Product Description

This practical guide to North American edible plants explains where to find them, when and how to gather them, and how to prepare them. Detailed drawings and descriptions allow for accurate identification of each plant discussed. More than 500 recipes are included, ranging from common to exotic dishes using plant seeds, flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, and roots. A noteworthy and useful guide brought back to print featuring practical advice on making the most of a free food source and outdoor wisdom from a respected and best-selling expert.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #674490 in Books
• Brand: Stackpole Books
• Published on: 2002-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Renowned author Bradford Angier has written numerous best-selling nature books, including Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants (0811720187) and Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants (0811720764).

Customer Reviews

excellent resource!
This is the first book I've found that ever really tells you what wild plants are edible.

It's not a "read through" book, but it is eminently valueable for finding out if specific nuts/berries/roots are edible. There are line drawings and Latin names to help with identification. The writing style is informative but not persnicketty. Each plant has 'receipes' and occasionally anecdotes. Infact there are so many 'receipes' that it occasionally comes over as a frusterated gormet cookbook!

But don't worry; the first and best purpose is finding out which plants are edible. How to prepare them is merely a bonus.

In short, this is what I've been looking for for years: a consise, trustworthy guide to identifying wild edibles.
THE book to own on the subject.

amr

Feasting Free on Wild Edibles
I really enjoyed this book! It is broken down according to type of wild edible (ex. fruit, pot herb, salad, beverages, nuts, etc. The only thing I would change would be the layout under each plant. It's hard to discern where the recipes are because they are incorporated right into the paragraph. It would be nice if the recipes were titled and had lists of ingredients and then directions.

Bah!
This is a really mediocre book with even more mediocre line drawings and the layout is poor. The "recipes" are integrated in narrative style right into the same area of the book that contains botanical information about the plant. The book also contains useless information about what Native Americans did with the plant 150 years ago. Personally, I find it very hard to identify plants from simple, black and white drawings, particularly when said drawings are small and not very good, and most particularly when it is a plant I intend on eating! I am really sorry I purchased this book, but I purchased it together with another book called "The Forager's Harvest" by Samuel Thayer which is, by contrast, EXCELLENT.