Dandelion Hunter : Foraging the Urban Wilderness
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780762780624
- ISBN-10: 0762780622
- Publisher: Lyons Press
- Publish Date: April 2013
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.54 x 0.61 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.54 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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