Judson Carroll

Mariya Bee wrote:I just had this funny thought. Many people share my interests, but I need to be honest with myself. What I need most right now is to spend less time around electronics for multiple reasons, including mental overload and generally feeling drained. What i'd really love is for someone to be on the same page as me about this because it's one of my highest values, along with staying away from drugs/smoke and alcohol. At the core is the desire to be as loving as I can to my body. If I can do that, it's easier for me to be loving to the whole world!

I guess I still use electronics because I spend a lot of my time on my own and it's a way to communicate. If I was to share my time with another, it would be amazing to just be present together and feel like that is enough, and yes, daily, not just once a week! Haha

Although a family issue is disrupting my normal lifestyle right now, I live in a national forest with basically no cell coverage. I have wifi in the house. Being an author, I use my laptop to write and do podcasts, and a little social media to promote my work. A lot of that is scheduled posts.  I live in the mountains and am outdoors most days and nights, living off the land.  There is also a coastal area where I like to spend winters that is even more remote - only 2,000 people in a large county that is mostly coastal swamps and woods, so I can go out for days and never see anyone, just focus on filling the freezer with meat and seafood. I live modestly, but on my own terms. Let me know if you would like to discuss.

Series 2, Lesson 42: Mexican Clover

In this lesson, I tell you about Richardia Scabra, also known as Mexican Clover.  It is a very common plant that is often mistaken for chickweed, and it is important to know the difference.  While this plant does have some medicinal use, it will make you vomit... which is a good way to ruin a foraging trip!

https://youtu.be/7M4NX5jWAtQ

Horse Radish grows rampantly in the garden and often escapes cultivation.  While it may be found growing truly wild, chances are that any you find began in someone’s garden.  The root may be used any time of year to make a condiment.  Prepared Horse Radish is too simple to write a formal recipe with measurements and such.  Just peel and grate some root and mix in some vinegar and salt to taste.  It will keep for months in the refrigerator and will be much more bold and aromatic than store bought.  Mix a couple of spoons full into mayo and add a dash or two of hot sauce to make an excellent dipping sauce for fried squash, day lily blossoms, etc.  

The leaves of Horse Radish may be added to a salad in early spring.  As they mature, they make an excellent pot herb.  Cook as you would Mustard.  By summer time though, the leaves will be tough… so tough, in fact, you can make a strong cordage from the center stems.

Another very good way to use Horse Radish is in a kimchi-like mix… the flavors are similar to kimchi, but the technique is based on sauerkraut.  I don’t know what to call this… but it is absolutely delicious on a hot dog and is something of a culinary punch in the face!

Ingredients:

Chopped cabbage

Chopped carrot

Chopped radish

Chopped onions

Chopped fresh hot peppers

Grated Horse Radish

Grated Ginger

Grated Turmeric

Crushed Garlic

Crushed red pepper

Black pepper

Salt

Dried mustard

Dark Mushroom Soy sauce

Fish sauce

Kombucha

I make about a gallon of this at a time, so adjust proportions depending on how much you are making.  I usually start with 1 head of cabbage, 2 onions, a head of garlic, a bunch of carrots, a bunch of radishes and several jalapeno or habanero peppers.

Chop all veggies fine in a large bowl or crock

Work in 4 tablespoons of plain (non-iodized) salt with your hands until all the veggies are bruised, soft and there is plenty of brine from the liquid extracted from the veggies.  

Add about a half cup of plain, sour kombucha – this is optional, but it ensures a successful fermentation and cuts the fermenting time down by more than half.

Mix in all your spices and seasonings.

Pack tightly into a large jar or crock, making sure that the brine completely covers all the veggies.

Use some kind of fermentation air-lock. This can be anything from a weight that keeps all the veggies under water, to a winemaker’s airlock, to a rubber glove and a rubber band…. Anything you can come up with that will keep the outside air out while letting carbon dioxide gas off.  As the mix ferments, it will bubble and gas off, so you can’t just put a lid on without the jar bubbling over or even exploding.  

This kimchi-kraut will be ready to eat in about a week, but will improve as time goes by.  It is HOT, funky and strong, but incredibly tasty.  It may even be a good home remedy for colds and flus.  I will warn you though, that while the onions and garlic ferment, it will stink horribly!  Fortunately, that only lasts for 2-3 days.  This mix will take a little getting used to, but if your tastes are anything like mine, you will soon come to crave it.



This article is an excerpt from






The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.html
Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54



Also, I am back on Youtube. Please subscribe to my channel: @judsoncarroll5902   Judson Carroll - YouTube





PS. New today in my Woodcraft shop:

Toasted Holly Cooking Spoon
https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/toasted-holly-cooking-spoon


Read about my other new books:



Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25



Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS



A Daily Catholic Devotional Reflections on the Daily Mass readings July-December, 2025
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-daily-catholic-devotional-reflections.html

Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK

and

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide

Read about Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6: by Judson Carroll


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:

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Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB



Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

Blog:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/

Free Video Lessons: Herbal Medicine 101 - YouTube



Disclaimer

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or condition. Nothing on this site has been evaluated or approved by the FDA. I am not a doctor. The US government does not recognize the practice of herbal medicine and their is no governing body regulating herbalists. Therefore, I'm just a guy who studies herbs. I am not offering any advice. I won't even claim that anything I write is accurate or true! I can tell you what herbs have "traditionally been used for." I can tell you my own experience and if I believe an herb helped me. I cannot, nor would I tell you to do the same. If you use any herb I, or anyone else, mentions you are treating yourself. You take full responsibility for your health. Humans are individuals and no two are identical. What works for me may not work for you. You may have an allergy, sensitivity or underlying condition that no one else shares and you don't even know about. Be careful with your health. By continuing to read my blog you agree to be responsible for yourself, do your own research, make your own choices and not to blame me for anything, ever.

How to make real NC Barbecue without a pit, part 3

The pork shoulder is cooked and rested. I chop up a little with an Old Hickory cleaver and taste some of the best meat I have ever encountered.  Guy Fieri can't touch this! This is pure NC REAL BARBECUE... 400 years of tradition in one bite!

https://youtu.be/3DJJVHYElS8

How to make real NC Barbecue without a pit, part 1

I am out of town today and I wanted to make some real NC Barbecue. I start by explaining what real NC Barbecue is and what it isn't (hint, 99% of barbecue you buy is not real NC barbecue and what they say it is on the Food Network certainly isn't). My family has been cooking barbecue in NC since at least 1700. I show you how to do it without a pit, simply and inexpensively using some "hillbilly engineering."

https://youtu.be/HUGod5recxY

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-254-currants-and-gooseberries--67755893

Today, we discuss the medicinal and edible use of the ribes family, which is one of my absolute favorites... but illegal in North Carolina!






Also, I am back on Youtube Please subscribe to my channel: @judsoncarroll5902   Judson Carroll - YouTube


Tune of the week: Big Leg Blues on Guitar
I show you how to play my version of "Big Leg Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt. This is a very fun song with a lot of rhythm and some great, bluesy slides. It was one of his favorite songs and a real classic of his fun, good natured, humorous style.
https://youtu.be/3eNpRWOfXR8

New today in my Woodcraft shop:

Toasted Holly Cooking Spoon
https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/toasted-holly-cooking-spoon

Email: judson@judsoncarroll.com

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support

Read about The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.html
Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54


Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/


Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB


Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Also available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25

Podcast:  https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

Blog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/

Free Video Lessons: Herbal Medicine 101 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7QS6b0lQqEclaO9AB-kOkkvlHr4tqAbs

Big Leg Blues on Guitar

I show you how to play my version of "Big Leg Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt.  This is a very fun song with a lot of rhythm and some great, bluesy slides.  It was one of his favorite songs and a real classic of his fun, good natured, humorous style.

https://youtu.be/3eNpRWOfXR8

Harbinger of Spring

This is an early wildflower.  The formal name is Erigenia.  It is what plant geeks call an “ephemeral.”  Basically, it appears briefly in early spring, it is rarely found in abundance and it is gone almost as quickly as it appears.  If you do find enough for a serving, the steam/saute method works well for the small, tuberous roots but you get more food value if you stretch them out by making a casserole.  

Harbinger of Spring Casserole with mixed spring shoots.

Ingredients:

Harbinger of spring tubers – 1/2-1 cup, or so

Asparagus and/or asparagus-like shoots of early spring vegetables (any you find in this book will work just fine) or fiddle head ferns, etc.

Early spring greens – either spinach or wild greens, chopped

Optional veggies for flavor – fresh, sweet peas, chopped carrots

Onion or other alliums, chopped fine

Celery

Mushrooms

Chopped nuts like pecan, hickory or almond (optional)

Chicken stock or broth

Flour and butter enough to make roux

Milk

Mayonnaise

Cheese

Bread crumbs

Herbs

½ glass white wine

Dash of Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, etc. (optional)

Instructions

This is much like other casseroles I have mentioned, but we are really going to try to stretch the Harbinger of spring tubers out along with maybe a handful of milkweed shoots or some Solomon's seal.  This is a basic recipe for any time you only have say, one side-dish sized amount of a wild vegetable but you either need to make more food from it for necessity or want to share it with multiple people.  All of these ingredients are interchangeable, and if you don’t have something (other than the roux) substitute something else – you can use most anything from the garden, canned or frozen vegetables, etc.

Start by cooking the tubers, alliums, mushrooms and tougher veggies in some fat and salt.  Once tender, toss in any leaf vegetables and allow them to wilt.  When soft, either push them to the side or reserve them.

Add fat and flour and cook over medium heat, stirring until the flour is cooked

Stir in Broth, wine and milk

Add herbs, salt and pepper, Worcestershire, a grate of nutmeg, crushed red pepper, Creole Seasoning, etc…. Whatever you like

Taste and adjust seasonings

Add the nuts

Remove from heat

Stir in the mayo… maybe ½ cup

Pour into a casserole dish

cover the top with grated cheese and bread crumbs

Bake until brown and bubbly

I usually add leftover chicken to a casserole such as this.  You could certainly include anything you like, from meat to fish, to boiled eggs.  The herbs, seasonings and ingredients you use are entirely up to your taste.  Casseroles are simple, humble, French home cooking and can be made with literally anything added to a cream soup base (roux and milk) and baked.  This is an excellent way to use stale bread and cheese, various veggies, scraps of meat, leftover broth or stock, etc.   Only a century ago, oysters and lobster were the food of the poor, and many such casseroles including foraged vegetables, stale bread, abundant milk and shellfish, etc. were staples of the diet both in America and Europe.  Basically, I figure if it would taste good in a soup or an omelet, it will be even better in a casserole!  







Honewort

First, see all warnings under Wild Carrot and Wild Caraway.  Honewort, sometimes called Wild Chervil, is in the same family.  Again, identification must be absolutely positive…. And that is why this book has no pictures!  I want you to use several good field guides and/or cell phone plant ID apps… or even better, learn from an experienced forager.  Honestly I have dozens of books on my shelf that describe how to identify plants like this, that are absolutely worthless for identification.  They may have a photo.  They may have a drawing.  They may have complicated and detailed botanical descriptions.  But, plants look different when growing in different locations and conditions, and at different times of year.  There is no substitute for experience. Yes, I know I covered all of this in the introduction, but misidentifying some plants will kill you.  It bears repeating.  

Regardless, if you are sure you have the right plant, Honewort makes a nice potherb and may be used like parsley as a culinary herb.  All parts of Honewort are edible.  The leaves and stems can be used as a cooked vegetable and the leaves and flowers like an herb, fresh or dry.  The roots are similar to parsnip.  Of course, you would have to harvest a lot of Honewort roots for a meal.  So, much as we stretched the Harbinger of Spring in our last recipe, let's stretch Honewort roots.

Mashed Potatoes with Honewort

Ingredients:

1 pound of potatoes +/-

1/4-1/2 pound Honewort roots, cleaned and scrubbed

Optional other edible tubers from parsnip or salsify to goatsbeard, day lily or Jerusalem artichoke tubers… even celeriac, carrot or cauliflower florets cooked and finely chopped.. you could even use rutabagas or sweet potatoes – whatever you like and have on hand.

Salt and pepper to taste

Butter

Milk

Optional mayonnaise

Optional herbs like parsley, caraway, fennel, etc.



I never peel potatoes; I just cut off any bad spots.  Slice your potatoes into thick chunks.  Boil all your tubers/roots together.  When tender, mash.

Add 1 pound butter

Whip in ½ cup milk

Add herbs

A little mayo and/or grated cheese adds flavor

Top with good, brown gravy made from meat, onions and broth or stock



This article is an excerpt from






The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.html
Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54



Also, I am back on Youtube. Please subscribe to my channel: @judsoncarroll5902   Judson Carroll - YouTube





PS. New today in my Woodcraft shop:

Toasted Holly Cooking Spoon
https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/toasted-holly-cooking-spoon


Read about my other new books:



Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25



Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS



A Daily Catholic Devotional Reflections on the Daily Mass readings July-December, 2025
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-daily-catholic-devotional-reflections.html

Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK

and

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide

Read about Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6: by Judson Carroll


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:

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Herbal Medicine
Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB



Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

Blog:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/

Free Video Lessons: Herbal Medicine 101 - YouTube



Disclaimer

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or condition. Nothing on this site has been evaluated or approved by the FDA. I am not a doctor. The US government does not recognize the practice of herbal medicine and their is no governing body regulating herbalists. Therefore, I'm just a guy who studies herbs. I am not offering any advice. I won't even claim that anything I write is accurate or true! I can tell you what herbs have "traditionally been used for." I can tell you my own experience and if I believe an herb helped me. I cannot, nor would I tell you to do the same. If you use any herb I, or anyone else, mentions you are treating yourself. You take full responsibility for your health. Humans are individuals and no two are identical. What works for me may not work for you. You may have an allergy, sensitivity or underlying condition that no one else shares and you don't even know about. Be careful with your health. By continuing to read my blog you agree to be responsible for yourself, do your own research, make your own choices and not to blame me for anything, ever.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/show-253-rhododendron-and-sumac--67665405

Today, we discuss the medicinal use of two common shrubs and how dangerous a lot of the books written on herb in the 1960s-80s can be.



Also, I am back on Youtube Please subscribe to my channel: @judsoncarroll5902   Judson Carroll - YouTube


Tune of the week: Dew Drop
Today I show you how to play Mrs. Etta Baker's "Dew Drop". This is a very different style than we have done before, probably coming from the parlor music tradition of the Victorian era. It is a bit challenging, but such a pretty tune that I am sure you will love it!
https://youtu.be/Cw8RhJRyzSE

New today in my Woodcraft shop:

Toasted Holly Cooking Spoon
https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/toasted-holly-cooking-spoon

Email: judson@judsoncarroll.com

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/southern-appalachian-herbs--4697544/support

Read about The Spring Foraging Cookbook: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-spring-foraging-cookbook.html
Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRP63R54


Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter:
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/


Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB


Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Also available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25

Podcast:  https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

Blog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/

Free Video Lessons: Herbal Medicine 101 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7QS6b0lQqEclaO9AB-kOkkvlHr4tqAbs

Dew Drop on Guitar
Today I show you how to play Mrs. Etta Baker's "Dew Drop". This is a very different style than we have done before, probably coming from the parlor music tradition of the Victorian era. It is a bit challenging, but such a pretty tune that I am sure you will love it!
https://youtu.be/Cw8RhJRyzSE