Oh my gosh, what a week. We all pulled together SO hard to support our friends at @homesteaderscoop in the @thecallmedan 25K delegation contest, as we share many of our members and we share the same ethos in many, many ways. Whilst we didn't quite get there, we won in other ways too - we realised we're stronger together rather than divided!
Oh YEAH, and also, thanks to YOU, we won a 1k delegation which bumps our ability to vote and support you just that little bit more! We may be small, but we're FULL of love, and we're still going to work hard to share and promote natural medicines on the blockchain, as well as support our friends at @homesteaderscoop. Thankyou so much to @sagescrub for getting excited with us and working so hard for Steemit. It's been an ABSOLUTE pleasure learning and growing with you!
And now the excitement is over - time for - MORE EXCITEMENT!
Natural Medicine is offering a little bit of a different challenge this week, hoping it will be part of a series that will encourage exploration of plants as medicine both for writers and all Steemfolk seeing these medicines appear in their feeds!
So, let's rise to the challenge and let's show what a strong community we are, and what we've got to offer! Are you in?
You don't have to be an expert in the field, just be willing to research, experiment and explore either ONE or more of these plants in a post. You can write three posts if you like - we accept multiple entries.
This week's plants to explore are:
We know plantain can be a common backyard weed OR a fruit - it doesn't matter which one you choose! And yes, basil comes in different varieties, so choose which one you like!
We're also super open to the kinds of posts you write. Here's some ideas - you can choose one or more to include in your post. Try to have a focus for your writing rather than include everything. Of course, it must be original work, and we'd love to see photos too.
- recipes
- poetry or creative writing
- personal anecdotes
- science and research
- interviews with experts
- long form explorations into plant history & mythology
- exploration of cultural or religious use
- exploration of the plant as drug
- how to cultivate or grow this plant.
The Rules
- Use the #naturalmedicine tag and link to this post, explicity saying you are responding to this challenge
- If you are part of @homesteaderscoop, please use the tag #homesteaderscoop as well
- Use the words PLANT MEDICINE in your title
- Resteem this post
- Comment on other people who also responded to this challenge. This might mean checking back from time to time.
Due Date & Prize - 3 PRIZES OF 5 STEEM EACH
Currently, we are only offering ONE PRIZE of 5 Steem to the winner. @riverflows is also going to offer another prize of 5 Steem as she's been lucky this week and is passing on her winnings from @sagescrub's competition (don't you just love SHARING!) - and, ON PUBLICATION OF THIS POST, @quochuy said he'd throw in another 5 - so that's 3 prizes!! Thanks @quochuy! He's an avid gardener, and also one of our witnesses and friends, so go give him some lllllloooove!
If you'd like to contribute to the prize pool, please get in touch. We're absolutely keen to raise the prize pool, just we're a little short of funds right now! We're hoping to run this once a fortnight, depending on how it is recieved.
Due Date: TUESDAY 12TH MARCH - 5 PM AEST STRICT
Just over a week to get a post out. If you're in the Natural Medicine Discord channel, you've already had a heads up on this post so you've had some time to start thinking about it. Please come join us so you get the heads up for the next challenge!
Do you have knowledge of any of the above herbs?
Do you plan on exploring them with NM Steemfolk over the next two weeks? We'd love you to join us!
Natural Medicine Needs YOU! Please consider delegating to @naturalmedicine by clicking any amount below to help keep this collective going. The minimum entry for membership is 20SP (free for members under 150SP), and helps support and celebrate your work with natural remedies, healings and nurturings on this gorgeous blockchain! Join us on Discord here - we'd love to have you!
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A very special thankyou to all folk who voted for @homesteaderscoop in @theycallmedan's competition. Thanks particularly to those who jumped in to help when I begged them to - or even just when I asked, because you KNEW it mattered, and you knew it was a worthy cause. Love you all soooo much!! - @riverflows.
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Hi @naturalmedicine, I'm @checky ! While checking the mentions made in this post I noticed that @thecallmedan doesn't exist on Steem. Did you mean to write @theycallmedan ?
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Ooh, sounds like fun!
First, congratulations on the delegation.
I think this will be a fun contest to take part in. I'm already getting ideas, though I might let them concoct for a bit before my brew of inspiration is fully ready to be drunk. ๐
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hey, here's my entry! Do Bees Self Medicate on Plant Medicine?
XOXO
Here is my entry! :)
https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@phoenixwren/plant-medicine-plantain-drawing-salve
Here is my entry, looking forward to reading the others...
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@zen-art/plant-medicine-with--1551732382
Total awesomeness... needs to put thinking cap on! ๐
Congratulations!
And I want to give 5 STEEM as prize too.
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Woo hoo! Post edited!
Awesome congrats guys. You deserve it. You do good and I appreciate the positive vibes and healing.
Be well
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Thanks so much, your comment means the world!
For sure I appreciate that. You guys have a good message to the world.
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Do you guys have a discord, and a trail and if I helped out with some delegation just wondering if that would help your cause.
Just thinking.
!gif cannabis
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@krazypoet, here's the discord invite:
https://discord.gg/BV5bVXV
We do have a trail, and making a delegation will help us a lot, as well as earning your full membership and access to the huge archives of NM on steem.
Thanks bro I will jump in now and get that delegation to you guys and join the trail.
Be well
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Awesome! Once you've got it all set, tag me in the discord and I'll get you the access. Same name as here
Great to have you aboard!
Lol that's not what I thought it would be.
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Such a great contest! I love the idea tgat we all have to explore the same 3 plants - really gives an opportunity to learn about the plants from many different angles! Absolutely brilliant! I would live to come up with something for this contest!!
Oh fantastic! So glad you'll throw in. We thought so too - lots of dialogue around 3 plants so we all learn heaps of stuff about them!
I was so pleased, to see We made it to the final ten! Such a great community full of great people ๐ keep up the great work everyone
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I know, it was a real boost for us - so happy too!
congrats to a healthier future!!!
A wonderful plant-wisdom challenge. Resteemed as I contemplate.....
congrats on the win! i can already see you are going to do good things :)
Thanks so much, @torico! Lots of great things planned! It's sweet of you to comment. xxx
Woot! Got a post already started :) well, kinda. It's stewing in my brain. Time to make it come out my thumbs :)
Woo hoo!!!
I was not part of the above list because I voted for @naturalmedicine instead. ๐๐ Great that we were able to get 1k in the delegation contest. Next time we will try to win the full delegation.
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Oh gosh, sorry, I should have definitely tagged YOU, as you alerted us to this contest!!! And you voted so fast I didn't get time to tell you we'd decided to throw in with HSCO! Thanks a million, @bala41288!
No problem. Please don't say sorry and all. I'm glad that I was able to alert you. ๐๐
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Y'all should have won but, glad you are being honored for your dedication ๐
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Aw, thanks, that is SO appreciated, you gorgeous Steemian! xx
Awww...you called me gorgeous! For that I have to throw another 5 STEEM in the prize pot for you all๐ค
Oh my! What if I called you a sexy handsome love God?
Wowsers. Thanks!
Then the other Gods might get jealous of your undeniable truth! Bwahahahahaha!
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Mmmmmm, I see a nice basil post in my future hihihihi. Much love to everyone in the group, I have missed you a lot ๐
Missed you too! x Glad you will write an entry!
This is a fun and worthwhile challenge for learning more about these three important plants! Count @homesteaderscoop in for another 5 steem to the pool :)
Oh wow!!! Amazing!!!
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~RESPECT~
My last minute post (okay not entirely last minute, but I won't have time tomorrow)
https://steempeak.com/naturalmedicine/@frejafri/plantain-entry-to-the-plant-medicine-contest
Here is my entry... just in the nick of time... https://steempeak.com/naturalmedicine/@metametheus/taoist-esoteric-plant-medicine-inula-root-ofgvmpyn