Fireweed (part 1), a wild eddible, with Yarrow Willard and Rowan Willard 

What I do is get a book on the specific area, pacific northwest/cascades in my case, and first draft research quantitywise, and do more intense research on the more common of the herbs so that you know a lot more about something youre far more likely to come across. When I say research I mean having youre own notebook thats decent organized and has the pinpoint desired information regarding herbs, so that you dont have to lug around botany books everywhere. You can also keep a phone library of pictures saved from online from good sources, or print them to put in notebook alongside identification descriptors and such. Of course best case is having a teacher, but if its not possible, understanding the plant families and identification features and relating it to what you or someone already knows, are to me the highest aim for not just beginners but keeping up on that skill so you dont make mistakes in the future

yes... that is the best part of this video... lol My son who is now older, cut it up and edited that section on his Ipad to repeat and make a joke about..

@@Herbal_Jedi I love that he was engaged for this video!