Wild Food Plants of Australia

Author: Tim Low
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780207169304
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy. Thus it is a perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and, with emphasis on wild food cuisine, gourmets. Low describes more than 180 plants - from the most tasty and significant plant foods of southern and eastern Australia to the more important and spectacular inland and tropical foods. Distribution maps are provided with each description plus notes on how these plants were used in the past and can be used today. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings there is also a guide to poisonous and non-poisonous plants, and information on introduced food plants, the nutrients found in wild food plants, on bush survival, and how to forage for and cook with wild plants.

Edible Wild Plants

Author: Thomas S. Elias
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402767159
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Presents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.

Edible Wild Plants

Author: John Kallas
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423616596
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
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

Bush Tucker

Author: Tim Low
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780207163739
Category : Wild foods
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Uses of wild foods; plant use; medicinal use of plants; Uluru; Yarrabah; foods of the First Fleet; wild coffees; wild teas; native cherry; seashore fruits; pigfaces; rainforest fruits; outback fruits; feral fruits; seeds; nuts; beans; peas; lilies; wild orchids; cress; mustards; weeds; seaweeds; wild mushrooms; flowers; herbs; spices; gums; manna; lerp; Aboriginal game; colonial game and hunting methods; endangered species; conservation.

Eat Wild Tasmanian

Author: Rees Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995381452
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
A collection of recipes using plants growing wild in Tasmania as substitutes for some of the ordinary ingredients.Plant descriptions and distribution maps included.

Knowing Growing Eating

Author: Neville Bonney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646575216
Category : Wild foods
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
Edible wild native plants have been gaining much interest in recent years amongst local growers and chefs. This new book focuses on the culinary flora of southern Australia. It is practical and easy to use with coloured photographs throughout. This edition has 32 pages of new content including fungi and seaweed and new recipes.

Edible Wild Plants for Beginners

Author: Althea Press
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1623152852
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Dig up a whole new culinary world with this New York Times best-selling field guide to foraging Most of us "forage" for food in the aisles of well-lit grocery stores. But there are delicious edible plants for the taking right outside your door! This all-in-one reference shows you how to identify 31 of the most common edible wild plants in North America, from California to Connecticut. Gather your gear—Dive into edible plant history and foraging FAQs, and learn what tools you'll need before you head out. Spot the snacks—Find photos, descriptions, distinguishing characteristics, and common uses for 31 edible wild plants—from arrowroot to wild rose. Recipes and remedies—Learn to use wild plants in everything from curry and cookies to bug bite balm and bath soaks. Stay safe—This book includes foraging guidelines that are vital to your safety. It's recommended you read it in its entirety before you explore. Make the most of what Mother Nature has to offer with Edible Wild Plants for Beginners.

Foraging for Edible Wild Plants

Author: Gail Harland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857843826
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 398

Book Description
A practical and attractive guide to the many edible varieties of wild plant that grow all around us. Whether you think of them as pretty wildflowers or troublesome weeds, wild plants are invaluable for wildlife. Not only are they an essential habitat and nectar source for insects, they are also beneficial for the soil, accumulating trace elements and acting as hosts for mycorrhizal fungi. Wild plants can be also be included in a variety of tasty recipes as unusual and flavoursome culinary ingredients. Written by qualified dietician and horticulturalist, Gail Garland, Foraging for Edible Wild Plants describes more than 50 edible species, from common species, such as nettle, dandelion, chickweed and ground elder, to the less well-known brooklime and wintercress. Gail also shares advice on how to identify wild plants that are harmful to eat, as well as tips on controlling invasive species such as knotweed . The guide is beautifully designed with illustrated notes on appearance and habitat, and attractive colour photographs throughout. It includes numerous recipe suggestions for jams, cordials, pesto, salads and soups, and nutritional information. There are also tips for non-culinary activities, such as making dyes from nettles and soap from soapwort, and fascinating historical facts about wild plants throughout. Foraging for Edible Wild Plants is a charming resource, perfect for gardeners, botanists, cooks and foragers.

Wild Food in Australia

Author: Alan Bridson Cribb
Publisher: International Specialized Book Service Incorporated
ISBN: 9780006344360
Category : Wild foods
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Australian bush plants & food including - Burdekin plum - Macadamia nut - Moreton Bay fig - Lillypilly - Kurrajong - Pigface - Grey saltbush - Stinging neggle - Bunya pine - Bidgee-widgee - Sea grapes - Mushrooms & fungus___

Edible Wild Plants in Western Australia

Author: George Kulek
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781367566903
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Very descriptive guide to over 400 species of edible wild plants in Western Australia. Over 950 photographs help to identify the plants. The book also includes aboriginal use of plants including medicinal properties when known. It is by far the most comprehensive published book on the subject.