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Foraging: Over 30 Tasty Recipes to Turn Your Foraged Finds into Feasts
Find edible plants anywhere in North America!
Foraged delicacies have become the latest foodie obsession. Wild edibles collected by professional foragers are proliferating on the plates of top-tier restaurants because they offer novel and ultra-fresh sensations for the tongue, and they frequently taste more flavorful than farmed foods. For people seeking new food experiences and wanting to forage for themselves, Idiot’s Foraging shows how to find wild edibles and when and how to harvest them. Includes over 30 tasty recipes that describe how to prepare these wild foods.
- Includes common plants all across North America.
- Covers positive plant identification.
- Multiple large, full-color photos identify each plant (including the mature plant, how it looks at various stages of growth, and how it looks at the right stage of growth for harvesting).
- Each entry gives facts on the plant's habitat, physical properties, which parts are edible, harvesting sustainability, preparation, storage, and poisonous look-alikes.
-More than 30 delicious recipes.
-Includes range maps and charts that list plants by habitat and by season.
Foraged delicacies have become the latest foodie obsession. Wild edibles collected by professional foragers are proliferating on the plates of top-tier restaurants because they offer novel and ultra-fresh sensations for the tongue, and they frequently taste more flavorful than farmed foods. For people seeking new food experiences and wanting to forage for themselves, Idiot’s Foraging shows how to find wild edibles and when and how to harvest them. Includes over 30 tasty recipes that describe how to prepare these wild foods.
- Includes common plants all across North America.
- Covers positive plant identification.
- Multiple large, full-color photos identify each plant (including the mature plant, how it looks at various stages of growth, and how it looks at the right stage of growth for harvesting).
- Each entry gives facts on the plant's habitat, physical properties, which parts are edible, harvesting sustainability, preparation, storage, and poisonous look-alikes.
-More than 30 delicious recipes.
-Includes range maps and charts that list plants by habitat and by season.
224 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2016
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September 2, 2024
I really appreciate the addition of the recipes (both savory and sweet!) for all the goods collected for foraging.
December 10, 2023
If you ever looked out your window and wondered, “Can I eat that?” then this book is for you.
Filled with pictures and illustrations to help you identify the weeds, flowers, and berries that grow wild.
This book also includes recipes for cooking the edible portions of each plant.
There are tips on the best practices when foraging (never overharvest), and considerations for safety (beware the poisonous mimics).
Merriwether is the creator of foragingtexas.com, which was established in 2008.
Both his parents’ families ate foraged foods to survive during the Great Depression, and they passed their knowledge onto him.
He has led several foraging classes over the year throughout the state of Texas.
This is a must-have reference book.
Filled with pictures and illustrations to help you identify the weeds, flowers, and berries that grow wild.
This book also includes recipes for cooking the edible portions of each plant.
There are tips on the best practices when foraging (never overharvest), and considerations for safety (beware the poisonous mimics).
Merriwether is the creator of foragingtexas.com, which was established in 2008.
Both his parents’ families ate foraged foods to survive during the Great Depression, and they passed their knowledge onto him.
He has led several foraging classes over the year throughout the state of Texas.
This is a must-have reference book.
July 2, 2018
A good starting point
I've been considering foraging and wanted to read up before i did and now I'm glad i did so! A good starting point, good for figuring out what's what and what you can do with it! A very few parts didn't have photos available to illustrate the description, and be sure you know the different terms for leaf veins- don't worry though, it's in the appendix. I'd really have appreciated a few more pictures or maybe a bit more depth in the sections talking about the toxic look alikes, however...
I've been considering foraging and wanted to read up before i did and now I'm glad i did so! A good starting point, good for figuring out what's what and what you can do with it! A very few parts didn't have photos available to illustrate the description, and be sure you know the different terms for leaf veins- don't worry though, it's in the appendix. I'd really have appreciated a few more pictures or maybe a bit more depth in the sections talking about the toxic look alikes, however...
December 26, 2019
I bought this book for myself as a christmas present and it is a great addition to any forager's library! Clear, color photos of the plants, brief but easy to understand descriptions and much more information than I expected all packed into an easy to take along book! Thank you Mark Vorderbruggen!
December 22, 2017
Nice, easy to read guide to backyard foraging. Pictures are very useful.
March 2, 2019
This guidebook was really well designed. The recipe section was a nice addition; never saw that before. I would actually buy this book.
April 4, 2023
A great book on this subject.
November 23, 2023
Great book. Plenty to learn about, without being overwhelming. He includes common and less common plants. There are great photos - which is usually the issue with plant ID books, one grainy photo in bad lighting doesn't really help much. The how to use section is great.
I haven't seen a comparable wild edible plants book. Worth your time. Worth owning. Worth keeping somewhere visible, so when you have a few minutes to revisit it you'll remember to.
I forage often, and use this book to learn more.
I haven't seen a comparable wild edible plants book. Worth your time. Worth owning. Worth keeping somewhere visible, so when you have a few minutes to revisit it you'll remember to.
I forage often, and use this book to learn more.
July 20, 2021
I'm often in the woods, and this book changed how I looked at the plants I'm amongst during my hikes. I'm a major foodie, gardener, and plant lover so this book was perfect for me. There were lovely and funny descriptions that I didn't expect. I'm excited to explore these new food options, you can eat weeds, whether at home or out camping.
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