A Journal of Radical, Rooted, Relational Herbalism
About
‘Wort’ is an old word for a plant used as food or medicine.
It describes plants that feed and heal us. Those that maintain and make us whole.
People have had this special relationship with some plants for as long as people have been around (not nearly as long as plants).
‘Wort’ names a relationship fundamental to human existence.
This journal is for lovers of weeds and wildflowers. It is for those who honour plants as kin and those working to make change at the root.
Each issue collects contributions from persons working in ways that resonate with the long traditions of world-entangled, community-embedded folk herbalism.
Wort platforms plantwork that is deeply holistic and intersectional, always striving to understand the bigger picture. Plantwork that roots itself in the heritage of common knowledge and in relationship with the land.
Beautifully illustrated with pen and ink drawing throughout.
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Latest Writings
Kådsalva (resin salve) : Spruce
by Road Dawg. On Kådsalva – a traditional preparation hailing from Sápmi, the land of the Sámi peoples.
Layering Time: Practicing Pine Patience
by Hat Fidkin. On Pine medicine, seasonal slowness, and finding consistency amidst change.
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Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights, IV: Gorse
The final of four ‘Herbal Poems of Long Winter Nights’, by Fanny Mae.
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