Forager's Harvest : A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, And Preparing Edible Wild Plants

Thayer, Samuel

ISBN 10: 0976626608 / ISBN 13: 9780976626602

Published by Foragers Harvest Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forager's Harvest : A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, And Preparing Edible Wild Plants
• Publisher: Foragers Harvest Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976626608
• ISBN 13: 9780976626602
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A guide to 32 of the best and most common edible wild plants in North America, with detailed information on how to identify them, where they are found, how and when they are harvested, which parts are used, how they are prepared, as well as their culinary use, ecology, conservation, and cultural history.

About the Author

Samuel Thayer is an internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants who has authored two award-winning books on the topic, Nature’s Garden and The Forager’s Harvest. He has taught foraging and field identification for more than two decades. Besides lecturing and writing, Samuel is an advocate for sustainable food systems who owns a diverse organic orchard and harvests wild rice, acorns, hickory nuts, maple syrup, and other wild products. He lives in rural northern Wisconsin with his wife and three children.