Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, The Northwest (Paperback)

by Janice J Schofield (Author), Richard W Tyler (Illustrator) "The popularity of wetlands, in the human mind, has been nearly as changeable as fashions..." (more)
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Product Description
Learn how interesting and delicious the wild harvest of Alaska, western Canada, and the Northwest can be in this significant illustrated volume on 147 wild plants.

Product Details

• Paperback: 353 pages
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882403699
• ISBN-13: 978-0882403694
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #406,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a field guide, and check out all those recipes!, September 28, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

I just got this book (fourth printing, 1998) in my mail, and I can testify that it's well worth the money. It's a really good field guide to plants of The Far North, be it Alaska or Finland.

In addition to excellent pictures (which really show you clearly how to tell this plant apart from others) you'll frequently run across a sentence that goes something like "So-and-so says in his/her book that it's edible after it's been dried /boiled /whatever, but my taste tests implied ...".

Truly outstanding research and practical information, both on medicinal and culinary uses of these plants, make this an invaluable addition to the library of anybody interested in plants in the Far North.

Great work, Janice!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource with high-quality photos., August 2, 1999

By A Customer

I enjoyed this book thoroughly, from it's interesting tidbits on historic uses of plants, to the explanations of known toxic principles within plants. The cautions about harvest, use, and overuse are well-stated. The descriptions enhance the line-drawings, and each plant description comes with an excellent photograph, making this a terrific guide for identification of wild edibles!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need to Have for Remote Alaska Cabin, October 21, 2008

By	Bzr (Excursion Inlet, AK) - See all my reviews

This book is very informative and has already come in very handy for a remote location in Alaska where fresh quality commercial vegetables are hard to come by. Now, we're able to substitute fresh quality wild plants for wilted commercial produce.