Author: James Simpson

My journey in Traditional Skills began in 2020 on my trip to Costa Rica. The environment of Costa Rica along with Plant Medicines and my willpower, enhanced my desired relationship to the "basics". In 2020, I also started my first Stone Age Skill Internship for 1.5 months. Later that year, I began another 1.5 year Internship that involved Hunter-Gatherer Skills along with Homesteading Skills; Upon that Internship I've left with several skill-sets (Hide-Tanning, Friction Fires, Cordage, Felting, foraging, and etc) and relationships. My first Plant Mentor and successful author, Thomas J. Elpel left me with a good foundation to start my plant journey and I wanted to take it a step further with studying Ethnobotany in this new (to me) academic environment with the dream to make my path of preservation be somehow professionally recognized. The path is ever-so evolving.

Dissections

Plant Dissections! -James

By James Simpson July 16, 2023 July 17, 2023

Looking forward to getting deeper and deeper with these foundations in more dissections! Have a good rest of your summer! Geranium viscosissimum– Sticky geranium Sisymbrium loeselii– Tall hedge mustard Monarda fistulosa– Wild bergamot Geum macrophyllum -Large-leaf avens

BINGO

James Plant Bingo!

By James Simpson July 11, 2023 July 12, 2023 1

Pressed Plants

My Pressed Plants – James

By James Simpson July 8, 2023 July 8, 2023 1

Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Key Practice

By James Simpson July 1, 2023 July 2, 2023 1

Introductions

Introduction Post – James

By James Simpson June 17, 2023 June 18, 2023 1

Hey everyone, I’m located in Bozeman, MT and have been recently continuing my journey with the UAF Ethnobotany Certificate program; I think after this class there is one more class for me to do in the Fall semester. Other than that I’m not sure how or why else I would …