Laura Chávez Silverman, a writer and creative director, is the founding naturalist of The Outside Institute, which nurtures humanity’s innate affinity for the wild through guided nature walks, foraging education, wildcrafting workshops and botanical mixology. The institute aims to inspire a joyful awareness and essential reciprocity between all beings. The Outside Institute’s publications currently include three volumes of its Field Guide to the Hudson & Upper Delaware Valleys. (Copy: Creative Mornings Website)