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Discover the plants that have nourished, healed, and sustained Indigenous communities for generations.
Medicine Plants of the Pleasant Grove & Little Texas Community is an Indigenous-led field guide documenting traditional plant knowledge from the ancestral and contemporary homeland of the Occaneechi people in North Carolina. Developed through community medicine walks and place-based learning, this guide introduces readers to the medicinal, edible, and culturally significant plants found throughout the Pleasant Grove and Little Texas landscape.
Inside this volume, you'll learn to identify and understand plants such as:
• Trumpet Honeysuckle
• Cleavers
• Chickweed
• Bee Balm and more!
Each entry includes plant photographs, common and scientific names, traditional uses, historical notes, and practical information about harvesting, preparation, and stewardship.
More than a plant guide, this booklet serves as an introduction to Indigenous relationships with the land, highlighting the importance of traditional ecological knowledge, food sovereignty, cultural revitalization, and environmental stewardship.
Whether you are a beginning forager, herbal enthusiast, educator, student, environmental professional, or cultural heritage traveler, this guide offers a unique opportunity to learn from the landscape through Indigenous perspectives.
Published by Occaneechi Tours & Excursions
Discover the plants that have nourished, healed, and sustained Indigenous communities for generations.
Medicine Plants of the Pleasant Grove & Little Texas Community is an Indigenous-led field guide documenting traditional plant knowledge from the ancestral and contemporary homeland of the Occaneechi people in North Carolina. Developed through community medicine walks and place-based learning, this guide introduces readers to the medicinal, edible, and culturally significant plants found throughout the Pleasant Grove and Little Texas landscape.
Inside this volume, you'll learn to identify and understand plants such as:
• Trumpet Honeysuckle
• Cleavers
• Chickweed
• Bee Balm and more!
Each entry includes plant photographs, common and scientific names, traditional uses, historical notes, and practical information about harvesting, preparation, and stewardship.
More than a plant guide, this booklet serves as an introduction to Indigenous relationships with the land, highlighting the importance of traditional ecological knowledge, food sovereignty, cultural revitalization, and environmental stewardship.
Whether you are a beginning forager, herbal enthusiast, educator, student, environmental professional, or cultural heritage traveler, this guide offers a unique opportunity to learn from the landscape through Indigenous perspectives.
Published by Occaneechi Tours & Excursions