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sayuyay Sister GardenCommon Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)Indigenous Name: syadwa'sXa'tibay
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Future Plans for the GardenWe hope that the medicinal beds will be built using sustainable materials. Instead of viewing treated wood as the only option we would like to offer a few alternatives: We have found a cedar that has been downed in the December wind storm and are in the process of finding a place for it to be milled. We are hoping to keep all work done within Evergreen and hoping to get a portable miller to help with the milling process. Other ideas have been to mill some of the cedar by hand to maintain the handi-craft nature of relations between people and plant and plant and place. The cedar future and nature of the cedar's transition from tree to plant bed is still up in the air and a resolution will hopefully be found in spring quarter.
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AccomplishmentsOne of our main accomplishments was getting to know the medicinal plants that were in each of medicinal plant beds. By harvesting and cutting back the herbs for winter we learned how to better identify the plants. By harvesting the plants we were able to experiment using them in medicine. By better understanding each of the herbs we felt more confident in making tinctures and decoctions.Doing academic research (based on plant monographs) for the plants in our beds strengthened our relationship/knowledge with the plants in a scientific/botanical way. As our knowledge of the habitats surrounding the Longhouse grew stronger, we were able to create a cohesive design plan that we think would work for the sayuyay garden space. We did individual research on other medicinal gardens/pathways (such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medieval European herb gardens). Also through our research we were able to find alternative ways to build raised beds without the use of treated wood.
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