Edible wild plants : wild foods from dirt to plate /
John Kallas.
- 1st ed.
- Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2010.
- 416 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
- Wild food adventure series .
- Wild food adventure series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-406) and index.
Identifying and enjoying wild foods -- What is edible -- When plant parts morph into food -- Foraging tools -- 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 -- Cats ear -- Sow thistle --Nipplewort -- Why eat wild foods? -- Nutrients in wild foods-- Oxalates & Nitrates -- Agriotrophytology -- Crafting a wild paradise -- Feeding yourself and society.
Maps, explanations, photographs, and detailed descriptions offer a comprehensive overview of edible wild plants, how to identify them, and how to prepare them.