Böcker av Jared Rosenbaum

Reconnect. Restore. Reciprocate. Repairing landscapes and reconnecting us to the wild plant communities around us. Integrating restoration practices, foraging, herbalism, rewilding, and permaculture, Wild Plant Culture is a comprehensive guide to the ecological restoration of native edible and medicinal plant communities in Eastern North America.Blending science, practice, and traditional knowledge, it makes bold connections that are actionable, innovative, and ecologically imperative for repairing both degraded landscapes and our broken cultural relationship with nature. Coverage includes:Understanding and engaging in mutually beneficial human-plant connectionsTechniques for observing the land's existing and potential plant communitiesBaseline monitoring, site preparation, seeding, planting, and maintaining restored areasBotanical fieldwork restoration stories and examplesDetailed profiles of 209 native plants and their uses.Both a practical guide and an evocative read that will transport you deep into the natural landscape, Wild Plant Culture is an essential toolkit for gardeners, farmers, and ecological restoration practitioners, highlighting the important role humans play in tending and mending native plant communities.