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Lehndorf, Helen, 1972-

A forager's life : finding my heart and home in nature / Helen Lehndorf. - Auckland, New Zealand : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. - 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes recipes and crafts.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303).

"When Helen Lehndorf moves to the city after a childhood living off the land in rural Taranaki, she can't help but feel different from her peers and professors. She finds solace in long walks foraging weeds and plants along the river, but something inside her still longs for home. Chasing a feeling of ancestral belonging, she travels to England with her new husband. There they learn about nature as the commons, shared between all who encounter it - a source of delight, food, medicine. An unexpected pregnancy in Aotearoa changes everything, and motherhood takes over Helen's identity. When her son is diagnosed with autism, foraging becomes a space for selfhood in a chaotic world. Weaving memoir with foraging recipes, principles and practices, A Forager's Life is an intimate story and a promise that, with the right frame of mind, much can be made of the world around us"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781775542209 1775542203

LCCN: 2021388538

Subjects--Personal Names:
Lehndorf, Helen, 1972-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wild plants, Edible--New Zealand.
Cooking (Wild foods).
Nature, Healing power of.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.

LC Class. No.: BF353.5.N37 / L44 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 631.55