Eat Your Way Around the Block Discover food in the plant life all around you: your backyard, your front yard, or a nearby park or vacant lot might be rich with edible possibilities. Ellen Zachos, an experienced foraging guide, safely leads you through harvesting etiquette, plant identification, and tips on how to eat the leaves, flowers, nuts, seeds, roots, and mushrooms that are there for the taking. Foraging — the fun, safe, and free way to eat locally.
Eat Your Way Around the Block Discover food in the plant life all around you: your backyard, your front yard, or a nearby park or vacant lot might be rich with edible possibilities. Ellen Zachos, an experienced foraging guide, safely leads you through harvesting etiquette, plant identification, and tips on how to eat the leaves, flowers, nuts, seeds, roots, and mushrooms that are there for the taking. Foraging — the fun, safe, and free way to eat locally.
Ellen Zachos is an expert forager and longtime foraging instructor. She is the author of six books, including The Wildcrafted Cocktail and Backyard Foraging. She is co-host of the Plantrama podcast and can be found online at backyardforager.com.
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Introduction
1 Getting Started: Identifying Habitats in the 'Hood Ensuring Safety * Ethical Harvesting
2 Harvest with Care: You Don't Have to Sacrifice Your Scenery Picking Shoots and Young Foliage * Foraging Flowers, Fruits, and Nuts * Digging Roots and Tubers * Timing for Taste
3 Grazing Greens: Tasty Leaves and Stems
4 The Fruits of Nature's Labor: Edible Flowers and Fruits
5 Nature's Granola: Nuts and Seeds
6 Hidden Treasure: Roots, Tubers, and Rhizomes
7 Superstars: Plants with Many Edible Parts
8 Friendly Fungi: Five Easy Mushrooms
9 You Wouldn't Do This If It Didn't Taste Good: Preserving Advice and Basic Recipes Freezing * Dehydration * Syrups, Jams, and Jellies * Booze * Baked Goods and Savory Dishes * Fruity Miscellany * Resources and Recommended Reading * Books about Wild Edible Plants * Foraging Books and Blogs * Mushrooms * Vendors of Mushroom-Growing Supplies * Food Preparation
1 Getting Started: Identifying Habitats in the 'Hood Ensuring Safety * Ethical Harvesting
2 Harvest with Care: You Don't Have to Sacrifice Your Scenery Picking Shoots and Young Foliage * Foraging Flowers, Fruits, and Nuts * Digging Roots and Tubers * Timing for Taste
3 Grazing Greens: Tasty Leaves and Stems
4 The Fruits of Nature's Labor: Edible Flowers and Fruits
5 Nature's Granola: Nuts and Seeds
6 Hidden Treasure: Roots, Tubers, and Rhizomes
7 Superstars: Plants with Many Edible Parts
8 Friendly Fungi: Five Easy Mushrooms
9 You Wouldn't Do This If It Didn't Taste Good: Preserving Advice and Basic Recipes Freezing * Dehydration * Syrups, Jams, and Jellies * Booze * Baked Goods and Savory Dishes * Fruity Miscellany * Resources and Recommended Reading * Books about Wild Edible Plants * Foraging Books and Blogs * Mushrooms * Vendors of Mushroom-Growing Supplies * Food Preparation
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