Dandelion Hunter
Foraging the Urban Wilderness
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Plant Life, Plants, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Rebecca Lerner | ISBN: | 9780762793136 |
| Publisher: | Lyons Press | Publication: | March 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lyons Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rebecca Lerner |
| ISBN: | 9780762793136 |
| Publisher: | Lyons Press |
| Publication: | March 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Lyons Press |
| Language: | English |
In this engaging and eye-opening read, forager-journalist Becky Lerner sets out on a quest to find her inner hunter-gatherer in the city of Portland, Oregon. After a disheartening week trying to live off wild plants from the streets and parks near her home, she learns the ways of the first people who lived there and, along with a quirky cast of characters, discovers an array of useful wild plants hiding in plain sight. As she harvests them for food, medicine, and just-in-case apocalypse insurance, Lerner delves into anthropology, urban ecology and sustainability, and finds herself looking at Nature in a very different way.
Humorous, philosophical, and informative, Dandelion Hunter has something for everyone, from the curious neophyte to the seasoned forager.
In this engaging and eye-opening read, forager-journalist Becky Lerner sets out on a quest to find her inner hunter-gatherer in the city of Portland, Oregon. After a disheartening week trying to live off wild plants from the streets and parks near her home, she learns the ways of the first people who lived there and, along with a quirky cast of characters, discovers an array of useful wild plants hiding in plain sight. As she harvests them for food, medicine, and just-in-case apocalypse insurance, Lerner delves into anthropology, urban ecology and sustainability, and finds herself looking at Nature in a very different way.
Humorous, philosophical, and informative, Dandelion Hunter has something for everyone, from the curious neophyte to the seasoned forager.
