Alaska's Wild Plants: A Guide to Alaska's Edible Harvest (Alaska Pocket Guide) [Paperback]

Janice Schofield Eaton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2003 | Series: Alaska Pocket Guide

An authoritative guide book to more than 70 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. 

Tuck this guide into a backpack, glove compartment, or pocket and use its color photographs and habitat and plant descriptions to help you discover the bounty of the land and its plants around you.

 

The authoritative gathering instructions ensure a healthful harvest. Learn about each plant's nutritional content, and medicinal and culinary uses. 

 

Also included are recipes for fresh salads, unusual appetizers, delicious soups, breads and more.

 

The author is an authority on the wild plants of North America and Alaska.

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About the Author

Schofield is the owner and operator of Gardensong Herbs in Homer, AK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882404334
• ISBN-13: 978-0882404332
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Alaska Plants, March 3, 2010

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Scott W. McClain (Chugiak, Alaska, US) - See all my reviews
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I live in South Central Alaska and recently purchased the Alaska Wild Plants book. It was very well written and easy to use but I do have one gripe. The book didn't include many very common edibles that I was hoping to teach my son about. Did the author run short on time? Hope there is a part two!!! Include Eskimo Potatoes in the next addition! Thank you.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, May 6, 2007

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Bruce CARPENTER (Parkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Lots of good information in this book. I would have liked to get more ways of eating the plants. What seasons do they taste the best and what seasons should you avoid them. I also would like to know what plants one could dig up in the winter. Roots and bulbs/corms etc. Maybe some indian receipys or?
The book just left me wanting more info! But it is a good book to have and pick up when you can't remember if you can eat that shrub or not!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pocket guide!, September 1, 2008

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Jennine L. Wardle (Kenmore, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This field guide was very useful during our recent inspection of our Alaskan property. It's small size makes it easy to carry during hiking, and it contains the most common edible plants you might encounter throughout the state. The information is detailed enough to be confident about eating different parts of a wild plant... or not eating it because the guide has indicated a toxic look-alike and the parts of each plant that are and are not edible when prepared different ways depending on the harvest time. I look forward to using it more extensively when we finally move to Alaska permanently.

I own several edible plant references for North America and can say without a doubt that they were only marginally helpful for identifying some of the Alaskan varieties... seems the climate and remoteness really does change the appearance and edibility of many plants just enough to make the standard guides less than 100% useful up there!