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The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

by Samuel Thayer · 2006

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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.

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cookingcookingMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishealthhealthMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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naturenatureMore like thisLess of thisfoodfoodMore like thisLess of thissurvivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of thisgardeninggardeningMore like thisLess of thisenvironmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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