Mycology and Herbology Activities and Links
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If you come across an excellent resource, let us know at hello@harborandsprout.com so we can add it to the list!USDA Fungal Databases: https://fungi.ars.usda.gov/
USDA Plants Database: https://plants.usda.gov/home
Herbology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5oucGCCGA
Herbalism; How to get Started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tYuGCb5pS4
Herbalism for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN11iBlUGio
Herbal Medicine 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGffWp8rRrk
Herbal Terminology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCaLhPZhEBQ
Mycology by Professor Dave (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLybg94GvOJ9Hyyv_MD2Y7OPFxhnrKFsD6
Fungi: Death Becomes Them (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DUZhnNo4s
Fungi Explained! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWmDgcM4FM
What is a Hypha, Mycelium, and Fruiting Body? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCTSganSvg8
Fungus Reproduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=f3hFHFyzGjY
(For fun) Mycologist Answers Questions from Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHLWgaSPCcY
The Uses of Plants in Ancient Greece & Rome: https://youtu.be/oW0zJKcKmyc
Ancient Rome’s Most Notorious Doctor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1BhsWsmjco
Traditional Chinese Medicine for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmJkGCFSPKA
The Five Pillars of Chinese Medicine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz_qPvzre50&t=19s
Intro to Ayurveda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ll-bsBRd8
Know your Body Type (doshas): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfN1ZLNzP4A
What the Native American (Navajo) Medicine Man would tell you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqCo7uqfgSE
30 Medicinal Plants Native Americans Used Daily: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8e09BUquB8
Ancient & Medieval Medicine (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGiZXQVGpbY
In the 19th Century, Going to the Dr Could Kill You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BmGw3a-JDQ
Astragalus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQIp2IzgDzs
Bee Balm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBYjwgG3J2s
The Secret to Medical Echinacea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOT34cQcmh8
Gotu Kola for the Brain & Nervous System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8sjdJP05E
10 Benefits of Lemon Balm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9vwqEmbP8A
What is Myrrh?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWnYm2WtX7g
Plantain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpqoFMiOOw
Self-Heal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jse1wUz_9ys
Medicinal uses of spilanthes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya9Qn6SD83E
Amazing Benefits of Turmeric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl05cXyGEY0
Benefits & Uses of Yarrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FETJei30rU8
A-Z Medicinal Plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXDrVLncan8
Is Mycelium Fungus the Plastic of the Future? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cApVVuuqLFY
Can Mycelium Fungus Replace Concrete? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_vYK-w1Rig
Mushroom Bricks: https://youtu.be/Pp7pSlwIlLA
MycoWorks: https://youtu.be/Wt4EGWqDuIQ
Fungus: The Plastic of the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnMXH5TqqG8
What Was the First Fungus?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH9JVy-u5DQ
The Raths…: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XscFsPFqzKM
Fairy Rings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7L1k1bFb9c
The Survival of Irish Folklore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWwg-1WZaVg
W.B. Yeats Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5hIrrOf73A
The Stolen Child by Yeats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ifOdkxXvW8
The Huehuetl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FobnLHAJ9A
The Teponaztli: https://youtu.be/2N1nb3DUpHY
History and sounds of the Talking Drum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m58qnMaM2bU
Kalimba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwndoQnDj1o
Kora duet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLAwAOi-hA
Balafon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXhp_bZvck
Monochord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jrVJGpnwPE
How to Play Koshi Chimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YBjO9lctCE
Digeridoo and Drums playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjacyJ5nQ-AxJS3stroHB1SOraxumHxZc
How Music can Heal our Brain & Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlY4yCsGKXU
Chinese Flower Painting for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dqWZU57y3U
Fundamentals of Chinese Flower Painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEKqBr2aJc
Making An Herbal Formula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdabgUDNdPU
Tincture Making 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GBgT_WliiU
All About Crafting Tinctures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrG_vbAfwRs
How to Dose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-wIlxKFMZM
Chinese Medicine is Hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_O7ydG9Tc
Literary devices, definitions, and examples: https://writers.com/common-literary-devices
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide by Thomas Easley and Steven Horne
Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide by Rosemary Gladstar
The Art of Herbal Healing: Herbalism for Beginners by Ava Green
Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet by Paul Stamets
Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore by W. B. Yeats
Indian Herbology of North America by Alma R. Hutchens
Mushrooms: How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi by DK