Today we’re thrilled to talk with local storyteller, naturalist and herbalist Doug Elliott. He’s the author of several books, including “Wild Roots: A Forager’s Guide to the Wild Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, & Rhizomes” and also has produced a CD titled “Crawdads, Doodlebugs and Creasy Greens: Songs, Stories and Lore Celebrating the Natural World”. Doug has lectured and performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and conducted workshops for the Smithsonian Institution. He has led ranger training sessions for the National Park Service and guided people on wilderness experiences from down-east Maine to the Florida Everglades. He was also named harmonica champion at Fiddler’s Grove Festival in Union Grove, N.C.! Quite the jack of all trades I’d say.

🌲For more about Doug Elliott

https://www.facebook.com/doug.elliott.96

https://dougelliott.com/naturalist/

https://dougelliott.bandcamp.com/

🌲Books we talked about:

Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 106 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness by CoreyPine Shane

The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies by Juliet Blankespoor

Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich

Bumblebee Economics: With a New Preface by Bernd Heinrich

NOTE: The Song: Dandelions is used with permission from the artist.  It is found on the album   

Bound for Carolina: A Musical Journey Celebrating the Plants, Animals and People of the Southeast.  Please visit https://dougelliott.bandcamp.com/ to buy this album.  Stories From The Earth Podcast did buy this song to use in this episode. 

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