Wildcrafting

Harvesting wild plants for food or medicine

Food Sustainable methods of cultivating, collecting, storing, and preparing food

Some basic suggestions for safe and successful wildcrafting for the beginner:

Don't pick from contaminated sites
Make sure that you can identify any poisonous plants that grow locally
Start small and avoid over harvesting
Talk to experienced local wildcrafters
Refer to multiple sources; don't trust that a plant is safe because one person told you it was okay
Avoid plants with white berries

Wildcrafting Resources

Ethical Wildcrafting

Wildcrafting article (about 144 miles away)
from the intro: "Wildcrafting is the craft of harvesting medicinal plants from the wild. Humans have been wildcrafting since the dawn of time, but today when medicines are so easily procured, one might question the effort and time required to gather your...

Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants

Regional wildcrafting book (about 144 miles away)
This comprehensive guide is accessible to everyone, from beginners seeking reliable advice to experienced practitioners on the hunt for new information. Readers will find plant profiles, color photographs, step-by-step instruction for essential herbal...

The School Of Forest Medicine

Continental wildcrafting company (about 143 miles away)
Healing these interconnected individual, societal, and planetary ailments requires a fundamental shift in the way we relate to life. The School of Forest Medicine’s one-on-one healing sessions, classes, courses, and initiatory trips provide opportunities...

Pacific Northwest Medicine Making and Botanical Extract Guide

Regional wildcrafting book (about 144 miles away)
This 11 x 17 inch guide featuring a botanical extract chart that details standard tincturing ratios and menstruum percentages for 104 medicinal plants commonly found in the Pacific Northwest, also illustrates step-by-step instructions for both the scientific...

Keywords

food, wildcrafting