Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants
by Christopher Nyerges
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Author: Christopher NyergesForeword: Ed Begley Jr.
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-05-01
ISBN: 1556523440
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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Book Review: Helpful Information, Worthless Photographs
Summary: 4 Stars
If you buy this book, and if you intend to actually go foraging for wild foods, you will need to buy a good plant identification book for your area to go with it. Though the information is fairly comprehensive, this book has only small black-and-white photographs, many of which are so blurry and dark that attempts at visual identification would be guessing at best.
There are two small pictorial keys in the front of the book--one of leaf shapes, and one of fruit and seeds--to assist where the photographs fail. The author also describes the physical characteristics of each plant according to: overall shape and size; leaf type; flowers; and fruits. He then lists: edible properties; medicinal uses; detrimental properties; where the plant is found; its growing cycle; and its lore and signature. There are a few recipes. There is also an appendix of Safe Families of non-toxic and primarily edible plants; a glossary; and a bibliography. Overall, quite a compendium of information.
There are about 70 plants gathered here. Though the book is geared for the California area, at least half of these plants grow where I live, in Washington State, as well. I found the entire book to be interesting reading, though I was a little disappointed that the harvesting and preparing directions were sometimes sketchy. Nevertheless, the author has been working with these plants for 30 years and his firsthand experiences are helpful and noteworthy.
This is a good addition to a wild plants library, but you will definitely need other books, with better photographs and deeper preparation instructions, to supplement this information if you plan to use these plants for food or medicine.
Summary of Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants
An array of abundant wild foods is available to hikers, campers, botanists or anyone interested in living closer to the earth. Written by a leading expert on wild foods and a well-known teacher of survival skills, Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants is more than a listing of plant types?it teaches how to recognize edible plants and where to find them, their medicinal and nutritional properties, and their growing cycles. It also includes fascinating folklore about plants, personal anecdotes about trips and meals, simple and tasty recipes, and photographs.
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