Best Foraging for Food Books

Foraging is one of the most important parts of camping and wilderness adventuring, especially if you are staying for a long time. Identifying plants, foliage, and edibles in and around your area is vital for staying alive, staying healthy, and surviving at all costs. These foraging books will give you what you need so you can collect, store, and eat edible plants from nature's garden.

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Edible Wild Plants

Edible Wild Plants

Eastern/Central North America

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More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, 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.

• Great for identifying all kinds of flora & fauna
  
• Fantastic resource for research
  
• Excellent field guide
  
• The descriptions are detailed, and the glossary is really easy to use.
  

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Nature's Garden

Nature's Garden

A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

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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.

• Including photos of various parts of the plant, like roots, leaves, stems, flowers, fruits/nuts/seeds.
  
• Clear information about parts of plant to use and seasonal harvests.
• Best preparation tips
• Thorough, concise information
• Perfect for bug out bags, foraging, camping, exploration
  

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The Forager's Harvest

The Forager's Harvest

A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

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A guide to 32 of the best and most common edible wild plants in North America, with detailed information on how to identify them, where they are found, how and when they are harvested, which parts are used, how they are prepared, as well as their culinary use, ecology, conservation, and cultural history.

•  Identify, harvest, store, and prepare edible wild plants.
  
• Information on how to harvest each plant, along with
  direction on preparation, sufficient for even the novice harvester.
  
• Nutritional value along with some basic recipes accompanies each of the plants
  

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Edible Wild Plants

Edible Wild Plants

A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods

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Already a huge success in previous editions, this must-have field guide now features a fresh new cover, as well as nearly 400 color photos and detailed information on more than 200 species of edible plants all across North America.

• All plants conveniently organized by season, enthusiasts will find it very simple to locate and identify their desired ingredients.
  
• Each entry includes images, plus facts on the plant’s habitat, physical properties, harvesting, preparation, and poisonous look-alikes.
  
• The introduction contains tempting recipes and there’s a quick-reference seasonal key for each plant.
  

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Backyard Foraging

Backyard Foraging

65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat

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There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods.

• Full-color photographs make identification easy
  
• Tips on common plant locations, pesticides, pollution, and dangerous flora
  
• Making foraging as safe and simple as stepping into your own backyard.
  

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