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Ayahuasca Memoir: “Fishers of Men”

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , , on September 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“Fishers of Men” is the beautiful new memoir by Reality Sandwich writer Adam Elenbaas. It is a powerful coming-of-age story that interweaves twin narratives: A quest for redemption in the Amazon jungle and a son’s profound struggle to heal his difficult relationship with his Christian preacher father. Along the way, he conquers an opiate addiction, [...]

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Book Review: “Edible Wild Plants” by John Kallas

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , , on August 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »

John Kallas is a fellow Portlander who leads edible plant walks through his web site, Wild Food Adventures. He’s a botanist with a PhD in nutrition who has been enthusiastically studying and teaching foraging for years. He just put out the first in what will be a series of wild food how-to books, aptly named [...]

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Book Review: ‘Nature’s Garden’ an essential

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , on June 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »

No matter how well you know your wild edibles, American forager Samuel Thayer can teach you something. His brand new how-to book, called “Nature’s Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants,” is by far the best work on the subject, well worth the $25 cover price. What sets “Nature’s Garden” apart [...]

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