Recommended Reading List

Our list of essential reading for the curious soul. These resources have become more than just collected information. They are precious resources offering vital insight, shaping new perceptions, helping decolonize mindsets and guiding belief systems from one that dictates distance, to one which encourages connection.

INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS:

"The Serviceberry", "Gathering Moss" & "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall-Kimmerer

"Plants Have So Much To Teach Us, All We Have To Do Is Ask" by Mary Siisip Geniusz

FUNGUS & MYCELIUM:

"Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future" by Merlin Sheldrake

INSECTS:

"The Sting of The Wild" by Justin O. Schmidt

"Alien Worlds: How Insects Conquered The Earth, and Why Their Fate Will Determine Our Future" by Steve Nicholls

"The Hidden World: How Insects Sustain Life on Earth Today and Will Shape Our Lives Tomorrow" by Dr George McGavin

"The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy C. Winegard

NATURALISM & ECOLOGY:

"How To Read A Tree" & "The Natural Navigator" by Tristan Gooley

"The Heartbeat of Trees", "The Secret Wisdom of Nature" & "The Inner Life of Animals" by Peter Wohlleben

"Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants" by Richard Mabey

"Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter" by Ben Goldfarb

"Parasite Rex: Inside The Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures" by Carl Zimmer

"Beaks, Bones & Bird Songs: How The Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior" by Roger Lederer

SPECIES ID & FIELD GUIDES:

"Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada" by Lone Pine Books

ALCHEMY & HERMETICISM:

"The Alchemy Reader" by Stanton J Linden

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy" by Dennis Willam Hauck