Concise Foraging Guide

Author: Tiffany Francis-Baker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472984757
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 411

Book Description
This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes 194 edible fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, greens and vegetables, herbs, roots, whole plants, fungi, seaweeds and shellfish that you can forage in the UK and Europe. Each species account includes accurate artworks and concise descriptions outlining essential details to help you identify species in the field, as well as information on where you can find species and helpful tips on how to cook and bake with the food you forage. The author's introduction offers practical advice on foraging safely and legally and outlines how to prepare and preserve your foraged foods, including making mead and jam, drying herbs, storing mushrooms for later use and how to safely prepare foraged shellfish.

Concise Foraging Guide

Author: Tiffany Francis-Baker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472984765
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Food You Can Forage

Author: Tiffany Francis-Baker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472941187
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
An accessible and engaging illustrated guide to foraging for families and amateur naturalists. When you know where to look, each season Nature provides a generous spread of tasty treats ripe for the picking. Foraging can be an adventure for the entire family, and Food You Can Forage is packed with photos, illustrations and useful information to help you identify and find food in the wild, as well as delicious recipes to try with your finds. In this book, Tiffany Francis explores a range of habitats, revealing why plants grow where they do and which other living things live there too. Tiffany offers tips to help make the most of time spent outdoors wherever you are, and her delightful text also explains everything from the birds to look out for along the coast to which bumblebees you're most likely to spot on your local heathland. Whether you prefer to avoid eating overly processed foods or just enjoy spending time outdoors with your family, knowing how to ethically source food for free in the wild is a valuable and fun skill that anyone can learn.

Backyard Foraging

Author: Ellen Zachos
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1612120091
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Full-color photographs make identification easy, while tips on common plant locations, pesticides, pollution, and dangerous flora make foraging as safe and simple as stepping into your own backyard.

Concise Medicinal Plants Guide

Author: Tiffany Francis-Baker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN: 1399418106
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, describes 166 plant species with medicinal qualities that you can forage or grow in the UK and Europe. Each species account provides accurate artworks and concise descriptions outlining essential details to help you identify species in the field, as well as essential information on their medicinal uses, toxicity and any risks or side effects to consider. Tiffany Francis-Baker's introduction includes a brief history of foraging for medicine and discusses the benefits and risks of creating herbal remedies to supplement modern medicine. She offers practical tips on collecting wild plants safely and legally and outlines how to store, preserve and prepare medicinal plants, including making balms, teas and tinctures. Easy to use and small enough to take anywhere, this is the perfect guide for anyone interested in making their own natural remedies.

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America

Author: Lee Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395926222
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.

Midwest Foraging

Author: Lisa M. Rose
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604697024
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
“This full color guide makes foraging accessible for beginners and is a reliable source for advanced foragers.” —Edible Chicago The Midwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Lisa Rose as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Midwest Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

Food For Free (Collins Gem)

Author: Richard Mabey
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007440766
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Foraging

Author: John Lewis-Stempel
Publisher: Elliot Right Way Books
ISBN: 9780716023104
Category : Cooking (Wild foods)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Best of British Nature's Food and Drink for Free

Northeast Foraging

Author: Leda Meredith
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604694173
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 309

Book Description
“An invaluable guide for the feast in the East.” —Hank Shaw, author of the James Beard Award–winning website Hunter Angler Gardener Cook The Northeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Leda Meredith as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Northeast Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and preserving. A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Rhode Island.