E. Barrie Kavasch is an herbalist, ethnobotanist, mycologist, and
food historian of Cherokee, Creek, and Powhatan descent, with
Scotch-Irish, English, and German heritage as well. She is the
author of two books on Native American foods, Enduring
Harvests (1995, Globe Pequot) and Native Harvests (1979,
Random House), which was hailed by The New York Times as
"the most intelligent and brilliantly researched book on the foods
of the American Indians." She has studied with many acclaimed
native healers--some of whom contributed to this book--and is a
research associate of the Institute for American Indian Studies in
Washington, Connecticut. Her work has been featured in The New
York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and many other
publications, and she has been a guest lecturer at the New York
Botanical Garden, the American Museum of Natural History, and the
Yale Peabody Museum.
Karen Baar has a degree in public health from the Yale University
School of Medicine and writes about gardening and health for The
New York Times, Self, Good Housekeeping, and
Natural Health, among other publications.
"A tapestry of stories, prayers, legends, myths, and herbal
traditions that shows the oneness of all humanity and echoes the
familiar patterns of American Indian culture from Alaska to Brazil.
This book will become a standard reference."
--Rosita Arvigo, D.N., author of Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a
Maya Healer
"A book of charm and substance: a literal teach-yourself volume on
American Indian healing arts."
--Thomas E. Lovejoy, Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity
and Environmental Affairs, Smithsonian Institution
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