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List of contents
Disclaimer
Territorial Acknowledgment
Foreword by Nancy J. Turner
How to Use This Book
Welcome to This Book
Notes About the Land
A Year of Plants and Mushrooms
SPRING
March Wild Ginger, Weeping Willow, Norway Maple, Kinnikinnick, Early Blue Violet
April Cleavers, Purple Dead Nettle, Oxeye Daisy, Hairy Bittercress, Stinging Nettle
May Dandelion, Asparagus, Prickly Lettuce, Black Elderberry, Catnip
SUMMER
June Red Clover, Salsify, Lamb's Quarters, Common Mallow, St. John's Wort
July Saskatoon, Sheep Sorrel, Thimbleberry, Oregon Grape, Black Hawthorn
August Curly Dock, Western Giant Puffball, Chokecherry, White Sweetclover, Plantain
FALL
September Purslane, Common Burdock, Chickweed, White Chanterelle, Lobster Mushroom
October Yarrow, Rosy Gomphidius, Black Walnut, Chicory, Dog Rose
November Late Fall Oyster Mushroom, Large-leaved Avens, Western Mountain Ash, Prince's Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper
WINTER
December Field Pennycress, Trembling Aspen, Ponderosa Pine, White Spruce, Western Redcedar
January Lodgepole Pine, Interior Douglas-fir, Beaked Hazel, Western Hemlock, Paper Birch
February Common Barberry, Rocky Mountain Maple, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Black Cottonwood, Lamb's Ears
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Drawings
References
Websites
Index to Common and Scientific Names
About the Author
About New Society Publishers
About the author
Mikaela Cannon is an author and instructor who facilitates classes and workshops focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting. She is deeply rooted in her community and works with a multitude of local organizations towards the goals of Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation, environmental protection, and climate action. As a homeschooling parent, Mikaela is passionate about passing on to the next generation the skills and knowledge required to harvest and prepare wild foods. She has taken various courses in herbal medicine at Pacific Rim College, as well as studying Ethnobotany, Anthropology, and Biology at Okanagan College in the interior BC. She also trained as a wilderness guide in Sweden. Mikaela and her family raise chickens, sheep, and vegetables on a small farm near Armstrong, BC, Canada.
Summary
Nourish your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life documents a full year of wildcrafting for abundant local and seasonal eating. Lavishly illustrated, detailed descriptions of each plant are written in an accessible style, complemented by profiles, recipes, and tips for safe and sustainable harvesting.
