Foraging: Self-Sufficiency

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Foraging for wild foods is becoming more and more popular as people become increasingly interested in eating local fresh food—for free! You’d be surprised at the bounty of wild food you can find practically just outside your door: some native plants, some that grow wild in your garden, and all delicious. Divided into wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish, this book has all of the information you need as well as clear instructions to help you identify a wholesome and natural food ...

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Overview

Foraging for wild foods is becoming more and more popular as people become increasingly interested in eating local fresh food—for free! You’d be surprised at the bounty of wild food you can find practically just outside your door: some native plants, some that grow wild in your garden, and all delicious. Divided into wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and shellfish, this book has all of the information you need as well as clear instructions to help you identify a wholesome and natural food source, all without spending a dime.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781616084066
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
  • Publication date: 9/14/2011
  • Series: Self-Sufficiency Series
  • Pages: 128
  • Sales rank: 468,748
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

David Squire has a lifetime’s experience with plants, both cultivated and native types. He studied botany and has written more than eight books on plants and gardening. He lives in England.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Foraging directory 10

Edible wild plants 12

Popular wayside kitchen herbs 38

Wild fruits 56

Wild nuts 86

Mushrooms, truffles and other edible fungi 94

Seaweeds 106

Shellfish 114

Glossary 122

Further reading 124

Index 125

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