Northeast Foraging
120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries
Published on 8. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-1-60469-417-8 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
159 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60469-417-8 (9781604694178)
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Person
Leda Meredith is a lifelong forager and a certified ethnobotanist. She is an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden and at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, specializing in edible and medicinal plants. The author of four other books, Meredith writes for Mother Earth News and leads tours internationally for organizations including Slow Food, Green Edge, Cornell University, and Purchase University.