Resources

Resources for Foraging, Growing, Honourable Harvest, Learning, 
and Accessible Herbal Medicine Making 

  • Alchemy of Herbs, Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies that Heal, by Rosalee de la Foret (2017) Hay House Publishing.
  • Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) Milkweed Editions.
  • Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada, by MacKinnon, Kershaw, Arnason, Owen, Karst, Hamersley-Chambers (2009) Lone Pine Press.
  • Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples, by Nancy Turner (2006) Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC.
  • Held by the Land, A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness, by Leigh Joseph (2023) Wellfleet Press, New York.
  • Homegrown Tea, An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting and Blending Teas and Tisanes, by Classie Liversidge (2014) St. Martin’s Griffin, New York.
  • Learning Herbs, many free resources plus access to Herb Mentor (paid subscription) https://www.learningherbs.com/. 
  • Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, by Michale Moore (1993) Museum of New Mexico Press.
  • Our Sylvan Heritage, A Guide to the Magnificent Trees South of the South Fraser, by Susan M. Murray (2004)
  • Pacific Rim College, some free resources, plus paid courses https://pacificrimcollege.online/program/home-herbalist/. 
  • Pacific Northwest Foraging by Douglas Deur (2014) Timber Press, Portland Oregon.
  • The Path to Wild Food, Edible Plants & Recipes for Canada by Sandra Walker (2018) Lone Pine Publishing.
  • Plants of Coastal British Columbia,  by Pojar and MacKinnon (1994) BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Press.  A valuable resource for identifying plants.
  • The Regenerative Garden, by Stephanie Rose  (2022) Quarto Publishing Group.
  • The Serviceberry,  Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2024) Scribner.
  • The Skillful Forager by Leda Meredith (2019) Roost Books, Boulder, Colorado
  • Vancouver Tree Book by David Tracey (2016) Pure Wave Media.
  • Wild Remedies, How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine, by Rosalee de la Foret and Emily Han (2020) Hay House, Carlsbad, California.
  • Wild Rose College of Herbal Medicine (Canadian, BC based) free courses https://wildrosecollege.com/single-courses/#free-courses. 
  • The Wild Wisdom of Weeds, by Katrina Blair (2014) Chelsea Green Publishing.