Edible Wild Plants

· Gibbs Smith
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The founder of Wild Food Adventures presents the definitive, fully illustrated guide to foraging and preparing wild edible greens.

Beyond the confines of our well-tended vegetable gardens, there is a wide variety of fresh foods growing in our yards, neighborhoods, or local woods. All that’s needed to take advantage of this wild bounty is a little knowledge and a sense of adventure. In Edible Wild Plants, wild foods expert John Kallas covers easy-to-identify plants commonly found across North America. The extensive information on each plant includes a full pictorial guide, recipes, and more.

This volume covers four types of wild greens:

Foundation Greens: wild spinach, chickweed, mallow, and purslane

Tart Greens: curlydock, sheep sorrel, and wood sorrel

Pungent Greens: wild mustard, wintercress, garlic mustard, and shepherd’s purse

Bitter Greens: dandelion, cat’s ear, sow thistle, and nipplewort

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4.0
28 reviews
A Google user
May 4, 2011
I've read this book cover to cover and found and used almost every plant discussed. This book alone has turned the abandoned spaces of my garden into my favorite places to look for food. Although relatively few plants are discussed, every bit of information required to master the use of those plants is presented in easy to assimilate language. Great book! Highly recommended!
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Quill P
January 16, 2013
This book is great for people who love the wilderness or discovering new things. Highly recommended!
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A Google user
April 9, 2012
Awesome book. I can't wait for volume two to appear. I wish he lived on the East coast.
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About the author

Dr. John Kallas has investigated and taught about edible wild plants since 1970. He founded Wild Food Adventures (www.wildfoodadventures.com) in 1993 and is the publisher and editor of Wild Food Adventurer. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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