Self-Sufficiency: Foraging for Wild Foods

by David Squire

Overview

Foraging for wild food is growing more and more popular as people become increasingly interested in eating not only organic but also local fresh food - for free. You'd be surprised at the bounty of wild food you can find practically on your doorstep: some native plants, some escapes from ancient gardens and all delicious. Most of these foods are within easy reach - however, you've got to know what you're looking for and where to go and when. Arranged in a directory of categories divided into wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds and shellfish, this book has all of the information you need alongside clear illustrations to help you identify a wholesome and natural food store, all for free. Hints on how to prepare and eat your foraged bounty are also included, along with advice on seasonality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504800341
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Self-Sufficiency , #7
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.23(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

David Squire has worked for many years as a gardening writer and editor. He has contributed to numerous gardening magazines and is the author (or co-author) of more than 80 gardening and plant-related books. His books include four titles in the new Home Gardener's Specialist Guide series (Fox Chapel Publishing) plus The Scented Garden (Orion) which won the “Quill and Trowel Award” of the Garden Writers of America. 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. In 2005, this collection of plants 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.

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

Editorial Reviews

A really excellent introduction to foraging – the perfect beginner’s book providing enough ID, background and general foraging information to get anyone started.

Galloway Wild Foods