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Botany In A Day

Botany In A Day

$36.00

The Patterns Method of Plant Identification

An Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families of North America

by Thomas J. Elpel

Excellent, educational and insightful look at the plant world through its interrelations and common qualities.

Both a good introduction and long term reference.

Tom is a longtime friend and colleague who has published more books, videos and games than most anyone else in our community, from ancestral skills to plants to natural building to examining our modern existence.

235 pages, with color illustrations
8.5” x 11” x .5”

list price $30

(HOPS Press)

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Foraging the Mountain West
$30.00

by Thomas J Elpel
& Kris Reed

Incredibly practical and comprehensive guide to wild foods, which is at the same time very accessible. All of this makes it the book you want to have with you out in the field.

Tom is a longtime friend and colleague who has published more books, videos and games than most anyone else in our community, from ancestral skills to plants to natural building to examining our modern existence.

Met Kris Reed at an ancestral skills gathering several years ago and was delighted to find that he had collaborated with Tom to create this most recent title.

338 pages in full color
6” x 9” x .75”

list price $30

(HOPS Press)

Participating In Nature
Sale Price: $24.00 Original Price: $30.00

Wilderness Survival and Primitive Living Skills

by Thomas J. Elpel

Solid overview of basic outdoor skills intermixed with philosophy and with many projects and concepts outlined in this treatise which are not often found elsewhere.

Tom is a longtime friend and colleague who has published more books, videos and games than most anyone else in our community, from ancestral skills to plants to natural building to examining our modern existence.

151 pp.
8.5" x 11" x .5”

$24.00 (20% DISCOUNT from $30.00 list price)

(HOPS Press)

Roadmap to Reality
$30.00

Consciousness, World Views and the Blossoming of Human Spirit

by Thomas J. Elpel

Lots of food for thought about who we are and what we are doing in our world.

Tom has been a longtime colleague and friend who has dedicated much of his life to writing down these kinds of streams of consciousness and in doing so has inspired many people to move outside of their normal comfort zone and make changes in the way they look at their lives……. Whether you find a small tidbit or a huge realization, you will most likely find at least something in these pages.

260 pages
8.5” x 11” x .625”

list price $30

(HOPS Press)

Edible Wild Plants, Volume 1
$27.99

Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate

by John Kallas, PhD

Wonderfully detailed book focusing on all different types of wild greens.

Met John Kallas at several ancestral skills gatherings years ago and was always impressed at his body of knowledge on the subject of wild foods.

416 pages in full color
6” x 9” x 1”

list price $27.99 

(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

Sustainable Harvest
$6.00

Approaching Wildcrafting with Knowledge and Intent

Paleotechnics Handbook #1
2008

by Steven Edholm and Tamara Wilder

Practical information, philosophy and ethics related to gathering wild plants.

Folded stapled 20 page booklet

New Wildcrafted Cuisine
$40.00

Exploring the Exotic Gastronomy of Local Terroir

with detailed recipes for ferments, infusions, spices, and other preparations

by Pascal Baudar

This inspiring and acclaimed book is for everyone, from those who have never harvested a plant to experienced wildcrafters alike.

It teaches much more than just a few details about how to harvest, prepare and consume wild foods and instead sows the seeds of taking a whole new approach to our world and what we find in it.

Have never met Pascal in person but this book was highly recommended by a mutual student and have been following his work ever since.

423 pages in full color,
paperback
8.25” x 10.25” x 1.1”

list price $40

(Chelsea Green Publishing)

Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West

Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West

$24.95

Tree Girl

$40.00
Foraging the Mountain West

Foraging the Mountain West

$30.00
Nutty About Bay

Nutty About Bay

$10.00
Sustainable Harvest

Sustainable Harvest

$6.00