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Latest upload

The segment on making oil paint is uploaded now to the Paint-Making course! I've got a few more colors I need to make for my own stash, so I'll record when I make them this weekend and upload that too. And after that, we'll be DONE with the course.

Next up will be some Plant-Walk courses, where I'll record walks and show you the plants that I use or love to see out here in the Ozarks (they often also grow in other parts of the southeastern US, except for those with specific vital habitats). Many of the plants I love, like the orchids, aren't plants I 'use', but are simply plants I love. The orchids are showing up now, and spring ephemerals will begin blooming so the season will provide a lot of opportunity for content. This weekend I need to get photos and video of the endemic Ozark witch hazel :D

We have 160 acres here and a variety of different habitats. Some plants, like American ginseng and orchids, will only grow where their narrow habitat requirements are met, and some are more tolerant of growing conditions and so are more easily found.

The plant courses will span throughout the season so I can show them to you at all of their stages of growth, from unfurling to flowering, fruiting, and then decline. Each group of plants will be a separate course: Orchids, Spring Ephemerals, and Edible/Medicinal Plants. There might be some overlap, as some ephemerals are also medicinal, and some edible plants are also medicinal, but the groups are distinct enough to make separate walks for them.

I'll start some Forest Folk classes too!

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