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"An exquisitely written, multi-layered story that weaves together in the most artful of ways the interconnected threads of herbalism, plant lore, environmentalism, conservation, and activism. The author, who just happens to be a modern-day Artemis, is also an herbalist, eco-warrior, environmentalist, and an excellent storyteller and writer. Inspiring, informative, and filled with keen insights, Awakening Artemis is the rich tapestry of a true-life story that stirs, uplifts, and satisfies the soul."

— Rosemary Gladstar, Herbalist & Author

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“Vanessa has so many gifts of wisdom to share with the world. In Awakening Artemis, she weaves together a rich tapestry of compelling personal narrative with the medicines and teachings of plants so we can get to know the plants themselves as beings. This intoxicating read facilitates, as she calls it, a “deep remembering” or soul medicine, awakening readers to their own true gifts. The Botany of Desire meets Braiding Sweetgrass meets Women Who Run with the Wolves.”

— Mallory Lance, founder, and Editor-in-Chief of Ravenous Zine

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“A revolutionary work of reverence for the plant kingdom. Vanessa weaves her own intimate story together with the wisdom of the plants and an exploration of her ancestral roots. The result is an empowering and transformative text about rewilding ourselves and reconnecting with the natural world.”

— Heidi Smith, MA, RH (AHG), author of The Bloom Book: A Flower Essence Guide to Cosmic Balance

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“Vanessa gifts us an intimate, unique, inspiring autobiography of what it means to bring together plant, animal, and human. At the center of her experience stands Artemis—not a metaphor or a historical goddess, but an experience, a unification of the wild, nature as a living, conscious, intelligent being, activism, and Vanessa herself.”

— Matthew Wood, Author and Professional Herbalist, MS (Herbal Medicine) and Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism

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"Awakening Artemis is the call of the wild in the dusk of the forest, a visceral turning inside out of the paternalist paradigm and a devoted, sweeping bow to Mother Earth. It is a deeply personal exposé on the author's life so far and a gloriously practical manual on human-plant relationships for both seekers in the woods and dreamers on the rooftops."

— Àdhamh Ó Broin, Award-winning Gaelic Cultural Activist

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“An eloquent exploration of the deep, life-giving bonds between plants and people. Vanessa Chakour’s engaging and insightful reflections show us how the generosity of plants can heal us and make us whole.”

- David George Haskell, author of Pulitzer finalist, The Forest Unseen, and Burroughs medalist, The Songs of Trees.

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“There is a sweetness and very real intimacy in Vanessa Chakour’s stories of her relations with plants that is rare to find; there is a humbleness as well, which is even rarer. I quite loved Awakening Artemis; I think you will too.”

— Stephen Harrod Buhner, award-winning author of The Lost Language of Plants and the national bestsellers Herbal Antibiotics and Healing Lyme.

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