Mountain States Foraging
115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alpine Sorrel to Wild Hops
Published on 6. June 2016
338 pages
978-1-60469-792-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A stunning look at the natural abundance of the mountain states-with clear guidance on identification, gathering techniques, and uses." -Jennifer McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen
The Mountain States offer a veritable feast for foragers, and with Briana Wiles as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Mountain States 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 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and northern Nevada.
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Briana Wiles is a herbalist and wild plants expert. She teaches classes on foraging and medicinal plants. Wiles also runs Rooted Apothecary, which offers bulk herbs, herbal remedies, and her own line of body-care products made with foraged botanicals. Visit her online at rooted-apothecary.com.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Introduction: Foraging High and Low
- Timing Your Forage: A Guide to Seasonal Harvests
- Wild Edible Plants of the Mountain West
- alfalfa
- alpine sorrel
- amaranth
- angelica
- apple
- asparagus
- aspen
- balsamroot
- beebalm
- bistort
- black walnut
- bluebells
- blueberry
- blue mustard
- Brandegee's onion
- bullberry
- burdock
- cattail
- chickweed
- chicory
- chokecherry
- cleavers
- cota
- cottonwood
- cow parsnip
- crabapple
- dandelion
- dock
- Douglas fir
- elderberry
- filaree
- fir
- fireweed
- glacier lily
- golden currant
- goldenrod
- gooseberry
- ground cherry
- hackberry
- hawthorn
- hyssop
- juniper
- king's crown
- lamb's quarters
- lilac
- linden
- mallow
- mariposa lily
- miner's lettuce
- Mormon tea
- mountain ash
- mountain candytuft
- mountain gooseberry
- mountain parsley
- mulberry
- New Mexico locust
- nodding onion
- northern bedstraw
- orache
- Oregon grape
- ox-eye daisy
- pennycress
- pepperweed
- pine
- pineapple weed
- piñon
- plantain
- prickly pear
- purslane
- raspberry
- red clover
- salsify
- scrub oak
- serviceberry
- sheep sorrel
- shepherd's purse
- showy milkweed
- skunkbush
- smooth sumac
- sow thistle
- spring beauty
- spruce
- stinging nettle
- stonecrop
- strawberry blite
- sunflower
- sweet clover
- sweet root
- tansy mustard
- thimbleberry
- thistle
- tumble mustard
- twisted stalk
- veronica
- violet
- watercress
- wax currant
- western blue flax
- white clover
- whitetop
- wild caraway
- wild chives
- wild grape
- wild hops
- wild lettuce
- wild licorice
- wild mint
- wild plum
- wild rose
- wild strawberry
- wintercress
- Wolf's currant
- wood sorrel
- yarrow
- yucca
- Metric Conversions
- Useful Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Photography Credits
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
