num_pages: 384
description: The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit. More than just a field guide to wild edibles it is a global plan for human survival. When Katrina Blair was eleven she had a life-changing experience where wild plants spoke to her beckoning her to become a champion of their cause. Since then she has spent months on end taking walkabouts in the wild eating nothing but what she forages and has become a wild-foods advocate community activist gardener and chef teaching and presenting internationally about foraging and the healthful lifestyle it promotes. Katrina Blairs philosophy in The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is sobering realistic and ultimately optimistic. If we can open our eyes to see the wisdom found in these weeds right under our noses instead of trying to eradicate an invasive we will achieve true food security. The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is about healing ourselves both in body and in spirit in an age where technology commodity agriculture and processed foods dictate the terms of our intelligence. But if we can become familiar with these thirteen edible survival weeds found all over the world we will never go hungry and we will become closer to our own wild human instinctsall the while enjoying the freshest wildest and most nutritious food there is. For free!The thirteen plants found growing in every region across the world dandelion mallow purslane plantain thistle amaranth dock mustard grass chickweed clover lambsquarter and knotweed. These special plants contribute to the regeneration of the earth while supporting the survival of our human species; they grow everywhere where human civilization exists from the hottest deserts to the Arctic Circle following the path of human disturbance. Indeed the more humans disturb the earth and put our food supply at risk the more these thirteen plants proliferate. Its a survival plan for the ages.Including over one hundred unique recipes Katrina Blairs book teaches us how to prepare these wild plants from root to seed in soups salads slaws crackers pestos seed breads and seed butters; cereals green powders sauerkrauts smoothies and milks; first-aid concoctions such as tinctures teas salves and soothers; self-care/beauty products including shampoo mouthwash toothpaste (and brush) face masks; and a lot more. Whether readers are based at home or traveling this book aims to empower individuals to maintain a state of optimal health with minimal cost and effort. 
language: English
title: The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival
publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing