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Author Zachos, Ellen.

Title Backyard foraging : 65 familiar plants you didn't know you could eat / Ellen Zachos.

Publication Info. North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2013]
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  581.632 ZAC    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  581.632 ZAC    AVAILABLE
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Description 239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary Details how to forage, harvest, and prepare a number of edible plants typically found in suburban or urban neighborhoods, and includes information on regional locations, avoiding pesticides, and harvesting etiquette.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
Contents Getting started : identifying habitats in the 'hood -- Harvest with care : you don't have to sacrifice your scenery -- Grazing greens : tasty leaves and stems -- The fruits of nature's labor : edible flowers and fruits -- Nature's granola : nuts and seeds -- Hidden treasure : roots, tubers, and rhizomes -- Superstars : plants with many edible parts -- Friendly fungi : five easy mushrooms -- You wouldn't do this if it didn't taste good : preserving advice and basic recipes.
Subject Wild plants, Edible.
Wild plants, Edible -- Identification.
Wild plants, Edible -- Harvesting.
Cooking (Wild foods)
Added Title Sixty-five familiar plants you didn't know you could eat.
ISBN 9781612120096 (pbk.)
1612120091 (pbk.)
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