From providing the material for making paper and pottery glaze to wooden canoes and alcoholic brews, plants have played a prominent, yet often overlooked, role in the development of human civilization for thousands of years. With curious facts and engaging visuals, Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour of how 45 North American plants have come to our rescue and helped shape our culture and traditions.
History, literature, and botany meet in this delightful tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertain us. Did you know that During World War II, the US Navy paid kids to collect milkweeds fluffy white floss, which was then used as filling for life preservers? And Native Americans in the deserts of the Southwest traditionally crafted tattoo needles from prickly pear cactus spines. These are just two of the dozens of tidbits that Tammi Hartung highlights in the tales of 45 native North American flowers, herbs, and trees that have rescued and delighted us for centuries.
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From providing the material for making paper and pottery glaze to wooden canoes and alcoholic brews, plants have played a prominent, yet often overlooked role in the development of human civilisation for thousands of years. With curious facts and engaging visuals, Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour of how North American plants have come to our rescue and helped shape our culture and traditions.
Foreword
Preface
The Wonder of Plants
Meet Our Plant Allies
Agave
Alder
Amaranth
Blueberry
California Bay
California Poppy
Cattail
Cottonwood
Cranberry
Echinacea
Elderberry
Gooseberry & Currants
Hawthorn
Hibiscus
Hickory
Horse Chestnut/Buckeye
Horsetail
Maple
Mesquite
Mexican Cacao/Chocolate Tree
Milkweed
Nettles
North American Mint
Oak
Panic Grass
Passionflower
Persimmon
Pine
Prickly Pear & Cholla
Raspberry & Blackberry
Saw Palmetto
Spruce
Squash
Sunflower
Valerian
Walnut
Wild Rice
Wild Rose
Wild Yam
Willow
Witch Hazel
Yew
Yucca
Credits
Index
Tammi Hartung is the author of Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine, Homegrown Herbs, and The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener. She has been growing and working with herbs for more than 40 years and is a frequent teacher and lecturer. She and her husband cultivate more than 1800 varieties of herbs, heirloom food plants, and perennial seed crops on their organic farm in Colorado. Panayoti Kelaidis represents Denver Botanic Gardens in educational, professional, and promotional endeavors as an expert in horticulture, science, and art. He has traveled to South Africa on seven occasions over the last twenty years. He is the recipient of the American Horticultural Societys 2009 Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal and the 2000 Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal from Swarthmore College.
