Find connection with the land and feed your family locally,
seasonally, and sustainably
Nourish
your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life
documents twelve months of wildcrafting, featuring five different
plants each month for a full year of abundant, local, and seasonal
eating. Enhance your sense of self-sufficiency while increasing food
security, protecting habitat, and connecting with the land.
Full-color
and lavishly illustrated, this accessible, in-depth resource
features:
Accurate
and detailed descriptions of herbs, mushrooms, berries, and other
wild plants to avoid confusion and inspire confidence when
determining plant identification.
Foraging
recipes for remedies, tonics, syrups, and unique handcrafted dishes
incorporating wild ingredients--feast on rosehip soup with pan-fried
dandelion flowers, followed by birch- bark cookies or chicory
chocolate bars.
Extensive
guidance for safe processing or consumption of each species,
including cautions, lookalikes, and tips for sustainable harvesting.
Drawing
on the author's field experience and her study of herbalism and
ethnobotany, Foraging as a Way of Life is designed to inspire
readers to share the exuberance and joy of wild foods while finding
nourishment and connection in their local fields or forests. A must
for every gardener who would like to gather dinner while weeding, for
those wishing to learn sustainable harvesting while hiking, or for
anyone who wants to create healthy, foraged meals while living
lightly on the planet.
