Recommended tools
All that is truly needed to connect to nature and to yourself is... yourself. But there are some tangible things that we have found helpful while on forays into ourselves and into nature.
Books
Books can bring us so much. Here are some of my favorites and what they've brought me.
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Inspiration
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Sight and Sensibility by Laura Sewall
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Restoring the Kinship Worldview by Wahinkpe Topa and Darcia Narvaez, PhD
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What the Robin Knows by Jon Young
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Foraging
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All That the Rain Promises and More by David Arora
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Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Respect for the Complexity of Life
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Foraging tools
Helpful tools
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garden shears or sturdy scissors
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Hori hori (shovel knife)
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jars and 100 proof alcohol or vinegar to make tinctures
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drying racks to dehydrate wild foods
