{"product_id":"wort-issue-1","title":"Wort, Issue 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWort\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a new independent journal of grassroots and radical herbalism. Based in Wales,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWort\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epublishes contributions from lay practitioners alongside professionally qualified herbalists in recognition of the richness of folk traditions and the multiple kinds of knowledge they hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wort” is an old word for a plant and appears in the common names of many herbs. It comes from the Old English “wyrt” and derives from the same Proto-Indo-European origin-word as “radical,” “radicle,” and “root.” This new journal brings together all of these different meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a welcoming editorial, this inaugural issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWort\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003econtains the following features…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerbal Abortifacients and the Fight for Abortion Legalisation in Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, written and illustrated by Ríona Ní Riagáin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRooting Myself: Herbalism as a Route to Connection as a Queer Autistic Person\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Olly Cameron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Herbalism Reading List\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by erhan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForaging: An Exploration Based on Science and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Anja Van Geert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerbal Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Fanny Mae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlant Medicine and the Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, written and illustrated by Matilde Wyrdlea and Libby Bove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCyanotypes: Using Light to Reconnect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, written and illustrated by Annie Randall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProject Focus: The Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Paine B. Hoehne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Finding Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Em Swift\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFolk Herbalism: The Unwritten Strand of Herbal History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Leo Qawas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVervain: Simpler’s Joy, Holy Herb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, by Beth Maiden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…with illustrations throughout by Ross Fleming, editor Leo Qawas, and the contributing artists, mostly in black-and-white with occasional splashes of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Peculiar Parish Bookshop has acquired a small quantity of this first issue and is proud and excited to share it with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIllustration from: Ross Fleming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished by Umbel Press\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e94 pages\u003cbr\u003e150 x 210 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umbel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57978643284299,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/PPB0330.webp?v=1785338830","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/products\/wort-issue-1","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}