Here you will find my top nine rules for ethical wildcrafting, and why they’re so important. But first, let’s start with some basics.
What is Wildcrafting?
Wildcrafting also known as foraging is the process of harvesting plants from their natural or “wild” habitat for food or medicine, the way our ancestors did. It’s reclaiming the sacred knowledge of plant wisdom and reconnecting with our natural world on the deepest level.
The act of finding, identifying, and harvesting foods or medicines yourself can serve to deepen your connection with nature the way not much else can, especially when it would be so easy just to shop at the market or pharmacy.
Wildcrafting develops in us a feeling of self-reliance as well as a certainty that we are better prepared to care for ourselves and our loved ones.
Wildcrafting is also about stewardship of the plants and our natural world. That means harvesting responsibly and ethically to avoid damaging the health and population of the overall ecological system, and only collecting herbs when you know the conditions are right.
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