Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants -- Samuel Thayer, Paperback

A detailed guide to 41 of the most widespread wild foods in North America, covering how to find and identify them, which parts are used, when and how to harvest them, and how to prepare them for the table. The cultural and natural history of the plants are also discussed. There is no overlap between the plants covered in this book and The Forager's Harvest.

Author: Samuel Thayer
Publisher: Foragers Harvest Press
Published: 03/01/2010
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.14lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.08w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780976626619
Award: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - Finalist
Award: Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2010 pg. 92

About the Author

Samuel Thayer is an internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants who has authored two award-winning books on the topic, Nature's Garden and The Forager's Harvest. He has taught foraging and field identification for more than two decades. Besides lecturing and writing, Samuel is an advocate for sustainable food systems who owns a diverse organic orchard and harvests wild rice, acorns, hickory nuts, maple syrup, and other wild products. He lives in rural northern Wisconsin with his wife and three children.