Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate (The Wild Food Adventure Series, Book 1)

__Edible Wild Plants__ provides what you really need to know to have your own wild food adventures. Whether a beginner or advanced wild food aficionado, gardener, chef, botanist, nutritionist, scientist, or a dieter with special needs, this book is for you. Author John Kallas gives you unprecedented details, maps, simple explanations, and multiple close-up photographs of every plant covered at every important stage of growth. You learn that a plant is not only edible but when, why, and how it is. He can turn you into a successful, well-fed, and happy forager anywhere in North America. For more information on this book, other publications by John Kallas, and wild foods in general, see www.wildfoodadventures.com

edible Wild Plants Is A Pictorial Guide To Edible Plants That Transports The Reader Into A World Of New Food Possibilities. This Is A Genuinely Useful New Tool For The Modern Day Forager, Gardener, And Food Preparer. With Today's Needs And Sensibilities In Mind, This Book Reveals What Wild Foods Are All About, Showing Dramatic Evidence Of Their Potential For Use, And Describes/reveals Them In Unprecedented Depth, Clarity, And In Full Color -- The Kind Of Depth That Gives Readers Confidence In Their Ability To Correctly Identify And Finally Begin Using The Plants.

the Following Plants Are Covered In Detail, Each Illustrated By Many Beautiful Photographs: Wild Spinach, Chickweed, Common Mallow, Purslane, Curly Dock, Broad-leaved Dock, Sheep Sorrel, Wood Sorrel, Field Mustard, Wintercress, Garlic Mustard, Shepherd's Purse, Dandelion, Cat's Ear, Sow Thistle, And Nipplewort. Photographs And Varying Amounts Of Information Are Give For An Additional 24 Plants Whose Coverage Is Found Using The Index.

The founder of Wild Food Adventures presents the definitive, fully illustrated guide to foraging and preparing wild edible greens. Beyond the confines of our well-tended vegetable gardens, there is a wide variety of fresh foods growing in our yards, neighborhoods, or local woods. All that’s needed to take advantage of this wild bounty is a little knowledge and a sense of adventure. In Edible Wild Plants , wild foods expert John Kallas covers easy-to-identify plants commonly found across North America. The extensive information on each plant includes a full pictorial guide, recipes, and more. This volume covers four types of wild greens: Foundation Greens : wild spinach, chickweed, mallow, and purslane Tart Greens : curlydock, sheep sorrel, and wood sorrel Pungent Greens : wild mustard, wintercress, garlic mustard, and shepherd’s purse Bitter Greens : dandelion, cat’s ear, sow thistle, and nipplewort Edible wild plants have one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth and properly prepared. Edible Wild Plants includes extensive information and recipes on plants from the four categories. Foundation greens: wild spinach, chickweed, mallow, purslane; tart greens: curlydock, sheep sorrel, wood sorrel; pungent greens: wild mustard, wintercress, garlic mustard,shepherd's purse; and bitter greens: dandelion, cat's ear, sow thistle, nipplewort. Dr. John Kallas has investigated and taught about edible wild plants since 1970. He founded WildFood Adventures (wildfoodadventures.com) in 1993 and is the publisher and editor of Wild FoodAdventurer. He lives in Portland, Oregon. The definitive work on growing, harvesting, and eating wild greens. Edible wild plants have one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth and properly prepared. Edible Wild Plants includes extensive information and recipes on plants from the four categories. Foundation greens: wild spinach, chickweed, mallow, purslane; tart greens: curlydock, sheep sorrel, wood sorrel; pungent greens: wild mustard, wintercress, garlic mustard, shepherd's purse; and bitter greens: dandelion, cat's ear, sow thistle, nipplewort. Dr. John Kallas has investigated and taught about edible wild plants since 1970. He founded WildFood Adventures (www.wildfoodadventures.com) in 1993 and is the publisher and editor of Wild FoodAdventurer. He lives in Portland, Oregon. The definitive work on growing, harvesting, and eating wild greens Imagine what you could do with eighteen delicious new greens in your dining arsenal including purslane, chickweed, curly dock, wild spinach, sorrel, and wild mustard. John Kallas makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you've unknowingly passed by all your life. Through gorgeous photographs, playful, but authoritative text, and ground-breaking design he gives you the knowledge and confidence to finally begin eating and enjoying edible wild plants. Edible Wild Plants divides plants into four flavor categories -- foundation, tart, pungent, and bitter. Categorizing by flavor helps readers use these greens in pleasing and predictable ways. According to the author, combining elements from these different categories makes the best salads. Acknowledgments About the Author Disclaimer? Yeah, Right! Preface Welcome to My World Understanding Wild Foods Identifying and Enjoying Wild Foods What Is Edible? When Plant Parts Morph into Food Foraging Tools The Plants Foundation Greens Wild Spinach Chickweed Mallow Purslane Tart Greens Curly Dock Sheep Sorrel Wood Sorrel Pungent Greens Field Mustard Wintercress Garlic Mustard Shepherd's Purse Bitter Greens Dandelion Cat's Ear Sow Thistle Nipplewort The Potential of Wild Foods Why Eat Wild Foods? The Nutrition of Wild Foods Oxalates & Nitrates Agriotrophytology Crafting a Wild Paradise Feeding Yourself and Society References Index About the Author; Disclaimer? Yeah, Right!; Preface; Welcome to My World; Part I: Understanding Wild Foods; Identifying and Enjoying Wild Foods; What Is Edible?; When Plant Parts Morph into Food; Foraging Tools; Part II: The Plants; Foundation Greens; Wild Spinach; Chickweed; Mallow; Purslane; Tart Greens; Curly Dock; Sheep Sorrel; Wood Sorrel; Pungent Greens; Field Mustard; Wintercress; Garlic Mustard; Shepherd's Purse; Bitter Greens; Dandelion; Cat's Ear; Sow Thistle; Nipplewort; Part III: The Potential of Wild Foods; Why Eat Wild Foods?; The Nutrition of Wild Foods; The Nutrient Charts Identifying and enjoying wild foods What is edible, poisonous, and medicinal When plant parts morph into food Foraging tools Wild spinach Chickweed Mallow Purslane Tart greens- Curly dock, Broad-leaved Dock Sheep sorrel Wood sorrel Pungent greens- Wild mustard Wintercress Garlic mustard Shepherd's purse Bitter greens- Dandelion Cats ear Sow thistle Nipplewort Why eat wild foods? Nutrients in wild foods Oxalates and phytates Defining agriotrophytology Crafting a wild paradise Feeding yourself and society. Maps, explanations, photographs, and detailed descriptions offer a comprehensive overview of edible wild plants, how to identify them, and how to prepare them