erection problems.. :)

@derekfrost8991

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyO ha ha, I don't think the aroma will do you much harm.. :)

I just found you and am so thrilled that I did! I have already learned so much- including that I AM SMART ENOUGH to do these things 😁 Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us!! And you’re a DOLL!!! Absolutely precious!

Thank you! You must have read my mind. I was looking to see if you have done a video on Prickly Wild Lettuce yet and then bam, there it was today. I have been fascinated all summer with prickly lettuce. I grew up thinking this prickly noxious weed was called "milk weed", until just a month or so ago I learned otherwise. I have taken wild lettuce for years and it helps greatly with many of my auto immune illnesses. Okay April, looking forward to have you showing us how to make a tincture. I walk several miles every morning and this stuff is all over the trail. Because of your video's I have learned to identify several herbs along my walks. It's been so much fun.

@Jesus_is_All_we_need

2 ай бұрын

We would think that since it has this wonderful, milky liquid! It has more 'milk' than actual milkweed.

So joyful I found your channel. You my dear are a true blessing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

You are super. The best information on prickley lettuce.

Can’t wait for the video on this. I want off the hard stuff I take for a fractured spine. It’s a horrible drug but right now needed.

@anncolburn3722

Ай бұрын

I have been weaning myself off of a variety of pain meds over the last 5 years. I am doing it slowly because I was on them for 35 yrs. I have also enlisted the help of some medical cannabis to help in the transition. I do not sit around and smoke pot all day, I use it very sparingly. Also cleaned up my diet and lost weight etc, which helps with inflammation etc. We are blessed to have options for our pain! I feel like all things natural are always better. The plants were left here for our health and well being!!

Love you. I just started making my own medicine. I'm learning a lot from you.

I grow a beautiful dense garden of wild lettuce in my back yard. Really though, it grows in EVERY Alley, un-mown lawn, and vacant lawn in St. Louis city (where rich folks don't live.) I'm just so fond of her.

@danidelyon7093

3 жыл бұрын

It grows here in Southern California. 👍🏼

Thank you April! I actually just found this lady growing in my garden and had made a mental note to identify her. So thankful to have some right here in my yard and so thankful for your amazing teachings! Blessings!

Hi I’ve absolutely loved your videos and so appreciate your willingness to share information and empower people to get out there and be friends with the wild allies! Watching your videos is pure fun and sending you appreciation and blessings!

Witchcraft !!!! Luv it

Thank you. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and understanding but thank you mostly for the encouragement. I've been dealing with some cognitive issues as of late & frequently feel inept. I try to avoid people who think it's their job to remind me that I am not the quickest or brightest, which means spending most of my time alone. But that's okay. Truthfully, I prefer it. Even more so now that I discovered your channel 😀

I am so glad someone introduced me to your channel! You are smart, amazing and so helpful as heck!! I wish I could just follow you for a day and learn about all the natural uses of plants/herbs! Thank you for being you

I love your videos ,I've learned a lot from watching you. Thank you for teaching us all.

Thank you beautiful soul 🍄🐝🌷🌲

Thanks April! Always inspiring!

You are awesome I have bin learning so much from you peace and blessings

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

God bless you! True American

In new Zealand that is a staple with the natives. We call it Puha and is a natural digestive cleaner and liver detoxifier, best eaten young before flowering starts boiled with meat and potato and you can roll it in a tea towel to get rid of the prickly bit but I still like the prickly crunch so I leave it. ❤ great healing plant. You will love NZ for it's healing plants.

I love watchin your videos!! Great info!!

TY for you sharing information with us! 🙏🏼❤️

You are appreciated. Thx for sharing.

Omg I just found you and I love your videos and binging them all..thank you so much

Thank you for all of this and all you do to teach us

So glad I found you! You're just what I needed. Such a warm, loving instructor! Thank you so much!

Thank you for sharing!!!

I let all the wild and prickly lettuce in our yard go to seed this year, but I'm going to try making a tincture with it now regardless.

Awesome, like always 🙂🙂 Thank you so much.

i love learning about wild plants, thanks!

Thanks for sharing. You have so much knowledge.

Thank you so much for teaching us so much. You Rock

You're awesome, thanks for the encouragement and positivity !

lovely and thank you.

Great video April. Thank you

Thanks. Really wonderful. And I couldn't agree more about self teaching. Thanks for what you put out there.

Thorough information. I am never left with any questions after watching her videos!! So fun and interesting! Thank you for being so clear in all your videos

OMG she is in my backyard now!!! Thanks

Love it!

Thank you! Once again you shared some very helpful gems of knowledge about plant identification &/or uses that I haven't heard ANYONE else mention in the multitude of vids i've watched.

Thank you 😊 Love your videos

Thanks again lady! 😍

Thanks for sharing! Wild and prickly lettuce are abundant around me for sure. More and more I know I need to stop being afraid and use more wild. 🙋‍♀️

Im so glad I found your channel! Thanks for being yourself!!

Love your videos, Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! I look forward to your video on making a tincture.

Thank you so much 💕 we've got wild lettuce growing on our farm. I can't wait to make a tincture with her.

Thank you for making this video!😊

🙏🏻💕🇨🇦love you April!! Thank you 🙌🏻. You show up just as I need you, just like the plants 🥰

You always tell us we're smart enough.! We wouldn't be if you didn't teach us. A huge word of thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge freely.

Thanks bunches April.

You are the real deal!!! Thanks for all your no nonsense videos, just plain and simple ~ all you need to know!!!

Much love my sister you are a great teacher and I appreciate all your knowledge peace and blessings from southern Oregon.

Thank you, so looking forward to seeing you show us how to make a tincture from wild lettuce. I have my eye on some growing around me and didn't know what to do with it!

Thanks so much!! Great info!!

You're just rad,super duper rad😊

Once again, as soon as I watch your videos I start seeing this plant everywhere. Thank you April!

@johnvanegmond1812

3 жыл бұрын

It's like learning to speak foliage and you learn a new word and suddenly it's every where. And it never ends! :)

LIKE! I love you April. Thank you for sharing.

Found some in my yard and so excited I knew what it was from this video. I did take your advice and double checked in a plant app and a couple of my plant books. YAY. Love your channel

Always love your truthful an encouraging videos. Also loving my Lions Mane tincture too, thanks

Thanks to u and ur wonderful teaching..i found. This in my field!!! Looking foreward to tincture video...

Thank you April, just started going out to try and I d some of our wild plants here in northern NV🤗🥰😎 you are such a beautiful soul, thank you for sharing, your generosity and encouragement are such a blessing 🥰😘

Thank you for all your very informative videos! I am learning a lot from you!

You are SUCH a beautiful soul! ✨

Looking forward to the video making the tincture. Thank you for sharing. 😁 Cheryl

Love your videos

Love all of your videos! Your knowledge, experience, everyday life you show are all so valuable!! Thank you!! Can’t wait for that tincture video 🤩 Meanwhile, stay safe!

EXCELLENT 👍

I could have used some of this last night when I woke in pain with a gall bladder attack 😭 Thank you for imparting your knowledge April 😊🙏🏻

@coreyriggs3877

3 жыл бұрын

Aww im sorry,that is the worst feeling,i thought i was dying mine was that bad,i switched up my diet,lot of good fruit and veggie s lots of legumes,i didn't want surgery so i changed the foods,and created new clean bile

@MsLegs11

3 жыл бұрын

@@coreyriggs3877 Thank you, yes, cleaner eating really helps but I ended up reverting to eating anything and everything over the past few months while breastfeeding my new baby. Sometimes it's hard to keep on track with what I'm eating when I'm exhausted and I've been grabbing a lot of cookies and chocolate for quick energy (which doesn't actually help). I'm my own worst enemy. I'm going shopping today so I'll make sure I pick up some good nourishing foods. I don't want to be operated on either 😔 Thanks again.

Just found your videos and can’t wait to see more

I am so happy I found you. You have such good energies! Thank you for being human. I am human too and that is enough. ❤️

Thank you, April!

Thank you for your awesome channel ! I just stumbled apon you when making tincture I wasn’t sure about something and wanted to double check ! Self teaching myself for many years! Respect to you!

This is amazing information, we need to learn about more plants and how to use them. Thank you for your videos, please continue, so very interesting!

@JohnDoe-pt7xx

3 жыл бұрын

Facts I just started learning about all the plants around me and it's amazing what I've been walking past for years and years

You are so wonderful! 👏✌️❤️

This video was helpful. About two years ago pickly lettuce showed up in my garden.

this explains why my goats love her

I wish o was there learning!! I learn better in person, but this is almost the same!! Thank you so much for being so inspiring and amazing !!

Thank you!💕🥰

Great video, thank you :)

You are amazing

Wicked Awesome Love your videos 🦋 Thanks Much

Thank you April!

Omg, I’m so excited you’re doing a video about wild lettuce! I had been hoping you’d do one 😆 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻