A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
Proper Techniques for Finding and Preparing Nature's Flavorful Edibles
Author: David Squire
An extensive directory of more than 100 wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish with guidance on identification, seasonality, location, harvesting, preparation and use. This compact field guide has all the information you need to forage food.
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An extensive directory of more than 100 wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish with guidance on identification, seasonality, location, harvesting, preparation and use. This compact field guide has all the information you need to forage food.
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The benefits of foraging for food are far and wide. Whether you're looking for ways to become more self-sufficient, save money, or develop healthier habits, this guide is an extensive on-the-go directory of more than 100 profiles for wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish. Each profile provides tips on identification, seasonality, location, what and when to harvest, and how to prepare and use them in delicious recipes. This compact field guide has all the information you need alongside new, high-quality photographs and illustrations to help you identify a wholesome and natural food store, all for free. Forage fresh, local foods so you can eat better, save money, learn a useful survival skill, and have fun in the process.
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A wonderfully visual resource containing color photographs to help in identification, useful sidebars, recipes, proper preparation ideas, and information on which plants can be used for medicinal purposes. Best for beginner foragers, campers, or anyone who goes backcountry hiking. - Library Journal
About the Author
David Squire has worked for many years as a gardening writer and editor. He has contributed to numerous gardening magazines and is the author (or co-author) of more than 80 gardening and plant-related books. His books include four titles in the new Home Gardener's Specialist Guide series (Fox Chapel Publishing) plus The Scented Garden (Orion) which won the “Quill and Trowel Award” of the Garden Writers of America. David trained as a horticulturist at the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and at the Royal Horticultural Society, where he was awarded the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. He was awarded an N.K. Gould Memorial Prize for his collection of herbarium specimens of native British plants. In 2005, this collection of plants was accepted by the Booth Museum of Natural History to become library and museum exhibits. He has a passionate interest in the uses of native plants, whether for eating and survival, or for their historical roles in medicine, folklore and customs.
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