MacKinnon, Kershaw, Arnason, Owen, Karst & Hamersley Chambers

Canada is home to a vast diversity of plants that have helped nourish and heal our people for thousands of years. Find out about: *

• First Nations uses of plant species
• Gathering and preparing wild plants for a variety of uses
• Historic European uses of plant species * Plants for everything from clothing to shelter
• The fundamentals of survival – food and medicines
• Clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them
• Warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets
• A special section identifying poisonous plants and species that are similar
• More than 530 colour photographs and 125 illustrations.