I arrived on Earth in October of 1978 and was named Melanie. I 've led several different lives since then - some wild, some quiet and all full of curiosity.

Currently, I'm that Weird Plant Lady living deep in the Southern Appalachian wilderness and I beieve that foraging can heal the planet and the people on it.

I'm not an AI-generated voice or a polished expert. I'm a real, messy, curious human being with muddy boots, ink-stained fingers, and big dreams. I'm proud to be part of the Eco-Punk revolution, blending old wisdom with new resistance.

I wrote a book to help you learn how to spot useful wild plants in your local ecosystem and actually do something with them - cook, heal, craft, and reconnect. No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just practical, empowering skills from day one.

Why read Eco-Punk Foraging?

You don’t need a mystical connection to nature or a PhD in botany to start foraging and using wild plants. You don’t even need prior knowledge. All you need is curiosity, a rebellious spirit, and the action steps in this book!

By the time you’re done reading, you’ll be able to walk outside, spot useful plants, and actually do something with them - cook, heal, craft, restore. No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just real, actionable knowledge from day one.

Foraging is ancient. It’s in your blood. It’s how every one of your ancestors survived before supermarkets, food delivery apps, and vitamin gummies. But foraging isn’t just a survival skill - it’s a radical return to reality. It’s a big ol’ middle finger to the idea that everything we need has to come pre-packaged, barcode-labeled, and slapped with a price tag.

We’ve been sold this idea that modern life is supposed to be easier - but is it? We work more, stress more, and somehow still don’t have enough time. We are fed but not nourished. We are simultaneously overstimulated and bored - constantly scrolling, constantly buying, constantly exhausted and never satisfied. We live in places where we can’t name a single plant outside our doors, and rely on systems that are actively wrecking the planet and our health. That’s not convenience - that’s a trap!

Foraging is how you break out. It’s how you take back control. Instead of being a passive consumer, you become an active participant in your own survival. You learn to see abundance where others see weeds. You gain skills that make you more self-sufficient. You reconnect with the land, and in doing so, you reconnect with yourself and your community.

Foraging is practical. It’s punk. It’s about knowing how to find wild foods that taste better than anything in a grocery store, making medicine you can’t find in any pharmacy, and crafting useful things with your own hands. It’s about rewilding your environment, creating biodiversity in your local ecosystem and planting the seeds of change. It’s about community - because once you start, you’ll want to share this knowledge, and that’s how real change spreads.

So, here’s the deal: this book is your starting point. If you’ve never foraged before, by the end of the first section, you’ll know how to identify something edible, useful and safe. By the end of this book, you’ll have the confidence to forage regularly, create food, medicine, and crafts from wild plants. And you will contribute to restoring natural habitats.

Foraging will change you. You’ll start seeing the world differently - less as a place to consume and more as a place to explore, nurture, and thrive in. And yeah, you’ll probably turn into one of those “weird plant people,” but trust me, it’s a good look on you.

So, are you ready to ditch the artificial and get back to something real?

Read Eco-Punk Foraging today!