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Nourish your family from nature's pantry.
Foraging as a Way of Life documents a full year of wildcrafting for abundant local and seasonal eating. Lavishly illustrated, detailed descriptions of each plant are written in an accessible style, complemented by profiles, recipes, and tips for safe and sustainable harvesting.
List of contents
Disclaimer
Territorial Acknowledgment
Foreword by Nancy J. Turner
How to Use This Book
Welcome to This Book
Notes About the Land
A Year of Plants and MushroomsSPRING
March Wild Ginger, Weeping Willow, Norway Maple, Kinnikinnick, Early Blue Violet
April Cleavers, Purple Dead Nettle, Oxeye Daisy, Hairy Bittercress, Stinging Nettle
May Dandelion, Asparagus, Prickly Lettuce, Black Elderberry, Catnip
SUMMER
June Red Clover, Salsify, Lamb's Quarters, Common Mallow, St. John's Wort
July Saskatoon, Sheep Sorrel, Thimbleberry, Oregon Grape, Black Hawthorn
August Curly Dock, Western Giant Puffball, Chokecherry, White Sweetclover, Plantain
FALL
September Purslane, Common Burdock, Chickweed, White Chanterelle, Lobster Mushroom
October Yarrow, Rosy Gomphidius, Black Walnut, Chicory, Dog Rose
November Late Fall Oyster Mushroom, Large-leaved Avens, Western Mountain Ash, Prince's Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper
WINTER
December Field Pennycress, Trembling Aspen, Ponderosa Pine, White Spruce, Western Redcedar
January Lodgepole Pine, Interior Douglas-fir, Beaked Hazel, Western Hemlock, Paper Birch
February Common Barberry, Rocky Mountain Maple, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Black Cottonwood, Lamb's Ears
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Drawings
References
Websites
Index to Common and Scientific Names
About the Author
About New Society Publishers
About the author
Mikaela Cannon facilitates classes, workshops, and hikes focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting, and is passionate about passing on to the next generation the skills and knowledge required to harvest and prepare wild foods. She and her family raise chickens, sheep, and vegetables on a small organic farm near Armstrong, Canada.
Summary
Nourish your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life documents a full year of wildcrafting for abundant local and seasonal eating. Lavishly illustrated, detailed descriptions of each plant are written in an accessible style, complemented by profiles, recipes, and tips for safe and sustainable harvesting.
