Plants And Mushrooms Are Natures Wonders

Since the dawn of Man, plants and mushrooms have been used as sources of food, medicine, and shelter. They continue to be an important part of the natural world even today. Plants and mushrooms are the foundation for all other living things. If not for plants and photosynthesis, and mushrooms breaking down dead organic matter, we would not have the oxygen we breath, and nothing could grow for all of the dead plants and animals. As if supplying our oxygen, and giving us room to grow, are not enough, many of drugs used by western medicine were originally derived from plants and mushrooms. Plants and mushrooms are the food of all of the animals we eat. Even those which are not herbivores, eat other organisms which do eat plants and mushrooms.

Across the globe, there are countless thousands edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms. Even in the most populated cities they are everywhere you look. This website and my foraging classes are designed to get you started on your journey toward learning to recognize and make use of the plants and mushrooms which surround us.

When you read my plant information pages, you will see that, when applicable, I list traditional medicinal uses for the plant. I am also in the process of listing uses that are supported by medical research, clinical trials, scientifica studies, and meta analysis. Some of these studies were conducted with animal subjects. I say this because I have received some negative comments regarding testing on animals. I am a lifelong animal lover. My wife and I live on a small farm where we raise myriad animals for food. We give them a wonderful life, and when it is time, we humanely kill, butcher, and make use of as much of these animals as possible. I do not beleive in testing cosmetics or anything as superficial as that on animals. However, when it comes to developing medical treatments that may save the life of human beings, I believe this type of animal testing is warranted. If it meant saving the life of someone I love, I would kill and butcher the last blue whale on this planet. If you are offended by a little tongue in cheek hyperbole, perhaps my approach, and this website, are not a good fit for you. If that is the case, I wish you well in your pursuit of better health through plants. If, however, you are still here, then we might be kindred spirits and by all means 'read' on Macduff.

View a list of over 170 edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms, including any toxic look-a-likes. Plants and mushrooms are delicous, nutritious, and necessary, for maintaining proper health... (Learn More)

Most people would agree that healthcare in the United States is broken. I believe we can improve the health of our country and reduce the cost of healthcare by using western medicine and traditional plant-based medicine in a two-pronged approach. Most common ailments can be cured using traditional plant-based medicines. That was not a misprint, I did mean cured. This fact has been proven through tens of thousands of years of historical evidence, and new scientific clinical data... (Learn More)