Foraging California
Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in California
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 7. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-4930-8420-3 (ISBN)
Description
From acacia to wild grape, Foraging California guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Golden State. Helpfully organized by plant families, with detailed information on locations, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.
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Series
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-8420-3 (9781493084203)
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Christopher Nyerges
Foraging California
Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in California
E-Book
02/2026
3rd Edition
Falcon Guides
€17.79
Available for download
Previous edition
Christopher Nyerges
Foraging California
Book
10/2019
2nd Edition
Falcon Guides
€42.27
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Person
Christopher Nyerges, co-founder of the School of Self-reliance, has led wild food walks for thousands of students since 1974. He has authored 10 books on wild foods, survival, and self-reliance, and thousands of newspaper and magazine articles. He's most recently written Foraging California, Nuts and Berries of California, and Wild Greens and Salads, all FalconGuides, the latter two are slated as 2015 titles. He continues to teach where he lives in Los Angeles County, California.