A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
Proper Techniques for Finding and Preparing Nature's Flavorful Edibles
Published on 18. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-5048-0135-5 (ISBN)
Description
The benefits of foraging for food are far and wide. Whether you're looking for ways to become more self-sufficient, save money, or develop healthier habits, this guide is an extensive on-the-go directory of more than 100 profiles for wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish. Each profile provides tips on identification, seasonality, location, what and when to harvest, and how to prepare and use them in delicious recipes. This compact field guide has all the information you need alongside new, high-quality photographs and illustrations to help you identify a wholesome and natural food store, all for free. Forage fresh, local foods so you can eat better, save money, learn a useful survival skill, and have fun in the process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
East Petersburg
United States
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
446 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5048-0135-5 (9781504801355)
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David Squire
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
Proper Techniques for Finding and Preparing Nature's Flavorful Edibles
E-Book
07/2023
IMM Lifestyle Books
€8.82
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Person
David Squire is an experienced gardening writer and editor. Having contributed to numerous gardening magazines he is the author of more than 80 gardening and plant-related books including four titles in the Home Gardener's Specialist Guide series. David trained as a horticulturist at the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and at the Royal Horticultural Society, where he was awarded the Wisley Diploma in Horticulture. He was awarded an N.K. Gould Memorial Prize for his collection of herbarium specimens of native British plants which, in 2005, was accepted by the Booth Museum of Natural History to become library and museum exhibits. He has a passionate interest in the uses of native plants, whether for eating and survival, or for their historical roles in medicine, folklore and customs.