Herblore of a Smoky Mountain Granny Woman

Herblore of a Smoky Mountain Granny Woman

Ila re-enacts an Appalachian Granny Woman at the Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. She explains how the items shown were useful for Mountaineer families 100 years ago. Home remedies that can be helpful even today. $10 (includes...
Mother Nature’s Secret Garden

Mother Nature’s Secret Garden

The Harvest you didn’t plant! A power-point presentation for Gardeners or Garden Clubs. Learn what is edible (and nutritious) that can be harvested before you even plant a seed! The “Local Food” movement will love this – because what’s more local than “food underfoot”! Eliminate half your weeding chores as well, with this information. Background of Appalachian music. $10 (includes...
Mountain Kitchen

Mountain Kitchen

Mountain Kitchens DVD Price: US$ 15.95 Includes Shipping Item #V101 Mail Order The layman’s guide to the history, legend and lore of wild crafting! Join Ila Hatter, the “Lady of the forest,” to discover beneficial and little known uses for many of the plants in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Ila shares her favorite recipe for Harvest Pie, made of elderberries and other indigenous wild edibles from this region.  Then meet one of Ila’s closest friends and wild crafting counterparts, Amanda Swimmer – a Cherokee Indian whose family has lived in these mountains for hundreds of years. Together they take you back to a time when things were simpler, slower…and all you needed was what the forest...
Wild Edibles DVD 3-Pack

Wild Edibles DVD 3-Pack

3 Pack DVD – Summer Series 1, 2 & Autumn 1 Price: US$ 35.00 Includes all 3 titles and shipping Item #V113 Wild Edibles Summer Video 1 Step back in time for a roadside ramble. Listen as Ila Hatter, the “Lady of the forest,” explains which plants can be used as medicinals. Hear the enchanting tale of New Jersey Tea and how Martha Washington revived George’s troops, enabling them to beat the British after serving the hot liquid to the frigid soldiers. From sore throat soothers to insect bite relievers, join Ila as she tours the forest in search of these indigenous healers. Learn the very valuable lesson that Ila lives by: “Everything that is harmful in nature has its antidote growing nearby, if you but recognize it!” With authentic Appalachian music in the background, Ila Hatter leads the viewer into the fields and forests, which for her are a “table always spread.” With a storehouse of knowledge, she shares folklore, recipes, and remedies of familiar plants and trees. Included are identification tips and rules for responsible foraging. The video also features Dr. James A. (Jim) Duke, Ph.D., singing Ginseng. Plants covered in Video #1 are: Revolutionary Tea; Lamb’s Quarters; Mullein; Monarda; Mountain Mint; Spearmint; Plantain; Purslane; Jewelweed; Yellowroot; Ginseng; and Blackberry. Wild Edibles Summer Video 2 Continue the roadside ramble and learn more about Mother Nature’s table. Go back to a time when “most of what you owned you made yourself.” Find out how to make wine, jam and pies out of elderberries, which also produces a cough syrup that will help flu! Listen as Ila Hatter tells...