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| If you forage for mushrooms, National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guides) by Gary H. Lincoff is the one you want to bring with you in the field. |
| If you forage for mushrooms, Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora is the reference you want to have back home (and it is heavy). |
| The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer is a practical guide to all aspects of edible wild plants: finding and identifying them, their seasons of harvest, and their methods of collection and preparation. Each plant is discussed in great detail and accompanied by excellent color photographs. Includes an index, illustrated glossary, bibliography, and harvest calendar. |
| A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Lee Allen Peterson and Roger Tory Peterson is one of the classics. More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses. |
| A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by James A. Duke. This new edition shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. Descriptive text includes information on where the plants are found, as well as their known medicinal uses. An index to medical topics, symbols next to plant descriptions, and organization of plants by colors. |
| The Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants by Department of the Army. It helps you identify plants, other than by memorizing particular varieties through familiarity, by using such factors as leaf shape and margin, leaf arrangements, and root structure. |
| A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-central United States and Southeastern and South-central Canada (The Peterson Field Guide Series) by Roger Tory Peterson, while not a foraging book per se, it is most useful to have along for general identification. There are other editions for those living elsewhere. |
| Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (And Not So Wild Places) by "Wildman" Steve Brill shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants. More than 260 detailed line drawings. This book is both a field guide to nature's bounty and a source of intriguing information about the plants that surround us. |
| While Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb is not foraging it's another that belongs in a forager's book collection. |
| Edible and Useful Plants of California (California Natural History Guide) by Charlotte Bringle Clarke is a fun and easy to use guide that covers more than 220 plant species-for food, fibers, medicine, tools, and other purposes. It also tells how to prepare, cook, and otherwise use them. About a hundred species are edible. No color pictures. The Amazon reviews average to 4+ stars. |
| The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America: Nature's Green Feast by Francois Couplan is one of the ones you want on your bookshelf. |
| Tom Brown's Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants (Field Guide) by Tom Brown. This book assumes you already know how to find the plant. There is only text. Every plant has a "personality," which is an account of the author's personal experience with the plant, childhood memories related to the plant, and teachings he got from an Apache elder. Then how the plant can be used as food and as medicine. He shows how the plant should be harvested, cooked, eaten, stored, prepared and prescribed. He points to possible dangers if a particular plant can be easily confused with a toxic plant, or when a plant could trigger reactions in allergic people. |
| Foraging New England: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods and Medicinal Plants from Maine to Connecticut by Tom Seymour guides you to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast. Organized by environmental zone, this valuable reference guide will help you identify and appreciate the wild bounty of New England. Inside you'll find: detailed descriptions of edible plants and animals; tips on finding, preparing, and using foraged foods; a glossary of botanical terms; eighty-seven color photos. |
| Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West by Gregory L. Tilford. Full-color photographs face detailed descriptions of 250 plant species in the western United States and Canada, covering field identification, habitat and range, edibility, medicinal uses, and more. The Amazon reviews average to 4+ stars. |
| Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager by Langdon Cook. Langdon, a neophyte forager, is a smart funny storyteller. He celebrates the bounty of the land and sea through the pleasure of foraging. Recommended. [Kindle] |
| A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants: North America North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Roger Caras and Steven Foster. This essential guide to safety in the field features more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi and 90 venomous animals. The 340 line drawings make identification fast and simple; 160 species are also illustrated with color photographs. |
| David Spahr now has a book Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. Info about his classes is in an above section. |
| Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods by Thomas Elias and Peter Dykeman. This updated edition of the must-have field guide now features nearly 400 color photos and detailed information on more than 200 species of edible plants all across North America. Plants are organized by season. Each entry includes images, plus facts on the plant's habitat, physical properties, harvesting, preparation, and poisonous look-alikes. The introduction contains recipes and a quick-reference seasonal key for each plant. |
| Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies by Linda Kershaw. Learn about the edible and medicinal characteristics of 333 of the most common plant species of the Rockies. This book includes accounts of how the plants were used by Native Americans and early European settlers. |
| The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts: How to Find, Identify, and Cook Them by Katie Letcher Lyle. An illustrated field guide to the most common edible wild plants, with recipes. Reviews say not so complete and is lacking in warnings. |
| Stalking The Wild Asparagus [Deluxe Edition] by Euell Gibbons was first published in 1962. It is the classic on foraging from the original forager. |
| Stalking The Healthful Herbs by Euell Gibbons is a 1966 classic guide. It is a downhome book that passes on folk wisdom and botany in a delightful way. Some prefer this book to "Asparagus" because it is a bit more useful. |
| Wild Edible Plants of Western North America by Donald R. Kirk. Nearly 2000 species of wild edible plants found in the western United States and in southwestern Canada and northwestern Mexico are covered. Identifying illustrations are not in color. |
| The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants by Department of the Army. Written for survival situations. The book describes habitat and distribution, physical characteristics, and edible parts of wild plants -- the key elements of identification. Also, methods of preparation are suggested for taste and variety. Reviews are mixed. |
| The Foraging Gourmet by Katie Letcher Lyle is a field guide and cookbook. For 55 edibles, you learn what to look for, supported by drawings and some color photos, plus history, lore, and a recipe or two for each wild treasure. Written for an American audience, it can also serve foragers in Canada and, to some degree, Europe, as it includes mushrooms, fruits, and greens found in this milieu as well. See a very descriptive Amazon review. |
| Edible Wild Plants: An Introduction to Familiar North American Species (North American Nature Guides) by James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung is a guide to berries, nuts, leaves and plants found in North America. Detailed color illustrations and groupings help identify edible vegetation. Printed on laminate material and folded for easy storage and retrieval. |
| Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants by David Foster and Bradford Angier. This illustrated guide to North American wild edibles has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K. Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable foraging handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for modern-day foragers. Reviews are mixed. It is in alphabetical order. It is conveniently small, but that limits the illustrations. |
| Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide by Kelly Kindscher. Lots of prairie grasses here. The book is organized alphabetically by scientific name. The book provides line drawings, distribution maps, and botanical and habitat descriptions. The ethnobotanical accounts of food use form the major portion of the text, but there is also information on the parts of the plants used, harvesting, propagation (for home gardeners), and the preparation and taste of wild food plants. |
| The Illustrated Guide to Edible Wild Plants by Department Army. Written for survival situations. The book describes the physical characteristics, habitat and distribution, and edible parts of wild plants. With color photography throughout, this guide facilitates the identification of these plants. |
| Harvesting Nature's Bounty 2nd Edition: A Guidebook of Wild Edible, Medicinal and Utilitarian Plants, Survival, and Nature Lore by Kevin F. Duffy. A treasure trove of nature wisdom and lore. It not only covers wild edible and medicinal plants, and survival skills, it also covers subjects as varied as fish stunners, weather predictors, cricket temperature, pine pitch glue, natural bug repellents, and a wide variety of exciting new culinary sources. |
| Native Harvests: American Indian Wild Foods and Recipes by E. Barrie Kavasch. Practical primer on natural foods not only provides recipes for varied Native American dishes but also describes uses of ceremonial, medicinal, and sacred plants. From clambakes to wild strawberry bread, the volume is simultaneously a field guide, cookbook, and useful manual on herbal remedies. Has perfect 5 star rating. |
| Weed 'Em and Reap: A Weed Eater Reader by Roger Welsch. A humerous book about the weeds in your yard you can eat, but it gets mixed reviews at Amazon. [Kindle] |
| Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West (Outdoor and Nature) by Muriel Sweet covers how the Indians, pioneers, and early Spanish-Americans used many of the common wild plants for food, building shelters, or making artifacts. Remedies are included. The single Amazon review points out that this small and lightweight book only covers the most important and common edible plants of the West. The plants in this book are categorized according to trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and water plants. The sketches are only average. |
| Basic Essentials Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs, 3rd (Basic Essentials Series) by Jim Meuninck. An introductory guide to some of the common plants you'd encounter throughout the United States and Canada. The book has glossy color pictures, descriptions, locations, cooking tips, and medicinal uses for each plant. It spotlights warnings for the plants that may be poisonous if not used properly, or if they have toxic look-alikes. Has a list of rules to consider when foraging for wild foods. Includes recipes. |
| Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States by Mary Lee Medve and Richard J. Medve contains information for the identification of more than 100 wild plants. Each plant entry provides characteristics, habitat, distribution, edible parts, food uses, precautions, preparation, recipes, and interesting remarks about the plant's botanical history. The plants are arranged according to height. Each plant is also cross-referenced by common and scientific names. They also provide a list of toxic look-alikes, a nutrient composition chart, and a glossary of terms. |
| The Rocky Mountain Wild Foods Cookbook by Darcy Williamson describes twenty-eight plants common to the region and provides an extensive selection of recipes using these delicacies from nature's garden. All emphasize health-conscious cooking, using fresh ingredients with low sugar and fat content. |
| Edible Wild Plants by Perry Medsger Oliver. This is a reprint of an early book. |
The following books are not shipped by Amazon:
| Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide by Thomas Elias and Peter Dykeman is a season-by-season guide to identification, harvest, and preparation of more than 200 common edible plants to be found in the wild. |
| The Wild Vegetarian Cookbook by "Wildman" Steve Brill starts by introducing wild and purchased natural foods and basic methods for preparing them. He gets into seasonings, tips on adapting natural ingredients to traditional cooking methods and explains how to harvest wild foods safely. |
| Edible Wild Plants and Herbs: A Pocket Guide by Alan M. Cvancara. Informative, but photos are not in color. A tutorial on preparing plants to eat and finding fresh water for cooking, as well as lists of common poisonous plants to avoid. [Kindle] |
| Anne Gardon's The Wild Food Gourmet has more than 100 recipes. Scroll down for a review at Galloping Gourmets. |
| Native Indian Wild Game, Fish, and Wild Foods Cookbook: New revised and expanded edition by Lovesick Lake Native Women's Assocation. Native America cookbook filled with cultural facts and tidbits. Over 340 recipes for wild edibles, fruits, fish and seafood, venison, small and big game. Gathered from Zuni, Pueblo, Cherokee, Tlingit, Ojibway and other tribes across North America and updated for the modern cook. |
| Lifelong forager Robert Henderson has written The Neighborhood Forager: A Guide for the Wild Food Gourmet. |
| Wild Edible Plants of New England: A Field Guide, Including Poisonous Plants Often Encountered by Joan Richardson. No description or reviews at Amazon. |
| Thistle Greens and Mistletoe: Edible and Poisonous Plants of Northern California by James S. Wiltens. No description or reviews at Amazon. |
| Amazon has nice searching capabilities. One good one is a search on wild edible plants. |
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