{"id":5132,"date":"2015-10-08T10:17:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=5132"},"modified":"2018-10-01T13:24:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:24:50","slug":"the-forest-is-friendly-and-full-of-good-eats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/the-forest-is-friendly-and-full-of-good-eats\/","title":{"rendered":"The forest is friendly and full of good eats"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you were ever lost in the bush, Laura Gilmour would be the perfect person to have with you.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s only in her 30’s but through her experiences she has acquired a vast knowledge when it comes to living off the land. Gilmour is a botanist, a herbalist, a naturalist, and is certified in permaculture design and wildlife tracking. She\u2019s worked as an environmental consultant and has done large-scale ecological mapping as well as wildlife research. She could probably tell you something about any native plant species and she can cook a feast using Muskoka\u2019s wild bounty. She can start a fire without flame and the other night she slept outside. Just because she wanted to.<\/p>\n
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She admits she\u2019s a bit of a hippie-at-heart.<\/p>\n
A year ago she started Wild Muskoka Botanicals and has been in the midst of creating and learning ever since.<\/p>\n
She sells wild foods and makes herbal medicines using traditional recipes but, of course, adding her own creative element with her own unique blend of herbs and spices. She\u2019s always experimenting in the kitchen. She will tell you that even when she\u2019s not working, she\u2019s still working.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake someone a cocktail out of wild plants and they\u2019re hooked. There\u2019s a connection. They\u2019re not going to forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n
What she does is truly a labour of love. She enjoys being outside foraging wild edible plants and then turning what she\u2019s plucked from Mother Earth\u2019s ground into something that is natural and delicious.<\/p>\n
She and her husband, Chris, offer nature education programs from their home, which is situated between Dwight and Dorset. He shares an affifinty for the great outdoors and they spend a lot of time doing things they love together.<\/p>\n