Book

Kallas, John, 1952-

Edible wild plants : wild foods from dirt to plate / John Kallas.

1st ed.

Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2010.

416 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Maps, explanations, photographs, and detailed descriptions offer a comprehensive overview of edible wild plants, how to identify them, and how to prepare them.

Wild plants, Edible.

Cooking (Greens)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406) and index.

Understanding wild foods. Identifying and enjoying wild foods -- What is edible -- When plant parts morph into food -- Foraging tools -- 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 -- Cat's ear -- Sow thistle -- Nipplewort -- The potential of wild foods. Why eat wild foods? -- The nutrition of wild foods -- Oxalates & nitrates -- Agriotrophytology -- Crafting a wild paradise -- Feeding yourself and society.

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9781423601500

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