This site was built by Rebecca Beyer, a graduate student at Appalachian State University in the Appalachian Studies Department, to organize information on the uses of a multitude of plant and tree materials and their histories. The study of Ethnobotany, or the relationships between people and plants, has often been focused on faraway lands and exoticized peoples. The plethora of useful plants in the South Eastern United States provides us with a rich repository of both unique biogeographical hisotries and of human cultural exchange and adaptation.
The goal of this site is to provide resources for the study and practice of using plants to make medicine, food, building materials, and many other useful objects. Whether for the primitive skills practitioner or the academic, these journal articles, books, films, and websites are united here under the heading of bioregionalism, and stand to show the value of the Appalachian flora and, the author hopes, attest to the continued relevance of plant materials and history in today's modern world.
The goal of this site is to provide resources for the study and practice of using plants to make medicine, food, building materials, and many other useful objects. Whether for the primitive skills practitioner or the academic, these journal articles, books, films, and websites are united here under the heading of bioregionalism, and stand to show the value of the Appalachian flora and, the author hopes, attest to the continued relevance of plant materials and history in today's modern world.
