This guild was built for Southern Spain although would work in any climate that welcomes Olive trees.

This is made for warmer climates although the concept would work anywhere warm. @Mohammad Irtaza Tafheem @Oliver Wing

Constitution is the larger pattern, and different herbal traditions use different maps to help us read that pattern. Doshas are one map from Ayurveda. They use Vata, Pitta, and Kapha to describe patterns such as dryness, heat, heaviness, movement, intensity, dampness, and stability. There are also older humoral ways of observing people and nature. Instead of focusing on the old temperament names, we can explain the patterns more simply. Some people tend toward heat and intensity. Others tend toward moisture, warmth, and fullness. Some tend toward coldness, dryness, and inwardness. Others tend toward coldness, dampness, and heaviness. Traditional Chinese Medicine gives another deep map. It looks at balance through warmth and cold, dryness and dampness, excess and deficiency, movement and stagnation, fluids, energy, blood, and the way body systems work together. All of these maps are trying to help us slow down and observe. Constitution as the larger pattern. Body-system observation to help us notice what is happening in daily life. Tissue stateto help us see what condition the tissues are showing. Herbal energetics to help us match the qualities of the herb to the person. Older traditions remind us that balance does not look the same for everyone. For family herbalism, this keeps us humble. We are not trying to become doctors overnight, and we are not replacing medical care. Herbs can interact with medications, some herbs are not safe during pregnancy or certain health conditions, and serious symptoms need proper medical guidance. The goal is not to memorize every map at once. The goal is to observe better, choose herbs with more care, and learn how to work with the body instead of forcing it.

Opened up the poly tunnel to increase air flow as well as continue to spring tomato plants guiding them to share their space. Going to experiment with leaving the shade cloth on for a bit hopefully shading them from the heavy rains predicted this week.

I am going to start posting materia medica for the herbs/spices we typically use helping us understand how herbs/spices are used and how they affect our systems. Please look this over and let me know if there is a category missing that should included. I have uses, dosing, contraindications, growing and pairings that will help use use spices/herbs not only for taste but our helth as well. This will all be listed in the classroom as well for future use. I think everyone that responded mentioned garlic so I will start there. If you have a particular herb you would like on the list or if you have an ail that your would like herb/spice recommendations, let me know.