We look forward to having hundreds of herbal people, young and old, gather together at the Northwest Herbal Fair to celebrate, to learn from each other and to raise our spirits.
Lark D'Arbole was born in 1948. During 1982 he was transported into the year 2100. After several days in the future, he reappeared back in 1982. Other time trips have occurred at irregular intervals since that first trip. As a result of D'Arbole's visits he has been able to give us an idea of in the Pacific Northwest 118 years into the future. On one of his visits in 1983, Lark brought back the following report.
Also included is a Common Name Index & Honey-plant Bloom Chart.
Episode 18: Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski
Produced Feb 3, 2021
We talk with esteemed permaculturist Michael Pilarski about Bill Mollison, science & "woo", working with nature spirits, "Restore the Earth" party, restoring the earth, and making money from growing herbs in a regenerative way.
Avid wildcrafter and medicinal herb farmer Michael Pilarski shares how to process Lomatium dissectum.
Step 1. Spray wash roots. We sometimes dry brush roots before shipping and sometimes we thoroughly spray wash them. If they are not spray washed, that is step one. A hose with a good nozzle will work.
Ho Shou Wu Root "Fo-ti root". 2 years old. Scientific name- Reynoutria multiforia. Formerly known as- "Fallopia multiflora" and "Polygonum multiflorium" Filmed Dec 9th 2019 near Port Townsend, Washington
Permaculturist and avid medicinal herb farmer Michael Pilarski "Skeeter" talks about Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum). Filmed near Port Townsend, Washington. Nov. 19 2019 *Correction- "Queen of the Meadow" is a nickname for Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria).
We look forward to having hundreds of herbal people, young and old, gather together at the Northwest Herbal Fair to celebrate, to learn from each other and to raise our spirits. 
Episode 18: Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski
By Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Botanicals, June 6, 2018
