When the Goldenrod Blooms- You make EVERYTHING with it!! 

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A fun fact: Goldenrod was known as 'Liberty Tea' by the colonists because it was the tea that they drank while they were boycotting the British tea!

This is my wife's go to plant when her severe ulcers are flaring up. It is known to stem internal bleeding and killing bad yeasts, which I believe aided me in losing weight without hunger...70lbs 👍

what a gift that you and your mother share this bond. it's such a joy to watch you two interact and teach together, over shared wisdom and passions. 😊

Golden rod is growing all around me... my first thought yesterday, “what can I do with this beautiful weed?” I woke up this morning and there you are sharing your wisdom and telling me what to do with it. I feel so blessed to have found you. Thank you for continuing to share your God given gift.

The respiratory culprit in the Fall is not goldenrod, but ragweed ! They frequently grow together, and goldenrod tea/ tincture will mitigate the respiratory symptoms.

These wild foraged plant medicines are good to take just for the health benefits. Don't need an ailment to use them. use it on a salad or in a meal..soups. hummus.smoothies etc.. get creative. You don't have to be sick to use it.. it is a natural food source from the earth. Love love the video. thanks for sharing. new subscriber for sure :))

I have this EVERYWHERE on my property and I had no idea! I'm just getting into medicinal herbs and wild foraging and I'm learning so much! Thank you for sharing this ladies!

I want to thank you guys so very much for the great service you provide to all your subscribers. I love you all

Hi! I just love your channel! I wish you would publish a magazine every month, either in print or digital. We live in the city, in Oklahoma. We raise bees (actually, I taught my husband beekeeping and he stole it from me! I never get a chance to love on them because he is very territorial with his other women…lol) our yard is usually an overgrown mess because my husband refuses to mow until the girls are finished with it. We are not good neighbors…lol. We give a lot of the neighbors honey because they put up with us 😂 I have had a lifelong affair with herb growing and foraging. Thanks for what you do, I am so blessed with the information you share. ❤

I love that you and your mom both get to do this together, so special. 💕

I used to import goldenrod from Austria . I would make a tea and drink it everyday. It saved my kidneys and rid me of allergies too

Im extremely grateful for you ladies for putting out this video, a few weeks ago I had an UTI that scared me to pieces and the medicine that went along is has some strange side effects (keeping an eye my Achilles Tendon) but my kidneys seem to been effected slightly, so I'm very interested in helping them out. Tonight I found a slightly dry goldenrod that my little one brought in and had my first cup of tea. Tomorrow's nature walk will be all about collecting goldenrod from our yard!!! Thank you for your content. (Also my 10 year old asked if I'm going to become an herbalist, you never know kid!)

My boyfriend and I harvest goldenrod every year. We make pain relief salves and goldenrod is always an ingredient. It works! I hope you gals find the same relief.

When you get old, aches and pains change your mood so you are grumpy all the time.

BEAUTIFUL! I am a newbie to this type of " PLANT SAVING" not "Weed killing" energy. How wonderful. God is good! Thank you both for the eye opening wonders of GOLDEN ROD!😃😃😃😃

Used to eat this as a kid before it flowered. We called it “wild broccoli” because that’s what it tasted like. Apparently it’s not poisonous because I’m still here. Lol. Didn’t know it could do more than make me sneeze after blooming. Ty. Can’t wait to try some of this stuff out.❤

Hello 👋 from West Virginia!

I’ve had a sinus/tooth infection the past week and I swear that the golden rod tincture is what has reduced the inflammation faster than anything else I tried. I was pain free after two days, after horrendous pain for a week. I wish it would grow wild near me! 😊 Kate x

Goldenrod is my go-to for head colds. It works so well that I don't ever have to hit the typical OTC meds. Fair warning for those looking to try it - I find that goldenrod makes me PEE! Haha.. be prepared to go a little more frequently.

I have 5 acres of golden rod on a hillside, it just all bloomed. Ive been harvesting and drinking the tea. This was inspiring thank you.

You blew my mind when you freeze-dried the flower. I NEVER thought about freeze drying fresh flower over drying them 🤯 thank you for the much needed teachings. 🙂

I am surrounded by this beautiful plant. I usually pick it to decorate with. I had no idea☺️. So glad this video came up on my timeline

Great plant knowledge, thank you so much for sharing! I'm sure you ladies are putting this out there to help people with the power of plants and you are! But what you may not realize is how beautiful and touching the relationship between you two is and how you effect some just by being yourselves. I just lost my mom last year and I miss her so much... Watching you two just talking and working together is absolutely precious 🥹 literally brought tears to my eyes. You have the same hand gestures and body language, tone, it's really sweet. Enjoy your mom, you are very blessed 💖✨🌱

I was actually making a cup of goldenrod tea when I saw this video. Added in a Mullein leaf as well.

I'm glad you mentioned arthritis. Last year i developed arthritis in the fingers of my right hand, so bad my hand was stuck curled up each morning and it was very painful to open it. There was no smooth movement, my fingers would pop open and Id often shout from pain. I made a goldenrod tincture and ended up with 4 ounces, letting it sit 6 weeks. I drank half of it tje first day and the other half he next day, and that same week he arthritis hit the road and is only now creeping back. The goldenrod is blooming now amd I can't wait to tincture it again!

Comfrey mixed with Goldenrod will be Great together for your Salve

I have no freeze drier but I'm a homesteader and I knew there was some use for these beautiful plants !! Thank you for explaining it. I'm going to make golden rod tea ...to go with my BlackBerry leaf and nettle teas!!!

Keystone species for prairie in my area, since adding them to my yard we have had more birds and pollinators hanging around

Goldenrod is a valuable plant for the Bee’s they store it up for the winter.

I've been working with herbs and wild "weeds" for four years now and goldenrod was my first tincture but then I left it be for a couple years looking for things to help with what has been going on for a while if you know what I mean and things for pain relief as well as nerve tonics. And now I hear you say it is good used topical for arthritis , I am surprised I didn't hear this sooner and have to give it a go. Thanks ladies!

I like to make a goldenrod jelly. Basically, make a super strong goldenrod tea, add sugar and pectin, simmer, then can it to make it shelf stable. This way I get the benefits of it but with the added convenience of it already being prepared. Sometimes I'll take a teaspoon of the jelly and dissolve it in warm water as a quick tea. Bonus points because my kids love it :). Great video, thanks for sharing!

I am so happy to have found you both! I got very emotional watching this because as a child I was told by numerous doctors, and constantly by my mother, that I was highly allergic to ragweed. The fact that I've been lied to my whole life about everything else is upsetting enough, but now I'm seeing more things every day and this medicinal plant is one of them. I'm so happy to have found you both! Thank you so much for exposing this lie about this beautiful God given plant! I have now subscribed to your channel! God Bless you both!

Interesting plant. Goldenrod is one of my favorites and has been since I was a child. Being raised poor, I would use the thick stems to build structures for play buildings. In regards to its medicinal aspects, it appears to be similar to stinging nettle. I use stinging nettle tea for my pollen allergies. It literally gave me my life back. It too also helps with arthritic joint pain. I will try the goldenrod flower tea tomorrow morning in place of my stinging nettle tea. I'm excited to see what the flavor is! I was a bee keeper many years ago and enjoyed standing next to the hives as the bees brought in goldenrod nectar. There was a unique smell, almost like bleach, that would come from the hive as it evaporated the moisture from the nectar. I sometimes will throw some goldenrod into the chicken coop as a treat. However, they prefer the stinging nettle. Amazingly, it does not bother them. As an aside... I just came upon your channel today. What caught my attention is how much the younger of you two look exactly like a character in my largest book series. (I'm new to this channel so I don't know names yet.) The character is not introduced until the 2nd book, but she plays a very important part. This is not a plug for my book. I will not post the name here because I do not feel that it would be appropriate. If you are curious, simply send me a private message. I will understand if you don't, so don't feel obligated. I write my books for myself and have no expectation of making money from them. I am now curious to see what your other videos cover and will spend some time to see. I am sure that I will learn some interesting tips and trick along the way. All the best.

Have always loved goldenrod tea. Just like you, I love seeing it because my bees go full force after. It makes me laugh because the nectar/honey in the hive can have a formidable odor at times. I have heard people compare it to old gym clothes, but that doesn't quite fit for me. Anyway the honey itself is a dark golden treasure with a rich delicious taste. Glad to see you extoling the virtues of goldenrod.

Thank You 💖 the Golden Rod is so beautiful to see 🎉 God Bless You 🙏😇💝

My bees have been bringing in tons of Goldenrod pollen in the past week and a half! It's blooming everywhere here in middle Tennessee.

I bet the tea tastes great with some honey too!

Yes! St. John's Wort and Arnica and Comfrey! For the achey salve.

I am astounded by the power of goldenrod. 5 drops of the tincture with some local honey is life changing for my seasonal allergies, just an incredible resource. Aside from St John's wort flower, I do stick to dried plant matter for infusion in oils, due to the water content. I also fill the jar absolutely to the top to leave no/minimal space for air. I find that minimizes the chances for spoilage.

No way! I just noticed that there are a whole bunch of these by the alley. I just thought they were beautiful so i picked a bunch to put in water on my windowsills

I always dry goldenrod for both tea and fiber dyeing, but it looks like I’ll be picking more for some oil infusion. Thank you!

Heartwarming. I have just now found your channel (just had our first hard frost) and am so grateful to have been lead here. I have a bunch of Goldenrod hanging to dry. Harvested in early September here on the Gaspe coast. Now I have inspiration! Thank you.

I'm a new subscriber as of today. Just came across your channel and I love tea, and now I have a reason to harvest all these "weeds" in my mom's yard lol. I have RA.....and I'm hoping this helps me with lowering my inflammation.

yaw ladies are awesome. 🥰🥰🥰

I got a 50 gallon drum full of tops today that are pretty much completely developed with seeds. I live in Washington state Puyallup, Washington, and I only know a one small patch that I have access to. I’ve tried so hard to grow everything at my nursery I got something else today on my hunt I found myself a red currant tree, not a bush or a tree. I’ve never seen a red currant 25 foot tall 20 feet wide and I know it’s a red currant. I looked at it over and over and over again analyzing it is unheard of, I also acquired some pairs. I need some wild blackberries. I bought cookies from children that were selling them on the side of the road. I got two dozen eggs from a local chicken farmer then I got to go into his garden and talk to him about the plants that are growing inside his garden before he weeds them Letting him know what is what so he is not completely annihilating everything but then I taught him how to do it with just water. I invented the technique how to remove vegetation with water. I do not like the word weed unless you wanna start talking about smoking weed or something like that, it doesn’t have a purpose in my world as a form of a word to be used so easily it would be like saying some foul word because you can’t come up with the right pronunciation as soon as we can get that through peoples head vegetation removal, not weed removal then the first thing they won’t think of is a negative word Sometimes you have to remove vegetation so you could have other vegetation grow

I put a giant ton of it in a huge jar and it is now steeping with honey > I have decided to preserve a lot of things in honey or in salt > both forever foods

It looks like I'll be foraging for some Goldenrod. Lovely video, as always!

Hi, Mom! 💛🐝😊

I will be on the hunt for goldenrod this fall. Thank you for the great information.

I've been using it for years. Great stuff. Asters and mullien compliment it beautifully for lung health. Greetings from coastal va!

I love goldenrod! I have been foraging for it myself these past few days

We are loving the benefits of goldenrod. I'm excited to harvest more. I always feel better about what I'm doing when y'all back it up with a great video. Love watching y'all❤❤

I love how excited you both get right at the middle of the video about all the possibilities with this medicine!

So touched by your bond of love. Thank you for sharing with us.

I make lots of sneezes with it. 🤣

Thank you for sharing ✌️💞🤟

Heart ❤

I just finished a tincture, and now I’m going to go pick more for my oil. Thank you so much for the tutorial 💜🙏💜

Thank you ! God Bless 🙂

So glad I stumbled onto your video. So excited to continue watching!

I like that saying to end a informative video

You'll are awesome!! Full of knowledge how beautiful. I've ordered some books as well to learn about herbs 🌿 Thank you !!

I'm drying some goldenrod for using in a wildflower mead in the Spring.

Love this...thank you for sharing😊❤

You girls are the cutest!

I used to make wine with golden rod years ago.

Wonderful 🤗💞

Just passed a bunch in a park by my house. Heading back to pick it tommorrow!

I've enjoyed golden rod before. I like your use of the freeze dryer. The flowers I left to the bees. As I enjoyed seeing them with their pollen sacs full. At one point I tested the specific gravity of an abandoned ant mantle. My calculation led me to believe it was mostly magnesium oxide. I filled a 14 gallon container with lid about an inch deep with the abandoned ant mantle. Then filled the container with the golden rod shafts after removing the leaves when the bees were done. Added water and a lot of salt. For a salty sun tea. I utilized the solution for a while. I believe I may have made a 10% magnesium chloride solution which has benefits of it's own in the human body. Not to mention the benefits of the golden rod shafts. This tea was a real sustainer. Eventually I added too much salt. And I had to cut the tea one third with sprite. Into the next summer it turned rancid. Leaving me without for a few months. Although we are zoned for farming the local government cited us for having weeds instead of a lawn. So that was the end for the bees that enjoyed it so much. And the human health benefits. Definitely do not feel the same without it. Thanks for creating your video. Happy Holidays!

I have a couple of comments. First, every time I watch one of your videos where you talk about using the freeze dryer, it reminds me I need to look into freeze dryers. What make and model is the one you guys have again? 2nd comment. Letting it sit for 30 days in the oil is much better. You, of course already know this, but many people may not know that even after you cut a live plant, many of the metabolic processes continue on for a much longer. Than you might suspect. I always enjoy your videos as they are both interesting and informative always! Thanks!

I love to Infuse goldenrod with honey, when I run out of dried, its time to pull out the 🍯 ❤

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

I love learning from you. Thank you for sharing!

I LIVE in Virginia also I live near the Bristol race track. and down the road from where they have the rhythm and roots festivals.

How wonderful to see mother daughter together 🙏☮️❤️best wishes

Thanks so much for this video! Looking forward to more from you! ❤️

So glad I found your channel!! I so enjoy learning about herbs and natural care. Thank you do much!!

Beautiful. Thank you so much for this!

thanks for the video, and the information about the golden-rod have a great day.

I’m SO glad your video came up in my feed! Divine timing I think! I am looking forward to learning more from you Ladies as I myself step deeper into my botanical/herbal wildcrafting journey!

You are very well organised, congratulations 💯👍

So excited that you posted this!!! I have a lot of this out back! I too am in VA!

Its so abundant here. I was going to research the uses. Thank you

love it!

Love this and love you both! Such a beautiful video 💓

This was the first video of yours I've ever seen and I'm so glad you popped up! Thank you!

Love the goldenrod, that was what my first youtube video was about. Too good not to share!

So glad this video came up, women like you are so valuable! Thanks 🙂

I am in SW Virginia and have been gathering golden rod… Thank you both for this info.

I love telling everyone about your chanel..

I have tons of it loaded up in bloom. I harvested a little. Now I need to gather a bit more!!!

Thank you!

This is such a great video, thank you! I have known goldenrod wasn't bad for a while and have always enjoyed watching the pollinators and birds on it, but now I am watering it along with the other plants here and trying to encourage it even more. Thanks so much for the valuable info, love your channel, just discovered it recently.

I learned some new things this morning! Awesome video! Thank you!

New sub. Great show. You are doing everything right. The look, the feel. You got it. Very educational. Thank you.

I just found your channelmand i am so grateful i did ty for your vast knowledge

This is great to know

I would love to see you guys make a goldenrod jelly! Maybe review it and tell what you would use it with! Toast/crackers only or to flavor meats as in marinade, etc. Great video, btw! Excited to learn more about this!

your family is adorable, thank you for sharing