Edible wild plants : wild foods from dirt to plate / John Kallas.
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TextSeries: Wild food adventure seriesPublication details: Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 416 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781423601500
- 1423601505
- QK98.5.A1 K35 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406) and index.
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 -- Cats ear -- Sow thistle -- Nipplewort -- Part III. The potential of wild foods. Why eat wild foods? -- The nutrition of wild foods -- Oxalates and nitrates -- 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.