Description:
A literary mixed-berry jam, combining storytelling with science to celebrate more than 40 species of berries and their various uses, from food to medicine.
Brief description:
Raised on a small farm in Maine, Ellen Bryan Obed first went to Labrador at the age of twenty to work at Cartwright Summer Camp. After University, she returned to Labrador to teach school and to research its flora. She married Enoch Obed of Nain and they had three children, Keturah, Natan, and Seth.
Ellen is the author of ten books for children. Her Borrowed Black has been translated into seven languages and appeared in thirteen different editions since it was first published in 1979. The seasons and nature provide the subjects for most of Ellen's writing. She and her husband, Robert, reside in the town of Ellsworth on the Coast of Maine.
Review Quotes: "The text is non-technical and charmingly chatty--almost like a walk in the woods with a naturalist or forager friend who is telling you about wayside plants. . . . this is a useful reference book for anyone interested in traditional plant use, foraging, or natural history."
--Michael Burzynski, ARCTIC (7/1/2026 12:00:00 AM)