Natural Medicine's 2019 Intentions : Our Food/Medicinal Forest Goal Continues...

So far, the first moringa tree
is thriving, its' baby leaves sprouting and getting spoiled being watered twice a day. Although i've made it a point to fully water its' base on late afternoons as the soil gets so dry during the day.

Seeing two long moringa trunks yesterday I thought I can cut them to smaller pieces and perhaps start planting them. Scratching the surface confirmed that they are still viable and have not dried out. Hacking one with a cleaver, I think I got about 7 pieces in total, leaving the fatter bases for my brother to cut with a chainsaw. Believe me when I say that if I could carry that thing, the job could have been done yesterday. Anyway, I don't think that anyone in my household is taking me seriously.

Joy.

One down.

I did say that I have about 7 to re-plant? Yeah so from yesterday till today, a total of 6 were done, lining our backyard wall about 2ft away like a half-T shape to look nicer. Doesn't look like a forest for now but together with the rest it will be in the future.

I am focusing in one area in the backyard where numerous Aratiles or Muntingia Calabura are sprouting like crazy. We do have a lot of pigeons that maybe the culprits and the occasional bats that made this happen and it's a shame if most sprouts will be uprooted. I have one taker who wants 2 seedlings to plant in their farm. The electricity cables along our streets make it impossible to plant them there. In here at least, a couple is going somewhere.

All of these are Aratiles and although their trunk won't be huge, their dry leaves will be an eyesore, that I won't mind but my household do. I guess their medicinal value need to be emphasise more or if I will be in the country, they can be harvested and dried, making them a nutritional supplement. Or I can just be baking bread and mix those in the dough like a particular bakery in the country who bakes moringa roll?

A very much a possibility I think.

Perhaps I can make this as my 2019 intention if I will leave my job in London and stay in the Philippines for good? That's a thought.

These seedlings will be definitely pulled out as they're in a clearing or be given away if anyone wants them. I kinda dread doing it so I will leave my brother do the dirty job.

With best intentions, my mom needs these medicinal plants daily especially the moringa. With just 1 tree in the backyard, it's almost barren except those high-to-reach leaves. As a miracle tree for its' nutrients and vitamins, plus a source of protein, its' antioxidant property also need not be understimated and those newly planted ones musn't disappoint me.The health benefits of the aratiles with its' nitric oxide is quite something too.

Great possibilities ahead.

A food forest and at the same time medicinal sounds good, and if the mindset of my family will do a turn-around and embrace a healthier lifestyle, that would be much better.

This post is for @naturalmedicine's first challenge of the year "2019 Intentions".

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