⚠️ Foraging Safety

Essential guidance on identifying edible versus toxic plants and fungi, ensuring that the rewarding practice of wild harvesting doesn't turn dangerous.

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

by Greg Marley • 2010

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

3.95

271

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation 🌿 Entheogens

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Summary

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares 90%

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

by Greg Marley 2010

3.95

271 ratings

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation 🌿 Entheogens

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian • 2021

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

4.58

827

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 88%

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

by Nicole Apelian 2021

4.58

827 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

Healing Mushrooms

by Tero Isokauppila • 2017

Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.

4.18

562

🍄 Medicinal Mushrooms 🍳 Mushroom Cooking 🌿 Adaptogens 🛡️ Immune Health 🧠 Brain Health

Healing Mushrooms 87%

Ten edible mushrooms can replace half your supplement cabinet; this guide shows which and how.

by Tero Isokauppila 2017

4.18

562 ratings

🍄 Medicinal Mushrooms 🍳 Mushroom Cooking 🌿 Adaptogens 🛡️ Immune Health 🧠 Brain Health

Bushcraft First Aid

by Dave Canterbury • 2017

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

4.32

262

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Bushcraft First Aid 87%

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

by Dave Canterbury 2017

4.32

262 ratings

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

4.19

4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 87%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

The Lost Super Foods

by Claude Davis • 2021

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

4.27

107

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

The Lost Super Foods 87%

Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.

by Claude Davis 2021

4.27

107 ratings

🫙 Food Preservation 🚨 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🥘 Traditional Cooking 🪓 Survival Skills

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

4.11

131

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 87%

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

Just in Case

by Kathy Harrison • 2008

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

3.85

494

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

Just in Case 87%

A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.

by Kathy Harrison 2008

3.85

494 ratings

🆘 Emergency Preparedness 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🪴 Homesteading Skills 🥫 Food Storage 🫙 Food Preservation

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs

by Tristan Gooley • 2014

Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.

3.77

5k+

🧭 Outdoor Navigation ☁️ Weather Prediction 🐾 Animal Tracking 🔍 Nature Observation 🌿 Plant Clues

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 87%

Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.

by Tristan Gooley 2014

3.77

5k+ ratings

🧭 Outdoor Navigation ☁️ Weather Prediction 🐾 Animal Tracking 🔍 Nature Observation 🌿 Plant Clues

Toxic Superfoods

by Sally K. Norton MPH • 2023

Spinach and almonds may be causing your joint pain and brain fog; here's the gradual fix.

3.99

823

🌿 Plant Antinutrients 🚫 Elimination Diets 🩺 Functional Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 💪 Chronic Healing

Toxic Superfoods 86%

Spinach and almonds may be causing your joint pain and brain fog; here's the gradual fix.

by Sally K. Norton MPH 2023

3.99

823 ratings

🌿 Plant Antinutrients 🚫 Elimination Diets 🩺 Functional Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 💪 Chronic Healing

Entangled Life

by Merlin Sheldrake • 2020

A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.

4.32

52k+

🍄 Mycology 🌲 Forest Networks 🧠 Fungal Intelligence 🤝 Symbiosis 🧪 Psychedelic Science

Entangled Life 86%

A fungal web connects an entire forest. It trades resources, sends warnings, and remembers.

by Merlin Sheldrake 2020

4.32

52k+ ratings

🍄 Mycology 🌲 Forest Networks 🧠 Fungal Intelligence 🤝 Symbiosis 🧪 Psychedelic Science

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

by James Green • 2000

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 86%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

by James Green 2000

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

How to Survive Off the Grid

by Tim MacWelch • 2016

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

3.98

115

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

How to Survive Off the Grid 86%

The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.

by Tim MacWelch 2016

3.98

115 ratings

🏡 Off-Grid Living 🌾 Homesteading ☀️ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Harvesting 🥫 Food Preservation

How to Read a Tree

by Tristan Gooley • 2023

Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.

4.09

1k+

🧭 Natural Navigation 🌳 Tree Identification 🗺️ Landscape Reading 👀 Nature Observation 🌲 Woodland Ecology

How to Read a Tree 86%

Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.

by Tristan Gooley 2023

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧭 Natural Navigation 🌳 Tree Identification 🗺️ Landscape Reading 👀 Nature Observation 🌲 Woodland Ecology

Bushcraft 101

by Dave Canterbury • 2014

Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.

4.10

3k+

🏕️ Bushcraft Skills 🎒 Minimalist Gear 🔥 Fire Craft 🪢 Knots And Cordage 🛖 Shelter Building

Bushcraft 101 86%

Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.

by Dave Canterbury 2014

4.10

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Bushcraft Skills 🎒 Minimalist Gear 🔥 Fire Craft 🪢 Knots And Cordage 🛖 Shelter Building

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies

by Anne Kennedy • 2017

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

4.25

278

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 86%

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

by Anne Kennedy 2017

4.25

278 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

Sheep No More

by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

3.93

389

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

Sheep No More 86%

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017

3.93

389 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

Fungi

by Lynne Boddy • 2024

Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.

4.23

🧫 Mycology 📖 Natural History 🔬 Hidden Kingdoms 🤝 Symbiosis ♻️ Decomposers

Fungi 86%

Fungi wire forests together, gave us penicillin, and recycle the dead. 90% remain unknown.

by Lynne Boddy 2024

4.23

69 ratings

🧫 Mycology 📖 Natural History 🔬 Hidden Kingdoms 🤝 Symbiosis ♻️ Decomposers

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2016

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

4.04

906

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness 🧠 Survival Mindset 🧭 Natural Navigation

100 Deadly Skills 86%

SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.

by Clint Emerson 2016

4.04

906 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🏙️ Urban Preparedness 🌪️ Disaster Readiness 🧠 Survival Mindset 🧭 Natural Navigation

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

4.11

196

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

The Safety Trap 86%

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

Eat Nordic

by Trine Hahnemann • 2016

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

3.19

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

Eat Nordic 86%

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

by Trine Hahnemann 2016

3.19

16 ratings

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

The Power of Awareness

by Dan Schilling • 2021

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

4.02

258

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

The Power of Awareness 86%

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

by Dan Schilling 2021

4.02

258 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

Street Smarts

by Dannah Eve • 2026

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

4.44

124

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women's Safety 👀 Situational Awareness ✨ Intuition And Instinct 🥊 Self-Defense Tactics

Street Smarts 86%

Deceive when you must. Scan every room in ten seconds. The safety guide society never gave women.

by Dannah Eve 2026

4.44

124 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👩 Women's Safety 👀 Situational Awareness ✨ Intuition And Instinct 🥊 Self-Defense Tactics

Did You Just Eat That?

by Paul Dawson • 2018

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

3.29

269

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Did You Just Eat That? 86%

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

by Paul Dawson 2018

3.29

269 ratings

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook

by Mykel Hawke • 2011

A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.

4.08

131

🏕️ Wilderness Survival ⚡ Emergency Preparedness 🧠 Survival Psychology 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🎖️ Special Forces Methods

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary

Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 86%

A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.

by Mykel Hawke 2011

4.08

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival ⚡ Emergency Preparedness 🧠 Survival Psychology 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🎖️ Special Forces Methods

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

4.37

183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Herbalist's Way 86%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Lost Ways

by Claude Davis • 2021

Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.

4.23

155

🏜️ Pioneer Skills 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🪓 Self-Reliance Skills 🏡 Homesteading 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lost Ways 86%

Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.

by Claude Davis 2021

4.23

155 ratings

🏜️ Pioneer Skills 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🪓 Self-Reliance Skills 🏡 Homesteading 🌿 Herbal Medicine

100 Deadly Skills

by Clint Emerson • 2015

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

3.79

3k+

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🕵️ Tradecraft 🌲 Wilderness Survival

100 Deadly Skills 86%

A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.

by Clint Emerson 2015

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Skills 🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🕵️ Tradecraft 🌲 Wilderness Survival

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need

by Judith Matloff • 2020

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

3.51

390

🚨 Emergency Preparedness 👀 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🩹 First Aid Basics 🔒 Digital Security

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary

How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need 86%

A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.

by Judith Matloff 2020

3.51

390 ratings

🚨 Emergency Preparedness 👀 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🩹 First Aid Basics 🔒 Digital Security

The Carnivore Code

by Paul Saladino • 2020

Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.

4.17

2k+

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🌱 Plant Toxins 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition ⚡ Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance

The Carnivore Code 86%

Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.

by Paul Saladino 2020

4.17

2k+ ratings

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🌱 Plant Toxins 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition ⚡ Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life

by Jason Hanson • 2015

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

3.64

2k+

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life 86%

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

by Jason Hanson 2015

3.64

2k+ ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

The Carnivore Diet

by Shawn Baker • 2019

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

4.44

2k+

🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

The Carnivore Diet 86%

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

by Shawn Baker 2019

4.44

2k+ ratings

🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

Fatal Conveniences

by Darin Olien • 2023

Your morning routine exposes you to 126 chemicals. The simple swaps that will save your health.

3.74

1k+

☠️ Hidden Toxins 🌿 Natural Alternatives ♻️ Green Consumerism 🏭 Environmental Toxins 🧼 Clean Living

Fatal Conveniences 86%

Your morning routine exposes you to 126 chemicals. The simple swaps that will save your health.

by Darin Olien 2023

3.74

1k+ ratings

☠️ Hidden Toxins 🌿 Natural Alternatives ♻️ Green Consumerism 🏭 Environmental Toxins 🧼 Clean Living

Escape the Wolf

by Clint Emerson • 2022

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

4.14

100

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf 86%

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

by Clint Emerson 2022

4.14

100 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Survive Like a Spy

by Jason Hanson • 2018

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

3.37

555

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

Survive Like a Spy 86%

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

by Jason Hanson 2018

3.37

555 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

I Quit Sugar for Life

by Sarah Wilson • 2014

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

3.87

588

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health 📅 Meal Planning 🫙 Fermented Foods

I Quit Sugar for Life 86%

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

by Sarah Wilson 2014

3.87

588 ratings

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health 📅 Meal Planning 🫙 Fermented Foods

Fit for Life

by Harvey Diamond • 2003

Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.

3.87

168

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🌱 Plant-Based Nutrition 🍽️ Food Combining 🧪 Enzyme Nutrition 🕐 Circadian Eating

Fit for Life 86%

Eat fruit alone, honor your body's clock, and lose weight without fighting your digestion.

by Harvey Diamond 2003

3.87

168 ratings

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🌱 Plant-Based Nutrition 🍽️ Food Combining 🧪 Enzyme Nutrition 🕐 Circadian Eating

Becoming Raw

by Brenda Davis • 2010

Going raw without the dogma: the nutrient-by-nutrient evidence for getting it right.

4.12

210

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🌱 Whole Food Plant Based 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🔬 Evidence-Based Nutrition 🧪 Food Science

Becoming Raw 86%

Going raw without the dogma: the nutrient-by-nutrient evidence for getting it right.

by Brenda Davis 2010

4.12

210 ratings

🥗 Raw Food Diets 🌱 Whole Food Plant Based 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🔬 Evidence-Based Nutrition 🧪 Food Science

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents

by James G. Mushen • 2012

The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.

3.42

109

🏠 Disaster Preparedness 🏙️ Urban Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness 🎒 Prepper Movement 🔒 Home Security

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary

Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents 86%

The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.

by James G. Mushen 2012

3.42

109 ratings

🏠 Disaster Preparedness 🏙️ Urban Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Preparedness 🎒 Prepper Movement 🔒 Home Security

Healing Herbs and Spices

by Lee Anne Dobbins • 2012

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

3.60

205

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Healing Herbs and Spices 86%

Your spice rack's secret health powers: what each herb heals, with recipes for every one.

by Lee Anne Dobbins 2012

3.60

205 ratings

🪴 Herbal Remedies 🥗 Food As Medicine 📖 Herb Profiles 🍵 Kitchen Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Foods

The Art of Fermentation

by Sandor Ellix Katz • 2012

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

4.43

5k+

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Art of Fermentation 86%

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

by Sandor Ellix Katz 2012

4.43

5k+ ratings

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Michael Pollan • 2006

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

4.19

211k+

🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

The Omnivore's Dilemma 86%

Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.

by Michael Pollan 2006

4.19

211k+ ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🌽 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🐄 Ethical Eating 🌍 Food And Climate

Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking

by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999

Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.

4.10

335

🐾 Animal Tracking 🏕️ Wilderness Skills 👣 Track Interpretation 👁️ Nature Awareness 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary

Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 86%

Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.

by Tom Brown Jr. 1999

4.10

335 ratings

🐾 Animal Tracking 🏕️ Wilderness Skills 👣 Track Interpretation 👁️ Nature Awareness 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

Health-Defense

by Bill Gottlieb • 2015

From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.

🧪 Environmental Health 🧹 Detoxification 🌿 Clean Living 🛡️ Preventive Health 🏠 Healthy Home

Health-Defense 85%

From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.

by Bill Gottlieb 2015

🧪 Environmental Health 🧹 Detoxification 🌿 Clean Living 🛡️ Preventive Health 🏠 Healthy Home

Food Matters

by Mark Bittman • 2008

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

3.97

11k+

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🍳 Home Cooking

Food Matters 85%

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

by Mark Bittman 2008

3.97

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🍳 Home Cooking

Encyclopedia of Healing Foods

by Michael T. Murray • 2005

Which vegetables fight heart disease, which starve cancer, and the right way to cook them.

4.43

366

🌿 Plant-Based Eating 💊 Food As Medicine 📚 Nutritional Reference 🍃 Naturopathic Medicine 🥕 Vegetable Cookery

Encyclopedia of Healing Foods 85%

Which vegetables fight heart disease, which starve cancer, and the right way to cook them.

by Michael T. Murray 2005

4.43

366 ratings

🌿 Plant-Based Eating 💊 Food As Medicine 📚 Nutritional Reference 🍃 Naturopathic Medicine 🥕 Vegetable Cookery

Last Harvest

by Dan Saladino • 2021

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

4.31

3k+

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

Last Harvest 85%

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

by Dan Saladino 2021

4.31

3k+ ratings

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

Outdoor Kids in an Inside World

by Steven Rinella • 2022

Trade screen time for creek time: the family adventures that build resilient, nature-connected kids.

3.87

5k+

🌿 Nature-Deficit Parenting 🏕️ Outdoor Family Activities 🍄 Family Foraging ⛺ Family Camping 🌱 Gardening With Children

Outdoor Kids in an Inside World 85%

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3.79

2k+ ratings

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