Botanicals & Herbs

This beautifully illustrated guide provides a wealth of fascinating information on how plants were used by Native American tribes on the prairie.  Written for a broad audience ranging from amateur naturalists to historians, botanists, and...

2023 Reprint! In the grasslands of South Dakota and the northern Great Plains are many hidden treasures.  Anywhere in the state - in the east where the stands of grass are elegantly tall and thick, in the central Missouri River section, and in the...

2023 Reprint! Some 600 plants of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains of western South Dakota and neighboring Wyoming - plants that may be showy or shy, ecologically meaningful, troublesome, or significant because of their uses as foods and...

Wild plants are not only beautiful, but they can also be an affordable and sustainable way to add flavor and nutrition to your diet. Edible Wild Plants for Beginners provides you with the essential information and guidance to begin foraging for...

In Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask Mary Siisip Geniusz makes Anishinaabe botanical information available to native and nonnative healers and educators and emphasizes the Anishinaabe culture that developed the knowledge...

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer is trained to use the tools of science to ask questions of nature. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces plants and animals as our oldest teachers. Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together...

Begin Identifying and Collecting Seven Edible Mushrooms! Since 1993, Start Mushrooming has been the trusted guide for beginners. This second edition introduces seven of the most common, edible wild mushrooms in North America. It features more...

Explore the natural history, ecological contributions, and cultural significance of manoomin (wild rice), and savor complementary wild foods and local flavors with more than seventy-five inspired recipes, including favorites from over a dozen Indigenous...

  In Forage & Feast, experienced forager and chef Chrissy Tracey takes you on a journey to discover and collect plants and fungi. Use the identification guides and nature photographs to help you forage, then cook your way...

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the definitive reference on herbal plants and their medicinal properties for those seeking natural remedies.  Detailed descriptions, constituents, and uses for more than 560 plants - Practical how to remedies for...

The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants is the one-stop compendium for all gardeners aspiring to use native prairie plants in their gardens. Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox—two renowned prairie gardeners—compile more than four...

There's food in them thar hills! There is also food in the valleys, meadows, swamps, and all around town, too... maybe even in your own backyard. Foraging the Mountain West is a guide to harvesting and celebrating nature's abundance. Reach out and...

Stumbling upon plump wild berries on a hike or discovering succulent fresh mushrooms on the forest floor can be a welcome surprise. Turn up these happy accidents to a whole new level with the only guide on foraging you'll ever need! Chock full of...

This enriching cookbook celebrates eight important plants Native Americans introduced to the rest of the world: corn, beans, squash, chile, tomato, potato, vanilla, and cacao—with more than 100 recipes. When these eight Native American plants...

Here it is, the final word on the most sought-after wild fruit in the mountain west, the tangy berry that makes its domestic cousin, the blueberry, seem like bland stuff. This wildly popular book features 37 delectable recipes from cakes to champagne...

This book is intended as an easy-to-use field guide for the wildflower enthusiast with little or no formal botanical training.  Thus, technical terminology has been limited.  The wildflowers included in this guide represent some of the more...

This book covers all the basics you NEED to know, including: 50+ Herbs and their medicinal, culinary, aromatherapy, tea and other uses How to get away from pharmaceuticals and become self-sufficient The TOP 10 mistakes people do that damages...

This piece of red pipe stone can be utilized for carving a piece of art or as part of a ceremonial pipe bowl. Dimensions: Length 11 x Width 6 x Depth 1.5 inches (all measurements are approximate)

This piece of red pipe stone can be utilized for carving a piece of art or as part of a ceremonial pipe bowl. Dimensions: Length 11.75 x Width 7.5 x Depth 1.5 inches (all measurements are approximate)

This piece of red pipe stone can be utilized for carving a piece of art or as part of a ceremonial pipe bowl. Dimensions:Length 5.25 inchesWidth 5.75 inchesDepth: 1.50 inches *all measurements are approximate*

This piece of red pipe stone can be utilized for carving a piece of art or as part of a ceremonial pipe bowl. Dimensions:Length 9 inchesWidth 5 inchesDepth: 1.75 inches *all measurements are approximate*

As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from...