Lunar Hollow Sanctuary |
We have a commitment to this land, to support a breadth of native, local, and medicinal biodiversity, support pollinators and wildlife, and to create an integrative system of plants, systems, gardens, insects, and animals. Lunar Hollow Farmette is a Certified Wildlife Habitat and a UpS Botanical Sanctuary. We use permaculture and organic methods to improve the soil, introduce native species at risk, and create interdependent webs of life that are not only sustainable, but regenerative.
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We have a lot of plants on our grow list that are at risk. Therefore, we are growing them to grow them, not to harvest them. In herbalism, it is important to know what herbs are common in your area and can fulfill your needs without needing to reach for those plants that need help and can be negatively impacted if people overharvest in the wild, and help them again be prolific residents on our lands. Some foraging teachers tell people not to take more than xx% - but if each person picks only 10% of a stand, and 100 people visit that stand, that plant is eradicated. And food for thought - it is not only about maintaining the plant and leaving enough for it to eke out survival, but many insects and animals may depend on that as a critical source of food, and barely leaving enough for the plant to survive also does not leave enough for the creatures that rely on it. Some plants take years (and years) to develop and some only fruit every other year - and taking too much may take YEARS to replenish. The more you learn about plants and herbs, the more you will realize that you may have plenty of plants in abundance that share the same chemical constituents and properties you were looking for in a more at at-risk plant. I don't forage off of my own road and land. I know it is a privilege to have land and space, so I leave the parks and fields to others.
One of the benefits of this land is that we edge along a drumlin. A drumlin is a lump of land left behind by a glacier, in our case the Green Bay lobe on the Wisconsin glacier sheet, between 20,000 and 15,000 years ago. We are on a slope along a deciduous forest drumlin, along a line of pines planted by Norwegian farmers 150 years ago, and into a tall grass prairie that has been partially restored after being farmland up until about 2001. The people before us loved birds, and we have weeds and grasses, restored prairie, and natives, all throughout. We also have many medicinal natives in the pine forest and along parts of the deciduous woods. We live near a 2300 acre state natural area, which is part of what we are using to determine native and local plants. Of course we can assume a lot and plant things we know can grow here - but by looking to the wild plants growing in the natural area, we know more about the specific soil here in our drumlins, and that something is going to thrive in this climate, soil, and system. This wildlife area is without parking lots or groomed trails, and is wild and free. Plants that grow within a mile or two of our home include swamp agrimony, bog rosemary, blue cohosh, bloodroot, rue-anemone, canada mayflower, bellwort, sensitive plant, marsh nettle, and two types of Wisconsin orchids. So, we are including restoration of these pIants into our woodland area, and we are creating a bog garden to support some of those amazing native plants as well. So, while we have a lot of plants on our list, many are for restoration, support, and appreciation, not for use. |
Species At RiskGrowing at Lunar Hollow. United Plant Savers At Risk: American Ginseng-Panax quinquefolius Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum pedatum Goldenseal - Hydrastis canadensis Ramps - Allium tricoccum False Unicorn Root - Chamaelirium luteum White Sage - Salvia apiana Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis Trillium - Trillium spp. True Unicorn Root - Aletris farinosa Blue Cohosh - Caulophyllum thalictroides Echinacea - Echinacea spp Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa Stone Root - Collinsonia canadensis Wild Yam - Dioscorea villosa Black Cohosh - Actaea racemosa Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum Lobelia - Lobelia inflata Arnica - Arnica spp Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium spp. Gentian - Gentiana spp. Additional Wisconsin Special Concern Plants; Wooly milkweed - Asclepias lanuginosa Green milkweed - Asclepias hirtella Swamp Agrimony - Agrimonia parviflora Prairie milkweed - Asclepias sullivantii Echinacea pallida - Echinacea spp Maidenhair fern - Adiantum pedatum Goldenseal - Hydrastis canadensis Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium spp. |
We have identified many native plants that already are growing on our land:American Elderberry Bush
Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica Goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis Burdock, Arctium lappa Wild Cucumber, Echinocysis lobata Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium Monarda fistulosa, punctata Plantain, Plantago major Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, sullivantii, and incarnata Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys Yarrow, Achillia millefolium Yellow Dock, Rumex crispus Hoary vervain, Verbena stricta Goldenrod, Solidago sp Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea Cleavers, Galium aparine Ground ivy, Glechoma hederaceae Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica Lambsquarters, Chenopodium album Chickweed, Stellaria media Skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, biacalensis Self heal, Prunella vulgaris Marsh Blue Violet, Vioa cucullata Sweet White Violet, Viola blanda Velvet leaf, Abutilon theophrasti Milk thistle, Carduus nutans Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale Pineapple weed, Chamomilia sp Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis Sweet Woodruff - Galium odoratum Joe Pye weed, Eupatorium macalatum Boneset, Eupatorium perfolatum Wild strawberry, Fragaria virginiana Wild geranium, Geranium macalatum False Solomon's Seal - Maianthemum racemosum Wild phlox - Phlox spp May Apple, Podophyllum peltatum Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra Wild Rose, Rosa spp. Wood Violet, Viola sororia Starry Campion, Silene stellata Red Clover, Trifolium pratense Wild grape, Vitis riparia Verbena urticifolia, white vervain Mullein, Verbascum thapsus Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare Chicory, Cichorium intybus Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota Wild ginger, Asarum canadense Hoary vervain, Verbena stricta Goldenrod, Solidago sp Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum biflorum Wild Rose, Rosa spp. Wood/Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia Wood sorrel, Oxalis spp White Clover, Trifolium pratense Wild lettuce, Lacuta virosa We have planted many new medicinal and native plants:Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium
Prairie Lily, Lilium philadelphicum Monarda fistulosa, punctata, didyma Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, sullivantii, and incarnata New England Aster, Aster Novae-Angliae Tall bellflower, Campanula americana Echinacea pallida, purpurea, tennesseensis, angustifolia, paradoxica Blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis Blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia subtomentosa Goldenrod, Solidago sp White doll's eyes, Actaea pachypoda Black cohosh, Actaea racemosa Ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii Black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa Sky blue aster, Aster azureus Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia Stiff coreopsis, Coreopsis palmata Cleavers, Galium aparine Sweet Woodruff - Galium odoratum Boneset, Eupatorium perfolatum Wild geranium, Geranium macalatum Blue flag iris, Iris versicolor Prairie Coreopsis, Coreopsis palmata Shepherd's Purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris Eleuthero, Eleutherococcus senticosus |
Perennials and Annuals we grow:Many more added in 2021 and 2022
Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria Angelica, Angelica archangelica Anise Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum Andrographis, Andrographis paniculata Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera Bay, Laurus nobilis (pot) Blackberry, Rubus sp Black Cohosh, Actaea racemosa Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum Brahmi, Bacopa monnieri Burdock, Arctium lappa Catnip, Nepteta cataria Chamomile, Matricaria recutita Clary Sage, Salvia sclarea Dill, Anethum graveolens Echinacea pallida, purpurea, tennesseensis, angustifolia, paradoxica Elecampane, Inula helenium Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium Figwort, Scrophularia nodosa Helichrysum, Helichrysum arenarium (pot) Hydrastis canadensis Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis Lady's Mantle - Alchemellia vulgaris Hairy Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum verticillatum Moldavian Dragonshead Balm, Dracocephalium moldavicum Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca Mugwort, Artemesia vulgaris Parsley, Petroselinum crispum Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin (pot) Peppermint, Mentha sp x5 Panax quinquefolius Ramps, Allium tricoccum Raspberry, Rubus idaeus Rose, Rosa sp Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum biflorum St. John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum Thyme, Thymus vulgaris Uva Ursi, Arctostaphylos uva ursi Valerian, Valeriana officinalis White Horehound, L. Marrubium vulgare Dagga, Leonotis nepetaefolia Wood Betony, Stachys officinalis Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis Lovage, Levisticum officinale Lycii (GOJI), Lycium barbarum Rosemary, Rosmarinus Orchard in Progress:American Cranberry Bush
Hansen' Bush Cherry Russian Mulberry Bush Arapaho Blackberry Blueberry, Jersey Aronia melanocarpa Goji Berry, Sweet Lifeberry Lingonberry, Koralle Raspberry, Royalty Gooseberry, Pixwell Hale-Haven Peach Stayman Winesap Apple Red Jonathan Apple Early Harvest Apple Damson Plum Apple Serviceberry Tree Saskatoon Serviceberry Red Mulberry / Morus rubra Choke Cherry / Prunus virginiana Crab Apple / Pyrus coronaria Elderberry / Sambucus spp Nannyberry / Viburnum lentago FungiDiscovered to date:
Puffball (Lycoperdales) Turkey tail, Trametes versicolor Stinkhorn, Phallus rubicundus TreesTrees in addition to medicinals and orchard, including: red maple, sugar maple, serviceberry, hawthorn, pine, spruce, juniper, fir, linden, forsythia, lilac, norway spruce, cottonwood.
And so many more! |