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Fifty years ago, the Boldt decision reaffirmed Indigenous fishing rights and recognized tribes as equal partners in resource management.
Valerie Segrest | May 23, 2024
This humble seaweed nourishes and teaches us to move with life’s currents.
Valerie Segrest | Aug 31, 2023
Water has a living spirit and holds memories from the beginning of time.
Valerie Segrest | May 18, 2023
There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what’s common in U.S. grocery stores.
Valerie Segrest | Feb 27, 2023
Hearty, well-balanced soups warm us up and boost our vitality. They can also draw out beautiful memories and connect us to our human senses.
Valerie Segrest | Nov 21, 2022
Late summer and fall offer a bounty of berries bursting with flavor—and healing potential.
Valerie Segrest | Aug 16, 2022
In our modern world, conifers and evergreens are used for a spectrum of staples ranging from homesteads to holiday decor, though we rarely stop to recognize the Tree People who provide us these essentials.
Valerie Segrest | May 18, 2022
This spring, focus on reconnecting to foodways as a means to reconnect to your inner self during this season of emergence, renewal, and growth.
Valerie Segrest | Feb 16, 2022
Following a lunar-inspired menu means eating seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients.
Valerie Segrest | Nov 15, 2021
Meet seven deserving medicinal wildflowers to invite into your world.
Valerie Segrest | May 10, 2021
A cup of Nettle tea can help fortify blood, build bones, increase energy levels, improve circulation, and decrease inflammation and oxidative stress in the body.
Valerie Segrest | Feb 16, 2021
Both Western and traditional medicine agree, cranberries are more than just tart and tasty.
Valerie Segrest | Nov 3, 2020
What better time than now, when we’re slowed down and trying to ward off contagions, to look to traditional medicines to fortify our immunity?
Valerie Segrest | May 9, 2020
I am a Muckleshoot Indian, but little of what I used to eat bore much connection with the landscape I lived in, which had fed my ancestors for many generations. When I discovered nettle tea, it was as if I were remembering what it was like to feel well.
Valerie Segrest | Dec 19, 2013