Author Biography: E. Barrie Kavasch is a self-taught naturalists and ethnobotanist with special interests in the plant world. She is an artist and photographer, and is also the author/illustrator of Native Harvests and Botanical Tapestry, as well as a Guide to Eastern Mushrooms and Guide to Eastern Wildflowers. She lectures throughout New England, and demonstrates the harvesting and preparation of wild edibles.
Her love of the durable wild spreads into harvesting roots, seeds, vines, fungi and seaweed. . .in order to explore their special creativity in cordage and fiber-making, mat and basket weaving, making paints, inks, natural dyes, cosmetics and simple medicines. |
