Hello all, so I live in large city in MA (Not Boston) and I find it difficult to acquire herbs even grown in my own yard, especially being that some of the best herbs are wildly picked. I go hiking with my boyfriend quite often and I find all sorts of amazing herbs along the way. However I refrain from picking them due to the fact that many of the herbs are best used freshly made into tinctures, teas, salves, etc. I go hiking for hours and they tend to wilt or dry before I can make it home. What is the best way some of you have found for keeping your herbs fresh for the ride home? Would a plastic bag with a dampened paper towel work well?
I plan on collecting some jewelweed and making salves to give to my friends and family this season as the poison ivy has been awful this year. However it requires fresh jewelweed but I can really only find it deep in the woods when I go hiking and it's usually 30 minutes to an hour from my house not including the actual hike to find it. I know it might seem a little silly as I'm sure it could still be used same day, but I want it to be as potent as possible when I make it.
Thanks for the help in advance!
Lin
-A.png)
