Learn from the land.
Explore the plants around us with Newfoundland Naturalist. Join a medicine walk, discover Byron Alexander’s field guide and connect with food grown closer to home.
Medicine walks, local plant knowledge and a guide to what grows around us.
Byron Alexander · Newfoundland NaturalistA field guide to 25 healing plants growing around you.
Explore the guide ↗See familiar places in a new way.
Join a guided experience to identify local plants, learn about their traditional uses and explore preparation methods rooted in nature and tradition.
Ask about a walk ↗What you’ll explore
- Plants growing around west coast Newfoundland
- Traditional plant knowledge shared on the land
- Ways people identify and prepare local plants
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Backyard Medicines
Bring local plant knowledge with you. Byron Alexander’s laminated field guide introduces 25 plants and invites you to look more closely at what grows nearby.
Good food grows close to home.
Explore nearby farms, the Western NL Food Hub’s local pickup points, community growing and food support in one practical guide.
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