Dr. Marilyn Walker has written an indispensable guide to the plants of Eastern Canada and their many culinary, medicinal and ecological uses. Wild Plants of Eastern Canada is a comprehensive guide to the region’s plants, including their culinary, medicinal, folk, and ecological uses. The book also explores the cultural history of wild plant use among Aboriginal-Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy-and non-Aboriginal-Black, Acadian, and Celtic-peoples.
Marilyn Walker holds a PhD in anthropology and is the author of Harvesting the Northern Wild, a guide to the edible wild plants of the north. She has served as the curator and acting director of the Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife and as the Assistant Head of Exhibit Design Services at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. She is currently an associate professor in the department of anthropology at Mount A.
Mount A and Tidewater Books are proud to host an afternoon author event with Marilyn Walker on Friday, Sept. 19th at 5:00 pm at the President’s Cottage, Mount Allison University.
Everyone is welcome.
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