Paradise Found, Traditional Healing Lost
By Michele Devlin, Dr.PH. and Mark Grey, Ph.D. Climate change and severe weather events are displacing people in rapidly growing numbers. The link among climate …
At Home With the Land
By Meaghan Thompson During a recent dinner conversation with friends, the subject landed on the meaning of place and how one can have the feeling …
For The Wild
By For the Wild Collective In 2011, Ayana Young, then a Columbia University ecology student, was overwhelmed by climate chaos, mass extinction, and struggling to …
Exploring The Resilient Roots Of Albanian Agriculture
by Jennifer Gerrity Albania’s mountains and valleys teem with rich botanical bounty. Mountain Rose Herbs and United Plant Savers visited its fecund countryside at the …
Noxious and Invasive Weeds as Medicine
An Alternative for the pesticide treadmill and a way to reduce use of At-Risk Medicinal Plants by Autumn Arvidson and Kelly Kindscher Introduction: The use …
Romancing The Root: The Passions And Perils Of Wild American Ginseng
by George Lindemann Toward the end of April 2018, the Chinese Government imposed a tariff on imported wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). This little known …
Plant Blindness
by Anna Kell & Jonathan Clyde Frey Last June, we collaborated as artists-in-residence at the Lloyd Library, where we worked for the month on a …
Botanical Traditions and Innovations in Bulgaria
by Jennifer Gerrity United Plant Savers’ Susan Leopold and Mountain Rose Herbs’ Jennifer Gerrity travel into the Balkan mountains at the peak of the autumn harvest …
Reconnecting Traditional Harvesting Practices Within The National Parks
by Susan Leopold, PhD In 2016, the National Park Service enacted a ruling that allows the gathering of certain plants or plant parts by federally …
