Ralph Waldo Emerson defined a weed as a "plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." To the wild-plant enthusiast who has discovered the virtues of many plants, there are relatively few weeds. After using this book, you will never again consider lamb's-quarters a weed. Instead, you will nurture it with respect and even encourage its growth in your garden.Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States contains botanically accurate, up-to-date information essential for the identification of more than one hundred delectable wild plants. Each plant entry provides characteristics, habitat, distribution, edible parts, food uses, precautions, and preparation, followed by tasty recipes and interesting remarks about the plant's botanical history. The plants are arranged according to height, with the ground-huggers appearing first and the trees last. Each plant is also cross-referenced by common and scientific names.The authors have written this book with the novice forager in mind, including useful tips on foraging from where to search for food to precautions to take. They also provide a list of toxic look-alikes, a nutrient composition chart, and a glossary of terms.
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Mary Lee Medve contributed library research and her expertise in food preparation to this volume.
Richard J. Medve is Professor of Biology at Slippery Rock University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Richard J. Medve is Professor of Biology at Slippery Rock University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I paid 4 times what this book was worth, and when I received the book I was upset that all the descriptions of plants were crude pencil drawings. How can you accurately determine what is a dangerous or edible plant from a black and white drawing. I was very disappointed and this book is useless.
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If you live in PA and you are interested in edible plants this book is a must have. Very well organized.
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A must have for any new forager in PA,
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This is a great book especially if you're relatively new to foraging. It's well put together and the drawings are accurate. If you want to learn about edible wild plants you'd want to buy several books and train the eye with the help of both botanical drawings and photographs and this is one of the books you'd want to get. Highly recommend it.
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