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THE LIBRARY

A curated reading list and resource directory focused on land-based skills, ecology, and traditional lifeways

  • All of Sylvia Lindsteadt's work

  • Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec

  • Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez

  • Kinship (series) edited by Gavin Van Horn

  • If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie

  • Iwagara - the Kinship of Plants and People by Enrique Salmon

  • Restoring the Kinship Worldview by Darcia Narvaez and

Wahinkpe Topa

  • Return by Lynx Vilden

  • Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta

  • Everything by Robin Wall Kimmerer, but especially The Serviceberry

  • The Seven Circles by Chelsea Luger

  • Smoke Hole by Martin Shaw

WORLDVIEW

Panoramic view of the Blue Ridge Mountains seen from the branches of a historic oak tree planted by settlers, representing the landscape of Feral Hollow.

Looking for clinical health resources? Head over to the Web of Connection page.

ANIMAL KINDRED & TRACKING

Delicate hand-drawn illustration of a fawn, featured in the Feral Hollow Botanical Sanctuary nature studies collection.

  • Advanced Bird Language (digital download) by Jon Young

  • Any of Sibley’s Bird Guides, including the flashcards

  • Behavior of North American Mammals by Mark Elbroch

  • Coyote America by Dan Flores

  • The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States by Janine M. Benyus

  • Practical Tracking by Mark Elbroch (and his other guides!)

  • Wayfinding by M.R. O’Connor

  • What the Robin Knows by Jon Young

FORAGING & HERBALISM

  • Acorns and Cattails by Rob Connoley

  • An Herbalist’s Guide to Formulary by Holly Bellebuono

  • Anything by Pascal Baudar

  • Anything by Rosemary Gladstar

  • Botany In a Day by Thomas Elpel

  • Cattail, Moonshine, and Milkweed Medicine by Tammi Hartung

  • Energetic Herbalism by Kat Maier

  • Finding the MotherTree by Suzanne Simard

  • Forest Forensics by Tom Wessels

  • The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

  • The Honorable Harvest by Robin Wall Kimmerer (video)

  • Native Plants of the Southeast by Larry Millichamp

  • The Nature of Oaks by Douglas Tallamy

  • NOLS Wilderness Medicine

  • The Plants of the Appalachian Trail by Dr. Kristen Wickert

  • Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen by Brittany Wood Nickerson

  • The Secret Teachings of Plants by Stephen Buhner

  • The Sibley Guide to Trees and their flashcards

  • Southeast Foraging by Chris Bennett

  • Southeast Medicinal Plants by CoreyPine Shane

  • Wild Plant Culture by Jared Rosenbaum

  • Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains & Piedmont by Timothy Spira

A curated display of seasonal wildcrafted edibles, organized for identification and traditional food preparation.
Detailed hand-drawn illustration of a wild mushroom, used as an educational visual for the Feral Hollow mycology resources.

FUNGI MAGIC

  • Anything by Paul Stamets

  • Chistopher Hobb’s Medicinal Mushrooms by Christopher Hobbs

  • Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

  • Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying by Frank Hyman

  • The Fungal Pharmacy by Robert Rogers

  • Mushrooming by Daniel Borsato

  • Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy

CRAFTS & SKILLS

A hand-woven gathering basket made from tulip poplar bark, used for harvesting wild botanicals at Feral Hollow.

OUR FOUNDATIONS:
 

  • Land Stewardship + Indigenous Acknowledgement - We honor, respect, and uplift relatives of the Monacan tribal nation on whose traditional land all our work is made possible.  Read more about the Monacan people here. Learn about the indigenous people, territories, treaties, and languages where you are through the Native-Land Map.

  • Accessibility + Inclusivity at Feral Hollow - Feral Hollow is a sanctuary for all bodies and minds. We strive to make our digital home as accessible as our physical one, especially for those navigating high-symptom days or sensory sensitivities. We manage our own technology though and are always learning! If you encounter any barriers or need information in a different format to accommodate your needs, please reach out via our Contact Form or email us directly at feralhollowgardens@gmail.com. We are happy to help you directly.

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