Best edible plant guide?

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Posted by diurnalist (Questions: 5, Answers: 6)
Asked on June 11, 2012 10:16 am
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I'm looking for a field guide, survival handbook or otherwise that details the identification and preparation of wild plant life. Anybody have any recommendations? It can be part of a larger book, if that book contains a nice detailed section on the subject.
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Posted by mrgripe (Questions: 2, Answers: 14)
Answered On June 11, 2012 12:06 pm

'The Foragers Harvest' by Samuel Thayer has always steered me right. Its not really oriented towards "survivalist" foraging, but has a lot of great info on wild plants which can be readily found, as well as how they can be properly identified and prepped for eating.

  • Samuel Thayer's guides are incredible and probably the best foraging books around. However, they are region specific and targeted mostly to the midwest and east coast.

    (Oliver Hulland at June 12, 2012 6:16 am)
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Posted by kevin kelly (Questions: 65, Answers: 54)
Answered On June 12, 2012 10:24 am

Plants are region specific. What geographical area do you have in mind?

  • All I really need is North America - to be really specific, Northern California. But ideally this resource would also have general information about identifying edible plants anywhere in the world.

    (diurnalist at June 12, 2012 3:07 pm)
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Posted by tama (Questions: 0, Answers: 1)
Answered On June 14, 2012 5:21 am

Try our new global edible weed book that has many plants that can be found anywhere in the world: Foraged Flavor. also see our website: meadowsandmore.com It is not a survival handbook but it does have tried and true carefully selected plants
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Posted by msrvfx (Questions: 0, Answers: 2)
Answered On June 14, 2012 5:25 pm

I can recommend Edible Wild Plants, by John Kallas. John teaches outdoor workshops around the country, but is based in Portland, Oregon. I have take some of the workshops and they are very informative and precise about the safety of the plant. Highly recommend the book and his classes, through Wild Food Adventures.com
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Posted by msrvfx (Questions: 0, Answers: 2)
Answered On June 14, 2012 5:25 pm

I can recommend Edible Wild Plants, by John Kallas. John teaches outdoor workshops around the country, but is based in Portland, Oregon. I have take some of the workshops and they are very informative and precise about the safety of the plant. Highly recommend the book and his classes, through Wild Food Adventures.com
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