Foraging Arizona

by Christopher Nyerges

Arizona is a diverse area from the Colorado Plateau to the lowland basin and range areas of the Sonoran desert. Foraging Arizona addresses all the traditional plants from mesquite, amaranth, and cactus fruits, to the common urban weeds such as purslane, mallow, and lambs quarter. You'll learn about the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of Arizona. Organized by botanical families with a helpful guide to the environmental zone, this is an authoritative guide for nature lovers and gastronomes. Use Foraging Arizona as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you're looking for, whether it’s history of how native plants were used or how you can forage some of your meals at home or on hiking trips, this guide will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden.

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296 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2020

Reviews

[C.A. Gray]

I can't imagine a better book for what it was... I just realized as I was reading that it wouldn't actually do me much good unless I was actively out practicing my identification skills, with a guide who could tell me what's food and what's poisonous. Otherwise it's a bunch of facts I'll never be able to use.