I just want to say, from a woman who grew up with absolutely no guidance but all the ambition to be herbalist, your video has absolutely changed the trajectory for me. You are brilliantly beautiful & your work is so so important. Keep shining, you are helping more than you could ever begin to comprehend! ❤️❤️🙌💪 you go girl!!!
For years, my husband told me to write down all the homeopathic things that I make and I should really start some type of wellness deal... I finally have taken a step out on faith and embraced this as a gift and a passion. Thank you for this, you make it so easy to be confident on this path😊.
I understand what you're talking about. I wish I had had the opportunity to pick my mother-in-law's brain before her passing because like your grandma my mother-in-law was deeply into herbs for healing.
You can still learn. Go out and identify herbs with apps and Google their properties. You do not need to order these bags that she's showing. Sorry but that's just not necessary. And you connect eith the earth when you do it this way.
Aww you've struck a nerve. What I wouldn't give to spend a day with my grandma and mother in law, both farm wives who were prepping back when it was called "saving for a rainy day". I didn't appreciate it at the time, to my great loss!
thank you for your honesty and transparency . For the up coming time when the medical system is failing we really need to know how to look after ourselves , our families, and possibly our neighbours. I live in a tiny home and don't have much storage so I appreciate your statement , "as long as you have your herbs and oil thats really all you need." Incredibly encouraging. Blessings, peace and grace.
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
I would like to also let you know that when my husband was being seen by a VA doctor he was prescribed with some medicines that we had questions about. VA has what they call medicine managers.(At least the 1 we go to) The one that we were assigned to said that it was a medicine they gave to everybody over a certain age. Yet we were concerned due to the fact all the triglycerides came back perfect. In turn they looked up at the ceiling and they mumbled, "I'm not supposed to say this." You don't have to take it and do your best to find herbal remedies. In turn they told us that while in school to become a pharmacist, they minored, in homeopathic medicines .👍
Maybe in America. But in Cape Town, South Africa we have 2 Military Hospital. I was in the Army for a few years and 2 Military Hospital was _amazing_ ! I had both my tonsils and my wisdom teeth out at 2 Mil. I also spent a few nights in with pneumonia caused by Whooping Cough.
@@suecollins3246 that's the whole point here in America. Most Americans are so dependent on pharmaceutical stuff the idea of trying and all natural alternative like they do overseas is few and in between who will accept. Due to when we were stationed in Europe that is when I found out that there was a lot of alternative medicine being used. I'm glad to hear that you were able to get the help you needed.
Hi Amy! This year God has really opened my eyes to a lot of things and one of them being look around you at all I've created to sustain and heal you and wow! I have been watching Heidi from RainCountry and she is always recommending your book and I bought it! So excited to read it and learn more! I have a good amount of herbs to fair. I have two tinctures going one that is pine needles and one black walnut. I also made a cold and flu herbal remedy. ❤God Bless!
I've been doing exactly the same! For the last year I've been reading & learning SO much. Been ordering herbs from etsy and making healing tinctures and teas! It's ALL I'm interested in lately, my husband thinks I'm nuts 😂 He's not into all this, but It's my new hobby and I wish I can make a career out of it! It's so interesting & fun! If I can help heal myself or a family member AND avoid pharmaceuticals (which I no longer trust, which is whole other thing I've learned which brought me to herbal healing🙄) it makes me happy! Have fun!
Hey there! I've been teaching myself herbalism through books, videos, whatever I can get my hands on. Great video thank you! I've got a little hutch started and began filling it. I've got some pretty bowls, sieves and tea strainers, spoons and things. Need canning jars and herbs next as well as the other stuff. It's a great start, and I'm loving it! Making notes in my lil notebook.
Last year I purchased and used a large and a small coffee press at thrift stores. They work beautifully and were almost free. This suggestion helps when starting top process your medicine. Very good information as we can all continue learning. 😊
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
This is a very timely video. I've been exploring herbs to get off the few prescriptions that I use. Just discovered arnica for pain. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
That method of learning you went through near the end of the video.. brilliant! Learning by ailment rather than alphabetically through the books.. absolutely brilliant! This is how it should be taught. I have an off the wall top 5 ailments brewing in my head. PCOS, goiter, something akin to natto kinase that I could grow, bug bite/sting concoctions.. and repellents And there goes my morning.. :).
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
Hi Amy! Enjoy your videos. I am new to the world of herbs. I have watched other homesteaders that also mentioned your book. I purchased a copy and it just came in today. I am soaking up as much info as possible and buying seeds. Will be starting seeds indoors asap. Thanks for all the wonderful knowledge you share with all of us. May God richly bless you and your precious family.
I've been following other herbalists for awhile now and this is the first time that I confidently feel ready to start my own herbalist journey. Thank you so much Amy💚🙏 (binge watching your vids😉)
I have no idea what all those herbs are you were mentioning, and that makes me feel like I’m missing out on a whole lot of things that could be so good for my body. So thanks!
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
Prayerfully you have started your journey in herbalism. You'll be really amazed at the things you'll learn. As I have learned that what works for one person doesn't always work for another so you may have to try a few different methods. If you start making herbal teas you will have to work with those as to your personal taste because some herbs have a stronger taste than others and you may not like it so you'll want to use less. To me herbalism is a fantastic way of finding ways to self heal and stay healthy. I love Amy's apothecary cabinet. At the moment mine is stuck in a closed pantry. Enjoy your journey
Just found this this morning. Wish I had found you sooner. I have always been interested in herbalism of one sort or another. This past spring is when it hit me that I needed to really learn more about it. I by sheer chance found a patch of stinging nettle. When I attempted to pull it up with my bare hands that's when I found out what I had in my yard. This is what convinced me of the fact that I needed to do something. I have bad arthritis in one of my hands. Would stay stiff for days where I could barely move my fingers. For the next 24 hours I had free mobility of my entire hand.🙃 so in turn I started researching about stinging nettle(1st made nettle salve)This is what got me started in learning as much as I can. Like you said start with the bare necessities and work your way up as money comes in to add a little something more. Thank you for all that you do for the community.
Oh Amy, I've been watching your videos for years now and I've been Soo encouraged by your journey. Thank you for sharing all that you have and for continuing in the way the Lord leads.❤️
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
This is the first video I have seen of yours. Thank you for the encouraging statements about not making it complicated, especially when starting out. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.
Well this was amazing and so informative! My husband and I were just talking about building an apothecary! I will be subscribing and looking into your books and other information! Thank you for sharing 😁💜
Best vidoe on this topic! I've been watching so many new sub. I'm in Southern California. Start our little Garden Love Homestead ❤ looking forward to watching your video while I'm folding clothes 🙂
Absolutely just loved the simplicity of how you just put this together. I am a newbie to this and I am so wanting to get further into understanding and knowing what I need to do so thank you for sharing this.
I just joined to your channel,and I have to tell you that you are just like a best friend!!! I love all your videos and it's always like visiting a good friend and the conversation means so much to me!!! Thank you, and I'll be watching for more great herbal tips, tinctures and teas.Love to you and your family.
I like to recycle bottles. I drink a lot of kombucha and the specific brand I buy comes in a brown bottle with a tiny little lid just like you're talking about.. 💖Thank you
@@davidhenry7625 Hey David 👋 It seems like you are chasing down several females on Amy's Channel. Due to the fact that all you say is hello or hi. You don't give a decent response or reply.
Thanks for being clear and basic. I have been so frustrated with finding herbs in south Texas and I've bought books that proclaim to be simple. When I get into the books, it's Not simple. Every tea, tincture or whatever calls for 5-25 exotic herbs that I haven't even heard of, but that grow on the other side of the world! You did a simple honey and garlic mix that I can do too! I've got honey and I have garlic! I'm not fancy. I don't think the pioneer women were fancy, but they could do this! THANK YOU ‼️
starting my herbalism journey, ive started with reading your book, I want a simple life the way you live, i take much inspiration from you and absolutely adore how youre life took off by starting with just herbs. So excited for this journey.
Amy my husband and I attended the very first homesteaders of America conference. We were blown Away by the classes the speakers and all the wonderful people that attended. Up from that time on my husband and I both were especially interested in all the knowledge that we glean from it. I've been watching ever since. I know I've said this before but thank you for who you are and what you stand for.
I just found your channel yesterday, enjoyed my first video and will watch more. It all seems wonderful but overwhelming. Maybe it is my age I am 65, and I think that would take so much learning, am I too old to learn all this stuff. But there is something in side of me that says natural is the way to go and get off meds for depression and anxiety and all the meds my husband is on for diabetes and a couple of heart attacks. But of course I do not want to make mistakes in this, I will continue to check out your video;a and if there is a good place to start for our health issues to learn if you could point me to it that would be wonderful. Again thank you, I am glad I have found your channel.
Marsha it's never too late. I have always had an interest in herbalism. But like you I thought do the age and other things in my life that it was too late to learn. (I'm a slow learner. Something clicks in this. Maybe it has something to the way that the herbalist who are wanting to help us learn, TEACH) I wish I had started sooner. I'm fairly new to this but I'll tell you there's a lot to learn but I'm enjoying it and it will keep you on your toes mindwise. I'm in agreement with her if you can do it the way she says that is the best way start small.
@ Marsha Dufresne At 69 with time free to learn, I'm actually finding "old" is better for all this research. Herbs, growing & preserving food, solar energy, all the DIY people are so generous with on RU-vid. It IS a lot to take in! I keep separate notebooks handy - health, growing, energy and try a new thing maybe twice a week. Heart issues -- been there! First my husband lived 23 years till 2014 after serious h.a. -- I learned to replicate what he liked to eat in a heart healthful version. But after 2014 I let influences get me eating the wrong stuff. Jan. 2019 I had a nearly blocked artery, "inverted t" on ECG, & resolved it 100% DIY. No meds, said nothing to doctor (the ECG was while applying to be a lab rat for a drug testing study). Soluble fiber to clear vessels - oatmeal, barley, pectin (in apple skin), etc., Little processed food, just lost interest in chips, ice cream, beef/pork. After 3 mos. a routine check-up, doctor smiling, "All your numbers are better!" Dec. 2020 ECG good. Found out studies show 80% or more of heart mortality from "lifestyle", mostly what we eat. The processed & fast foods industry uses us for profit, then health care industry makes money later off the results! So I've been there. Older than you, I'm plowing through info + succeeding, So you can see it's both worth doing & possible. A woman older than you, alone & little money is (slowly & imperfectly) getting results in some areas.
I love your videos they are very knowledgeable, I would love to see a video about iron weed I have. I have it growing in my backyard and would love to know more about it and how to use it.
I loved this video. Not just for the info, but you are so down to earth and welcoming. I’m “messy” too and I absolutely love seeing it as normal!! I find so many videos that have staged backgrounds, perfectly organized. NO! Show me a normal home!!! I loved it!! 🥰💕
I am new to herbalism and I have some dandelion soaking in oil at the moment to make some salves with for my dry skin and lip balms if you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated
I just found your channel. You are such a down to earth beautiful person. My journey to becoming more self sufficient and healthy will begin with your knowledge. Thank you so much. Love from Ontario, Canada.
Great video!! You are definitely not a nobody!😂The Lord has gifted you in so many ways and I am so thankful that you share all that you have learned and are learning. Thanks so much. I found my stethoscope at a yard sale!! I also found my snake bite kit brand new at a yard sale. I got money for my birthday and I want to use it to join your online group! Blessings on you and thanks again for sharing your knowledge!😊
This is awesome! After decades of dabbling in wild plant foraging, mostly for food, I'm going to spend the winter season setting up my own apothecary. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I store my dried herbs in canning jars or washed jelly jaes from the store also i have oxygen absorber's i put on top before i put the lid on. I also use coffee filters for straining my tintures. I love your book .
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
Once again you come through with amazement! I love your humbleness and your vast knowledge. Thank you! I have a few questions as they have come up in watching your videos. There are 8, I dont want to monopolize your time so if this is something you cover in your book please let me know so I can look it up later. I did purchase your book but...its in storage now as I am moving soon. Thanks so much for your time I really appreciate it. 1. Is there a way to make tinctures kid friendly? 2. When making the tinctures with 1 oz of herb to 5 oz of vodka I did notice that the herbs were not covered fully. Do I simply just add more vodka? 3. I would like to make single-use tinctures and then combine them later. when needed. What is the best way to approach this? 4. Can I combine both fresh and dry herbs together when making tinctures? 5. You said that I can use olive, cocnut, and almond oils for a simple topical ointment. Super, but...how long does it stay in the oil to infuse? 6. You said for a cough syrup I can use Just water sugar, honey and herbs. What would be the length of the infusion and dosage? This one sounds great for kids. 7. How do you feel about Wine and honey used as an infuser for a tincture. 8. When combining herbs to make a tincture such as pain reliever, happy heart or happy brain how many different combos of herbs is best?
Could you give a tour of your basement set up? What kind of alcohol do you use as a base for your tinctures? What strength? If you had to suggest for 4 or 5 herbs to start with what would you recommend?
Hi Amy thank you ,Im your student from now on, I look forward to learning from you. I have been very interested in herbs and there healing properties, I live in New Zealand which is down under and across from Australia across the Tasman seas. I enjoyed your channel thank you Lisane
i just discovered your channel and this is my second video. i love the way you explain herbalism in an intelligent and simple way. i loved your herbal hutch! i also love that it looks chaotic LOL new sub!
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
Love that you are not perfectly organized. It shows us all that perfection is not critical. I am obsessed with organization but still go from order to chaos when I am working on multiple projects. QUESTION: Does Black Cherry bark have similar properties as Wild Cherry bark? Thank you for sharing so much information, you are a God send. God Bless and enjoy your little ones.
Hi Amy! I am thankful for what are doing for human being to know how to take care of our help! I want to ask you a favor! Do you a book of how to use all the products you advertise and how to get it?
I would love a review on your morter and pestles. Comparisons and which is your favorite? I am trying to decide which I need without buying a bunch of them that I do not.
I think it can be helpful in draining herbs from liquid component in some cases, or you could drain the most of it that way and eventually filter the liquid one more time with multiple layers of gauze or cheese clothes if necessary. The only thing that you should keep in mind is that some ingredients may "ruin" your french press becouse the plastic components might absorb herbal scents aspecially if your draining alcoholic solutions or strong oleolites (infused herbs in oils) so you couldn't use it for coffie making any more. Nowdays we make perfume with alcohol, but in the past it was made with oils, so it can be as filtering a perfume in your french press... If you don't want that to happen, use it only to drain herbs in water solutions and you can always buy a cheap french press that you can use just for filtering herbs.
Any- loved ya girl since before I even knew what ya looked like. Heidi from Rain Country spoke of you often and recommended your herbal companion book WHICH I wasn’t long getting 👍. I’ve made calendula and plantain salves for years which only pushed me deeper. 😄 Your book answered a lot of questions on some herbs medicinal use- one can google BUT learning from one whose used the herbs opppsed to writing only what ya studied and put on google - big difference. I’m a small based homestead but can’t shake the GET TWO GOATS thing 😄. Just a BIG thank you for sharing AND for the book. Thanks to Heidi at Rain Country making mention of you. She’s an absolute angel 😇
This is my first year growing my own herbs for medicine. I plan on growing: echinacea, marshmallow, St John's wort and a few others. How many of each should I grow?
Noone, when I planted my echinacea I had five or six plants starting off. Once you get the hang of it then you can add more if that's what you need. In fact I need more Echinacea and marshmallow.
When do you plant Ginger root and turmeric root,. Can you pull and separate a large root ??? Please let me know ,Thank You , You are my favorite herb person 💞💞🤗
Thanks to everyone here for recommending me to Dr bigherm williams Here on RU-vid. I was able to contact him and he cured me completely from cancer and type 2 diabetes. His indeed a great herbalist
"... be sure you buy organic otherwise you're wasting your time." 🤣🤣🤣 It's so true. The pest control guy doesn't understand why I get irate if he sprays my lemon balm... ITS WORTHLESS NOW, THANKS A LOT!!!🤦🏼♀️
Hey Amy, thanks for all the information and wonderful videos even though I don't have time for any of these right now I will sometime in the future and will start these recipes ect
You could start by purchasing items that you would need now. Then when you get closer to where you have the time to make you will have your supplies on hand. The items that would spoil or go bad you buy at the last moment, IE: oils
I’ve never really thought a lot about using herbs, but this is very interesting. It makes me think I should change my mind. Herbs were given by God for our use. I can see that they would be a lot better idea than some pharmaceuticals. Two things that I wonder about from your storage: how will you keep your little one out of the tinctures that could be dangerous for him, shouldn’t the herbs be only stored in dark containers?
