Okay, Herb Club. Let’s get to know a fungi! ᰍ This November, we’re exploring Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) — its ecology, identification, traditional uses, and what we can learn from modern research. Want a reason to keep your herbal learning going, discover something new, and share the rabbit holes you fall down? Come explore with us! 𓆸 WANT TO GO DEEPER? JOIN PREMIUM For $22/month, you’ll get: - A guided monthly study with resources - A Turkey Tail monograph - A yummy, nourishing recipe to try - Our live monthly Herb Club call to share discoveries, ask questions & explore together It’s a little structure to help you keep learning, with a community to learn alongside. You can study at your own pace, then bring what you’ve found to the group. 𖥸 STAY FREE & JOIN THE CONVERSATION You’re always welcome to take part in community discussions! Share your questions, observations, interesting finds & curiosities. You don’t need a Premium membership to learn with us. This is also a great space to ask questions about herbs in general, share new findings, and build a virtual herby community! ❋ LET’S EXPLORE! Have you come across Turkey Tail before? What do you know about it, or what would you like to learn? Drop your thoughts below — let’s see where this month takes us. 𓆸

A little elderberry check-in. ᰍ We’re about halfway through the month, so here’s a little reminder to spend some time with our Herb of the Month: Elderberry (Sambucus nigra). How has your study been going? It doesn’t have to be strenuous. If you have some dried elderberries, you could try making a decoction or syrup. Take a closer look at the plant, explore its botanical features, or follow a little rabbit hole into its folklore and traditional uses. If you don’t have any elderberry on hand, look up some photos, browse a book or see what you can find at your local library. For those of us on Vancouver Island, Wise Elder Elderberry Farm in Cobble Hill is a great local resource for frozen elderberries! I’m making elderberry syrup tonight! I’ve included the recipe in this month’s Premium resources, and I’m going to spice mine up with fresh ginger & star anise. I’ve also been enjoying a tea blend of elderflower, spearmint & nettle, which is lovely. I want to spend some more time exploring the differences between elderberry and elderflower, their traditional uses, and the stories and folklore that have grown around this plant. This is really what I hope Herb Club can be — not just collecting facts about plants, but actually spending time with them. Honing that understanding that comes with experience. And then bringing what we find back here to share with each other. So if you’ve spent any time with elderberry or elderflower so far this month, tell us what you’ve noticed! It can be one tiny thing. All of it counts. ♡ What have you been exploring with elder this month? 𓆸

Our monthly Herb Club meetup is happening this Wednesday from 7–9 PM PST! There’s still time to join the Premium Herb Club and take part in our live discussion. We’ll dig deeper into elderberry, share experiences and insights from the past month, and learn from one another’s observations and practices. Not a Premium member? You’re welcome to upgrade anytime to join us! There's more prompts are resources included there, too! And everyone is welcome to share their elderberry experiences, discoveries, or other herbal insights in a community discussion. I’d love to hear what you’ve been learning!