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Author Zachos, Ellen

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

Publisher North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, c2013

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE 641.3 Z16b 2013    AVAILABLE  
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  641.303.Z12b    AVAILABLE  
Phys Descr 239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Note BPL: Given in the memory of Chris Carlisle.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index
Summary Trying to eat locally? Learn to eat your way around the block! Your backyard or a nearby park or vacant lot might be rich with edible possibilities. Zachos leads you through harvesting etiquette, plant identification, and tips on how to eat the leaves, flowers, nuts, seeds, roots, and mushrooms that are there for the taking
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 -- Identification
Cooking (Wild foods)
OCLC # 828680871
ISBN # 9781612120096
1612120091