Violet Snow
Violet Snow is a naturalist, herbalist, photographer, journalist, and outdoor educator. She has taught classes for the Appalachian Mountain Club, Ashokan Field Campus, New York State Outdoor Educators Association, and many other organizations. She writes nature columns for the Phoenicia Times and NewJerseyNewsroom.com and has published articles on plants in the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, Northeast Herbal Association Journal, Woodstock Times, and other periodicals. Among her many teachers have been wild food expert Steve Brill, herbalist Susun Weed, and primitive skills instructor Barry Keegan. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Violet’s mission in life is helping people to draw emotional, physical, and spiritual sustenance from nature, especially by using wild plants in their daily lives.
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
Jul 4, 2008
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How to Identify Ferns
Certain fern species are unique and easily identified, while many look almost identical and require careful comparison of leaflets, spore cases, and other features.
Jun 1, 2008
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Catkins in Spring
A catkin, or ament, is a strand of tiny unisexual flowers, blooming on many species of trees in a form that brings to mind the graceful trees on a blue willow plate.
Apr 20, 2008
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Harvest Wild Plants for Tea
Whether you seek the healing properties of plants or the flavor of a fresh, wild, no-cost, caffeine-free drink, you might enjoy harvesting your own plants for tea.
Jan 6, 2008
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Winter Survival Foods
Trees provide several sources of nourishment in the winter wilds, but they generally require more processing than greens and are not as palatable.
Dec 13, 2007
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Edible Green Plants of Winter
There are plenty of edible greens in the warm months of the year, but what is there to eat in the wild when the ground freezes and most plants are dead or dormant?
Dec 13, 2007
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Identifying Trees by Their Bark
When there are no leaves on the trees, we have to rely on bark, buds, and growth patterns to identify the species, a fascinating challenge.
Nov 29, 2007
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Identifying Trees in Winter
Tree identification is always a matter of detective work, and especially so in winter, when the leaves are not present to offer their distinctive clues.
Nov 29, 2007
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Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Mullein is an easy plant to identify, with its towering flower stalks and thick leaves like flannel that stay green even in winter.
Nov 26, 2007
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White Pine (Pinus strobus)
White pine is a source of medicine, inspiration, building materials, and the pleasant concoction known as pine needle tea.
Nov 18, 2007
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