“…hardly anyone, to my knowledge, is expressing concern about the removal of humans from the roles within the ecosystem that we have evolved to play, and that Nature has evolved to have us play. Nor is anyone conducting studies to determine what these roles were or what changes have occurred because we no longer fulfill [...]
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Book Review- Gardners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature
Posted in Literature, Uncategorized, tagged environmentalism, hunting and gathering, restoration on September 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
First Ever Rewilder of the Month Award Goes to Henry Stanley!
Posted in News, Uncategorized, tagged kayak buliding, Rewilding, urban homesteading on May 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Interview in Mix Magazine
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Recently I was interviewed for Mix Magazine’s Field Guide to Foraging in the Northwest along with Becky and John Kallas. You can see the online version here. Jenny Scout (my sister) says I’m charming!
2010 Slideshow
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There were a lot of things I didn’t get around to blogging about in 2010. Here’s a look back at some of them. Tracker of Plants 2010 Slideshow, posted with vodpod
Carrots Gone Wild-The Video!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
My blog’s statistics indicate that “wild carrot” is one of the number one search terms leading people to my site. This video is for them. At the end of the video you will see a shot of our meal: balsamic glazed wild carrot and stir fried wild pea tips over rice.
Wild Carrot: Rewilding’s Mascot?
Posted in Philosophy, Plants, Uncategorized on August 1, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The other day Rebecca Lerner and I were prepping for one of our Urban Foraging 101 walks when I spied a regular carrot in somebody’s sidewalk garden. Domestic carrots will rapidly interbreed with wild carrots. Saving carrot seed involves vigilantly eliminating nearby wild carrots (aka queen anne’s lace). I said, “Maybe we can point this [...]
Come on Baby Light My Fire: Penny Scout and Urban Scout Together Again?
Posted in News, Uncategorized on August 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Recently the rewilding duo of Emily Porter (the plant tracker formerly known as Penny Scout) and Urban Scout, author of Rewild or Die, were spotted making amends over a bottle of Jim Beam and chatting late into the night at the Echoes in Time primitive skills gathering near Salem, OR. On Tuesday they were spied [...]
Homesteading & Rewilding Skillshare August 7th-8th at Tryon Farm
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although I cannot make it this time, I am now part organizer for monthly primitive skillshares at Tryon Farm. We are looking for teachers and students! All DIY skills welcome. If you would like to teach at this or a future gathering please send my dear friend Aspen a message: aspeneggiman (at) gmail (dot) com. [...]
Urban Foraging Walk Sunday, May 23rd 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Plant walk this Sunday, 4-6 p.m., meet us on the corner of Alberta & 23rd in Portland, $13. Learn about edible and medicinal plants in the city, and sample an herbal smoking blend. Hope to see you there!
Plant Walk Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hey ya’ll this Sunday my bestest foraging friend Becky Lerner and I will be holding a plant walk in the Alberta Street neighborhood from 3:30-5:30. The walk will focus on common weeds and ornamentals for food and medicine. We plan to have a little fun with a wild smoking mixture for you to try and [...]
Nettle Video
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged foraging, hunting and gathering, medicinal plants, OR, Oregon, Sandy River, Troutdale, wild edible plants, wild foods on February 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants: Horsetail, Bittercress, Dandelion, & Chickweed
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Aren’t You Glad My Blog Doesn’t Look Like This?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You may be aware that some bloggers make a lot of money with advertising. Not only do they have ads crowding the sidebars, but the most effective and most annoying method of getting clicks, which is often what gets you paid, is to trick the reader into believing the ads are part of the blog [...]
Groundhog’s Day: A Pagan Holiday
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I grew up in Pennsylvania less than two hours from the hometown of world-famous divinatory groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. Yet I did not know until today the true origins of Groundhog’s Day. Each year Groundhog’s Day falls near the pagan holiday of Imbolc. This is traditionally a time of weather divination with the precursors to groundhogs [...]
Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants Video
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A video we made spontaneously one weekend starring myself and Henry Stanley:
Primitivist Stand-Up!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I performed this at a TrackersNW party:
Donations
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Readers, Please take notice that I have added a donations button to the right hand sidebar. If you have enjoyed my work over the last 2.5 years please consider a donation for my time and effort. Thanks! XOXO -Emily
Rewilding Slideshow
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is a little slideshow I made to go with my last post, What Rewilding Means To Me.
Rewilding Your Career
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apocalypse, Collapse, Rewilding on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here is one my class projects:
A Thanksgiving Card
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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