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How to forage for wild foods without dying : an absolute beginner's guide to identifying 40 edible wild plants / Ellen Zachos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 255 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781635866131
  • 1635866138
Other title:
  • Absolute beginner's guide to identifying 40 edible wild plants
  • Absolute beginner's guide to identifying forty edible wild plants
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Contents:
Chapter 1. -- Wild edibles that grow just about everywhere -- Chapter 2. -- Green weeds of sunny, disturbed soil -- Chapter 3. -- Sun-loving trees & shrubs -- Chapter 4. -- Edibles from dappled edges & shady places -- Chapter 5. -- Plants that like wet feet -- Chapter 6. -- Preserving the harvest.
Summary: "How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying is a book for anyone who likes to go on nature walks and would like to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to come across--no matter what region they're in. Author Ellen Zachos shares her considerable expertise, acquired over decades of foraging in every part of North America. She offers clear, concise descriptions of edible wild plants, in addition to any potential lookalikes, as well as critical information about proper harvesting, processing, and cooking"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 581.632 Z16 Available 33111011216344
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This on-the-go guide is perfect for new foragers eager to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to find, no matter what region they're in, and provides photos and easy-to-follow identification and use guidelines for the 40 most common--and most delicious--wild plants.

How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying is a book for anyone who likes to go on nature walks and would like to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to come across--no matter what region they're in. Author Ellen Zachos shares her considerable expertise, acquired over decades of foraging in every part of North America. She offers clear, concise descriptions of edible wild plants, in addition to any potential lookalikes, as well as critical information about proper harvesting, processing, and cooking. Zachos has curated the plant selection to include only the 40 most common, most delicious edible plants, ranging from black walnuts and juniper berries to elderflowers, burdock, fiddlehead ferns, lambsquarter, wild garlic, sunchokes, and many more. With Zachos's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which plants they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid. Easy instructions for preparation and eating for maximum enjoyment are included.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-245) and index.

Chapter 1. -- Wild edibles that grow just about everywhere -- Chapter 2. -- Green weeds of sunny, disturbed soil -- Chapter 3. -- Sun-loving trees & shrubs -- Chapter 4. -- Edibles from dappled edges & shady places -- Chapter 5. -- Plants that like wet feet -- Chapter 6. -- Preserving the harvest.

"How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying is a book for anyone who likes to go on nature walks and would like to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to come across--no matter what region they're in. Author Ellen Zachos shares her considerable expertise, acquired over decades of foraging in every part of North America. She offers clear, concise descriptions of edible wild plants, in addition to any potential lookalikes, as well as critical information about proper harvesting, processing, and cooking"-- Provided by publisher.

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