Edible Wild Plants by Thomas Elias

Edible Wild Plants

A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods

Thomas Elias, Peter Dykeman

Union Square & Co. · Print & ebook · April 7, 2009

Already a huge success in previous editions, this must-have field guide now features a fresh new cover, as well as nearly 400 color photos and detailed information on more than 200 species of edible plants all across North America.

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Themes
Wild plant identification, Harvesting and preparation, Poisonous look-alikes
Genres
Foraging, Survival & Emergency Preparedness, Plants
Published
Union Square & Co., April 7, 2009

Who it’s for

  • Foragers seeking seasonal help identifying edible plants
  • Cooks interested in harvesting and preparing wild foods

About this book

Already a huge success in previous editions, this must-have field guide now features a fresh new cover, as well as nearly 400 color photos and detailed information on more than 200 species of edible plants all across North America. With all the plants conveniently organized by season, enthusiasts will find it very simple to locate and identify their desired ingredients.

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Each entry includes images, plus facts on the plant’s habitat, physical properties, harvesting, preparation, and poisonous look-alikes. The introduction contains tempting recipes and there’s a quick-reference seasonal key for each plant. “Season-by-season guide to identification, harvest, and preparation of more than 200 common edible plants to be found in the wild ... Hundreds of edible species are included ... [This] handy paperback guide includes jelly, jam, and pie recipes, a seasonal key to plants, [and a] chart listing nutritional contents.” —Booklist

Where it sits

Foraging96%
Survival & Emergency Preparedness20%
Plants18%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Raw Food Cooking
  • Plants
  • Survival & Emergency Preparedness
Authors
Thomas Elias, Peter Dykeman
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Published
April 7, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Wild plant identification · Harvesting and preparation · Poisonous look-alikes
Reading lane
Raw Food Cooking