Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge

An ancient, and vital, part of nature’s ecosystem, seaweed is now emerging as an increasingly important source of food in a world faced with diminishing natural resources.In Seaweed Chronicles, acclaimed nature writer Susan Hand Shetterly opens a window into the world of this fascinating organism by providing an elegant, often poetic look at life on the rugged shore of the Gulf of Maine. Shetterly offers a close look at the life cycle of seaweed, and introduces us to the men and women who farm and harvest it – and their increasingly difficult task of protecting this critical natural resource against forces both natural and man-made.Ideal for readers of such books as The Hidden Life of Trees and How to Read Water, Seaweed Chronicles is a beautiful tribute to a little-known part of our country and a significant contribution to our understanding of our natural habitat.

Reviews of Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water’s Edge

"You might not expect unfettered passion on the topic of seaweed, but Shetterly is such a great storyteller that you find yourself following along eagerly."–Mark KurlanskyPraise for Settled in the Wild by Susan Hand Shetterly:"Shetterly is a writer whose precise eye is directly connected not just to a quicksilver mind but also a good, generous heart. Her prose is spare, elegant, rich in metaphor, and haunting."–Richard Russo"With this tender and tough book, Shetterly creates an offering of native awareness that deserves to be placed alongside Aldo Leopold, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, and Noel Perrin, all writers of community, insight and resolve."–Terry Tempest Williams"There is magic in the way Shetterly has proceeded into her life–with daily awe and hunger–and there is generosity, eloquence, and great intelligence in this telling."–Rick Bass"With wisdom and leavening humor, Susan Hand Shetterly tells tales of a small town and the woods around it, of her family and neighbors, two-legged and four, of the sound of wind and the cacophony of silence."–Richard Louv"Settled in the Wild draws a beautiful portrait of life lived in utter harmony with the natural world–life as it ought to be lived."–Alice Waters"What a beautiful little book. It reads like you're listening to water flowing over stones. Shetterly writes with great detail and understanding, and you feel immersed in her world."–Lynne Cox