What if you could walk up to a plant you’ve never seen before and know immediately what it is and what it can do for you? This isn’t the stuff of fantasy — it’s really possible!
The botanist Thomas J. Elpel is known for his “Botany In A Day” books about the secret tricks anyone can use, even a total beginner.
My aim was to reveal hidden abundance and show that the Earth feeds us naturally. We don't have to dominate the land to get what we need. Our ancestors understood this. To paraphrase my friend Ariel Marguiles, "The sun warms the Earth and never once does it say, 'But what did you ever do for me?' " The Earth gives us living gifts of food and medicine and asks nothing in return.
From Friday Nov. 20 through Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 26, I will attempt to survive exclusively on wild food gathered from sidewalks, parks, wilderness areas and yards within the city of Portland. There will be no Dumpster diving or mooching from gardens.
There is going to be a Wild Food Summit in Minnesota in a few weeks. I just found out about it thru my local foodies here in Fargo-Moorhead. Here is the link if anyone is interested in attending (it's only $50): http://www.wetcc.org/programs/WildFoodSummitII_files/wfs08Gateway.html
It should be a great time because!!! It's also on the indian res. so it is really a beautiful part of the state.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
