Ms. Elles

Omawisowin Maskihkiwâpoy Iskwêw. Organic Gardener. Plant Medicine Nerd. Educator. Strong beliefs include love, peace & bannock grease.

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Sunflowers are an amazing addition to the garden🌻 Eat as sprouts, useful as oil & animal feed, sunflowers offer a solid source of nutrients & protein to boost health #harvest #organic #garden

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Last garden harvest of the year, my beautiful Peruvian Blues, papa púrpura. These potatoes are great sliced thick or thin & fried in some beef tallow #organic #garden #harvest

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Ceuthophilus pallidus-Plains Camel Cricket near the creek. Their omnivore diet is beneficial to the environment, breaking down organic matter to nourish soil. Found in North America from Central Plains to New Mexico &Texas #insect #prairies #ecosystem

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Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) seeds can be harvested & ground into a healthy flour with a tangy, nutty flavour. From the buckwheat family, curly dock is rich in iron, aids digestion & purifies blood #harvest #seed #forage

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Artemesia absinthium, wormwood. An ancient healer with a multitude of uses. A traditional bitter tonic used to stimulate digestion, wormwood is also antibacterial & helps treat infection & inflammation #medicine #herbal #urban #forage

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You are the medicine 🌱

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Physalis pruinosa, yellow ground cherry. Sweet, tropical tasting delights from the Solanaceae family can be eaten fresh & used in pies, soups,sauces or dried #organic #fruit #heirloom #garden

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Pulling some beautiful Peruvian Blue’s from containers today. Perfect late season variety for Prairie temperatures & gracious storage period #organic #gardening #urban #potato

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Pink corn from our garden. My dad called it cute. I agree. Drying it on the cobs to use as popping corn 🍿 #organic #corn #gardening #harvest2025

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Grindelia squarrosa, Curly Cup Gumweed, Pteíčhiyuȟa. Beautiful, sticky resin medicine for respiratory, digestive & skin ailments. My very first tincture going to marinate 6-8 weeks #medicine #wildflower #organic

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Counting in Nakoda, dialect from Carry The Kettle area, Treaty 4 territory Saskatchewan Canada. Those numbers started to flow like a freestyle 🔥

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Sugar pumpkins & butternut squash just hanging around the garden. Looking forward to tasting these fresh blossoms #gardening #organic #Cucurbita

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Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) visited the garden today for a taste of catnip. Red Admirals also feed on tree sap, fermented fruits & lay their eggs in the nettles #migratory #butterfly #GardenersWorld

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Found some West Coast treasure at the market! I first tasted these Rainier cherries in Seattle. A sweet cherry variety developed in 1952 at Washington State that is sweet, crisp & juicy. Premium 🍒 #cherryseason #fresh #organic #specialty #produce

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Canada Goldenrod
(Solidago canadensis)
Anti-fungal. anti-inflammatory properties. Useful for immune system support, kidney stones, gout, Leaves great for a tea similar in taste to green tea #prairie #forage #remedy

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The bees are busy harvesting alongside me in the catnip blossoms today. Nepetalactone, the active compound in catnip that stimulates feline sensory neurons also repels mosquitos #organic #herbal #remedy

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Mentha spicata, spearmint. Use fresh.
Bundle & hang-dry for seasoning, garnish & tea. Freeze mint to preserve a more intense flavor & aroma for drinks & sauces #organic #herbs #food #medicine

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Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Loved by birds & bees for nectar & pollen. Long taproots break up soil & improve structure. Nitrogen fixer. Nutritious feed for livestock once dried & cured. Drink as tea to improve circulation #prairie #medicine #food #forage

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A rainy Sunday kept garden work light. Trip to the bookstore & Utopia cafe got me a book I’ve had my eye on for a while plus a slice of divine matcha mousse cake💚 #NewBook #rainydays #study