{"product_id":"held-by-the-land-deck-45-ways-to-use-indigenous-plants-for-healing-nourishment-guidebook-cards-9781577154440","title":"Held by the Land Deck: 45 Ways to Use Indigenous Plants for Healing \u0026 Nourishment - Guidebook + Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave Indigenous plant knowledge at your fingertips with this gorgeously illustrated card deck from Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plants can be a great source of healing as well as nourishment, and the practice of growing and harvesting from trees, flowering herbs, and other plants is a powerful way to become more connected to the land. The Indigenous Peoples of North America have long traditions of using native plants as medicine as well as for food. \u003ci\u003eHeld by the Land\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeck\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003cb\u003e45 cards of indigenous plants and their properties\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand a 48-page booklet\u003c\/b\u003e to guide you along the way. Here are some of the things you will find: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tips to build your own home apothecary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes on how to mindfully harvest and connect to the land you're on \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recipes for infused oils and salves \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A botanical glossary to help out with some of the more technical language \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Checklists for safe and sustainable harvesting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This beautifully illustrated card deck includes plants that are culturally significant to the Pacific Northwest, including Western Red Cedar, Devil's Club, Broad-Leaved Plantain, Camas, Wapato, and Red Laver. Special features in the booklet include \u003cb\u003erecipes for food and beauty products\u003c\/b\u003e along with \u003cb\u003estories and traditions\u003c\/b\u003e around the plants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This elegant, full-color card deck and booklet is your go-to guide for Indigenous plants and will give you new insights into the power of everyday nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e is an ethnobotanist, researcher, and community activist whose aim is to contribute to cultural knowledge renewal in connection to Indigenous plant foods and medicines. As part of this mission, she founded Sḵwálwen Botanicals, an Indigenous business creating small-batch botanical skincare products based in British Columbia, Canada. Honoring traditional Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) plant knowledge, they incorporate wild-harvested plants and organic, high-quality ingredients. Leigh shares her Indigenous plant knowledge in written form in her book \u003ci\u003eHeld by the Land\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a member of the Squamish Nation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wellfleet Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618601701650,"sku":"9781577154440","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9efaf1ca-261c-40bb-a9de-06453a7b2e13.jpg?v=1732538735","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/held-by-the-land-deck-45-ways-to-use-indigenous-plants-for-healing-nourishment-guidebook-cards-9781577154440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}