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Required Resources

Class Book

McCleary, Annie. Wisdom of the Herbs

Field Guides

Foster, Steven and James Duke. Medicinal Plants. (Peterson Field Guide #40)
Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide.
Peterson, Lee Allen. Edible Wild Plants. (Peterson Field Guide #23)

Supplemental Reading and Resources

Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs

Blouin, Glen. An Eclectic Guide to Trees East of the Rockies
Blouin, Glen. Weeds of the Woods: Small Trees & Shrubs of the Eastern Forest
Carter, Kate. Wildflowers of Vermont
Elliot, Doug. Wild Roots
Elpel’s, Thomas J. Botany in a Day
Stokes, Donald. The Natural History of Wild Shrubs and Vines
Stokes, Donald and Lillian. A Guide to Enjoying Wildflowers
Symonds, George W.D. The Shrub Identification Book
Symonds, George W.D. The Tree Identification Book

Herbs for Health and Healing

Buhner, Stephen. Herbal Antibiotics
Dawson, Adele G. Herbs: Partners in Life
Edwards, Gail Faith. Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs
Gardner, Joy. The New Healing Yourself
Gladstar, Rosemary. Family Herbal
Gladstar, Rosemary. Herbal Healing for Women
Grieve, Mrs. A Modern Herbal in Two Volumes
Hoffman, David. The Holistic Herbal
Kloss, Jethro. Back to Eden
Levy, Juliette de Bairacli. Common Herbs for Natural Health
Levy, Juliette de Bairacli. The Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable
Jones, Cindy L.A. The Antibiotic Alternative
Hobbs, Christopher. Foundations of Health: The Liver and Digestive Herbal
Moritz, Andreas. The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush
Soule, Deb. The Roots of Healing
Tierra, Lesley. A Kid’s Herb Book
Tierra, Michael. Planetary Herbology
Weed, Susun. The Childbearing Year
Weed, Susun. New Menopausal Years

Plant & Animal Spirit Medicine and Elemental Communication

Andrews, Ted. Animal-Speak
Buhner, Stephen. Sacred Plant Medicine
Cowan, Eliot. Plant Spirit Medicine
Emoto, Masaro The Hidden Messages in Water (or any title by Emoto)
Findhorn Community, The Findhorn Garden
Lonegren, Sig. Spiritual Dowsing
Maclean, Dorothy. To Honor the Earth

Wild Edibles

Brill, “Wildman” Steve. Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants
Brown, Tom Jr. Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
Brown, Tom Jr. with Brandt Morgan. Wilderness Survival
Gibbons, Euell. Stalking the Wild Asparagus
Kavasch, Barrie. Native Harvest: Recipes and Botanicals of the American Indian
Seymour, Tom. Foraging New England
Thayer, Samuel. The Forager’s Harvest
Weed, Susun. Healing Wise

Food as Medicine and Healthy Life-Style Practices

Berthold-Bond, Annie. Clean and Green
D’Adamo, Dr. Peter. Eat Right for Your Type
Dufty, William. Sugar Blues
Fallon, Sally. Nourishing Traditions
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Pitchford, Paul. Healing with Whole Foods: Oriental Traditions & Modern Nutrition
Pollan, Michael. Omnivore’s Dilemma
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food
Prentice, Jessica. Full Moon Feast
Price, Weston. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
Turner, Kristina. The Self-Healing Cookbook

Fiction

Furlong, Monica, Juniper
Furlong, Monica, Wise Child