The Permaculture First Aid Kit creates a community of plants that can be used to treat our minor ailments. These plants can also look after each other - some drawing nutrients from deep underground using tap roots, others fixing nitrogen from the air. The human contribution to this community chooses plants for pollinators, provides hydration and a snip here and there.
We cannot separate the health benefits of sipping an infusion of thyme and honeysuckle from the quiet healing of tending to each other and the plants and the wildlife around us. We are all 'rooted in nature'.
