Complete reference and source book of edible plants of the world, invaluable to gardeners, cooks, economic botanists, those in the specialty and gourmet foods business. Includes 3,000 species and 7,000 varieties of food plants. More than 1300 catalog sources for seeds, plants and food products are listed. Revised, updated and expanded edition.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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Interested in historic varieties of apples? Interested in the uses of little known fruits from the Kalahari desert, the Malay rainforest, the Siberian taiga? Want to know mail order sources for the above, or any other edible plant you've ever heard of, and literally thousands new to you? This astonishing work of scholarship does not include recipes, but adventurous cooks will be able to deduce them from the compressed notes of actual uses by peoples ranging from Inuit to French, modern and ancient. Fun to browse randomly and priceless for detailed research. The newest edition has just been published, and it's even better.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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There currently is no better reference for edible fruits & vegetables. There are 1000's of entries, each with cultural (growing) information, significant cultivars, and known sources for the plants. Truly a heroic accomplishment.
Be sure to get the 2nd edition.
Be sure to get the 2nd edition.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Cornucopia is an excellent reference guide on a vast range of fruits and vegetables available to consumers, agriculturists, plant nurseries, growers and the produce industry. It ought to be ranked at the top with such books as "Fruits of Warm Climates" by Julia Morton (1987) and "Tropica" Graf. (1993) by Roehrs Publishing Co. It should be a must in the libraries of all who seek to know what nature has to offer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Cornucopia II - Edible plants
Ordered for my daughter, a horticulturist. She
finds it VERY useful and higly recommends it to her
garden club group.
finds it VERY useful and higly recommends it to her
garden club group.
Published 3 months ago by Lorraine Forshey
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book binding is faulty
We had been considering buying this for a long time and when we finally did, it was time to be using it. We had been familiar already with the material it contains. Read more
Published 14 months ago by lynne
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Big encyclopedia of edible plants
Are you confused by the plant catalogs? Looking for something strange, or just hard to find?. Wondering what to plant, or just what to do with it? This will probably tell you. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Eldest daughter
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Very Disappointed
Waited a long time for this book to arrive and when it came I was stunned to find that there was not ONE diagram or picture in this book and the book is huge. Read more
Published on August 31, 2010 by Michele Fitzgerald
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Part of the Permaculture Toolkit
Mr. Facciola has provided all plant explorers with an invaluable resource and research tool.
I recommend this book to all of my Permaculture Design Students. Read more
I recommend this book to all of my Permaculture Design Students. Read more
Published on June 8, 2008 by Scott Pittman
2.0 out of 5 stars
Would be better online
This book would be better implemented in WIKI form online. As a sourcebook on where to find various cultivars, it quickly becomes dated. Read more
Published on March 30, 2008 by Laurence J
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Cornucopia II
Very comprehensive reference book and good quick tool to look up plants. Tends to be lacking in some of the newer cultivars and newer nurseries. New edition may be called for. Read more
Published on January 18, 2008 by Oscar R. Jaitt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas Present for My Hubby - The Edible Gardner Gone MAD!!!!
Lists all kinds of hard to find plants and varieties, etc. Wonderful illustrations on the front cover, but that is about it for pictures. Read more
Published on May 11, 2006 by E. Hills
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