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Dry elderberries or flowers for a tea, infusion or decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.dryelderberries

BB natural medicine - sand badge
posted 4 years ago
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

In this badge bit, you will harvest, dry and store elderberries or elder flowers



You need to dry enough to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your fresh elderberries or flowers being harvested
- a picture of your elderberries or flowers drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, or in a bag, etc)
- a picture of your elderberries or flowers in a sealed and labelled container.
    - label shows where the elderberries or flowers came from, the date and method of drying.
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Ashley Cottonwood
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Here is my BB attempt!

Harvesting Elderberries from my massive 10ft Elderberry bush:


Prepped Elderberries (I used about 4 cups in the dehydrator). Perry the purple PEP platypus is doing quality control:


Elderberries in the electric dehydrator (2 trays total):


Jar of dried Elderberry:


Labeled Jar:

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I certify this BB complete!

 
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Here is my submission for the Natural Medicine Aspect - Sand for Straw - Dry Elderberries BB.

I harvested Elderberries along the Klickitat River.  It was dried in a solar dehydrator.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- a picture of your fresh herbs being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (in a dehydrator)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labeled container
    - label shows where the herbs came from, the date, and the method of drying
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harvest
harvest
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removing stems
removing stems
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loading solar dehydrator
loading solar dehydrator
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dried
dried
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labeled
labeled

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Through PEP I have come to realize there are so many ways to use elderberries!  Drying them is a great way to prolong their availability for various uses.  This was my second harvest this year from two blue elderberry trees, yes, trees!  I had to use a tall ladder to reach most of the berries.
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Harvesting.
Harvesting.
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The harvest.
The harvest.
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Plucking the berries off the stems.
Plucking the berries off the stems.
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Into the dehydrator.
Into the dehydrator.
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Finished dehydrating.
Finished dehydrating.
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Into the jar.
Into the jar.
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Jar labelled.
Jar labelled.

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Note: I certify this BB complete. Well done R.

 
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Here is my submission for the Natural Medicine - Dry Elderberries BB.
elderberry-trees.jpeg
on property, have 2 varieties
on property, have 2 varieties
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harvested berries
harvested berries
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more berries
more berries
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time to pick off the berries and into dehydrator
time to pick off the berries and into dehydrator
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elderberry flowers, yarrow, hawthorn berries mix, elderberries on other trays
elderberry flowers, yarrow, hawthorn berries mix, elderberries on other trays
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so much but looks so little
so much but looks so little
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more berries to dry
more berries to dry
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Note: You need three pictures of either flowers OR berries.  Label needs to have more info on it per the requirements

 
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This year has been a fantastic year for berries in my area. Spring was warm and dry for flowering, followed by lots of rain for plump fruits, and finished off with warmth to complete the ripening. Elder branches are dripping with berries right now so I dehydrated a batch this week.
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Harvesting elderberries
Harvesting elderberries
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Mid-process
Mid-process
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New supply of elderberries
New supply of elderberries

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Elderberries!
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harvesting
harvesting
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air drying in pan
air drying in pan
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jarred and labeled
jarred and labeled

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Working on my infusion reminded me I needed to post this too!
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Harvesting (foraged near the river)
Harvesting (foraged near the river)
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Going into the dehydrator
Going into the dehydrator
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Coming out of the dehydrator
Coming out of the dehydrator
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Labeled! (Top jar used for infusion, yet to be completed)
Labeled! (Top jar used for infusion, yet to be completed)
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