The Wilderness Cure

'This special and magical book has changed the way I see the world' Dan Saladino 'Inspiration and delight sparkle from every page ... This book [is] a revelation of joy to the general reader for whom wild food is another country'John Wright, author of the River Cottage handbooks A captivating and lyrical journey into our ancestral past, through what and how we eat. Mo Wilde made a quiet but radical pledge: to live only off free, foraged food for an entire year. In a world disconnected from its roots, eating wild food is both culinary and healing, social and political. Ultimately, it is an act of love and community. Using her expert knowledge of botany and mycology, Mo follows the seasons to find nutritious food from hundreds of species of plants, fungi and seaweeds, and in the process learns not just how to survive, but how to thrive. Nourishing her body and mind deepens her connection with the earth - a connection that we have become estranged from but which we all, deep down, hunger for. This hunger is about much more than food. It is about accepting and understanding our place in a natural network that is both staggeringly complex and beautifully simple. THE WILDERNESS CURE is a diary of a wild experiment; a timely and inspiring memoir which explores a deeper relationship between humans and nature, and reminds us of the important lost lessons from our past.

In 2013, three years after the death of his wife, Dean Hall was losing his battle with leukemia and lymphoma. In his mind, he had two choices: Let the cancer have its way or go all-in on a big dream to prove to himself and the world that his diagnosis did not define him. Dean's dream? Become the first person in history to swim the entirety of the Willamette, Oregon's longest river. His doctors told him it was dangerous. His family told him it was crazy. Others quipped that it was impossible. And yet, he persisted. After months of training in the pool, Dean stepped into the headwaters of the Willamette and began the 187-mile journey toward the mouth of the river with nothing but a dream, the drive, and his 79-year-old father in a kayak to lead the way. He could not foresee what would become of his cancer or himself when he started out. All he knew was that if he was going to die, he was going to do it pursuing his dreams. THE WILD CURE is the true story of how a dying man's impossible ambition became the very thing that had the power to save him. Told through braided interviews, Dean's story is relived by the family and friends who were closely involved during his journey. Part memoir, part oral history, THE WILD CURE raises the important question: What does it mean to truly be alive?

"Marc Cook originally published an anonymous account entitled 'Camp Lou', in Harper's magazine (May 1881), of his convalescence for tuberculosis in the Adirondacks. He then expanded it to this book."--Antiquarian bookseller's description, 2015.

'A triumph' The TLS 'This special and magical book has changed the way I see the world' Dan Saladino 'Inspiration and delight sparkle from every page ... This book [is] a revelation of joy to the general reader for whom wild food is another country' John Wright, author of the River Cottage handbooks A captivating and lyrical journey into our ancestral past, through what and how we eat. Mo Wilde made a quiet but radical pledge: to live only off free, foraged food for an entire year. In a world disconnected from its roots, eating wild food is both culinary and healing, social and political. Ultimately, it is an act of love and community. Using her expert knowledge of botany and mycology, Mo follows the seasons to find nutritious food from hundreds of species of plants, fungi and seaweeds, and in the process learns not just how to survive, but how to thrive. Nourishing her body and mind deepens her connection with the earth - a connection that we have become estranged from but which we all, deep down, hunger for. This hunger is about much more than food. It is about accepting and understanding our place in a natural network that is both staggeringly complex and beautifully simple. THE WILDERNESS CURE is a diary of a wild experiment; a timely and inspiring memoir which explores a deeper relationship between humans and nature, and reminds us of the important lost lessons from our past.

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Excerpt from The Wilderness Cure The publication of the article Camp Lou, in Harper's zviagazine for May, 1881, has called forth such a ood of inquiries that the author finds it quite beyond his powers to make individual reply to each. Precisely those minor details which could not well be embodied in a magazine paper have been most sought after by correspondents. This little volume, it is believed, contains the information desired. And it is given to the public in the hope that it will be accepted as a general response to the numerous let ters which the writer has received on the subject of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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