Re: [Homesteadingfamily] I'm looking for an odd collection of plant materials, can you help?

I can probably send you as many Queen Anne's lace, Goldenrod, spruce
cones, and elderberry as you want! I won't know if we have any black
walnuts 'til the tree goes bare -- it's usually the first tree to lose
its leaves in early Fall.

Interested in any Joe Pye weed? Also have purple loosestrife and
butterfly weed (aka "Indian paintbrush; orange flowers yield a pale
cream color).

Of course some of the stuff will have to wait 'til next season; they are
about finished blooming here...

:-) Joyce in SE Ohio

On 8/27/2011 9:37 PM, charlesparnold wrote:
> Here's the story, I turn wooden drop and supported spindles which I sell, along with knitting needles, crochet hooks, books and natural dyes at sheep, alpaca, and fiber events in the Mid-Atlantic region. In an attempt to turn this into something that makes a few bucks I have decided to expand and in order to do that I'm looking for an odd variety of plants. Now I would prefer dried plants because it is easier and cheaper to ship but will take what I can get. I can afford limited quantities and can easily barter some of my spindles for lots more. If you're interested just say so. Here is the list of the plants I'm looking for:
> If anyone here grows, wild crafts or otherwise has access to any of the
> following materials in any quantity, please let me know. These would, of couse,
> have to be dried materials.
>
> Woad
> Indigo
> Calendula flowers
> Chamomile flowers
> Dahlia flowers
> Goldenrod flowers
> Marigold flowers
> Queen Anne's Lace flowers
> Tansy flowers
> Weld Plant parts
> Catnip Plant parts
> Artichoke plant parts
> Black-eyed Susan flowers/leaves/stems
> Hyssop plant parts
> Ivy leaves (Hedera helix)
> Plantain plant parts
> Amaranth flowers
> Birch bark
> Sorrel root
> Dandelion root
> Lady's Redstraw root
> Spruce cones
> Cornflower flowers
> Indigo leaves
> Grape skins
> Comfrey Leaves
> Larch needles
> Wild American Plum root
> Alder bark
> Iris root
> Poplar leaves
> Blackberry fruit and leaves
> Black Walnut hulls
> Elderberrie
> Fennel
> Fig leaves
> Japanese Maple leaves
> Lavender
> Madder root
> Mint leaves
> Olive leaves
> Onion skins
> Red cabbage
> Sour Grass flowers and plant parts
> St. John's Wort flowers
> Tumeric root
>

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