Book
Edible wild plants : wild foods from dirt to plate / John Kallas.
Maps, explanations, photographs, and detailed descriptions offer a comprehensive overview of edible wild plants, how to identify them, and how to prepare them.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781423601500
- ISBN: 1423601505
- Physical Description: 416 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, �2010.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-406) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part I. Understanding wild foods. Identifying and enjoying wild foods -- What is edible -- When plant parts morph into food -- Foraging tools -- Part II. The plants. Foundation greens: 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 -- Cat's ear -- Sow thistle -- Nipplewort -- Part III. The potential of wild foods. Why eat wild foods? -- The nutrition of wild foods -- Oxalates & nitrates -- Agriotrophytology -- Crafting a wild paradise -- Feeding yourself and society.
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- Subject:
- Wild plants, Edible.
Cooking (Greens)
Botany > plants.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QK 98.5 .A1 K35 2010 | 286262 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
Electronic resources
Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009040589-b.html
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