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A Survival Acre: 50 Worldwide Wild Foods & Medicines

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The big problem with cooking with wild foods is that they are seasonal, and we eat all year long. The solution is to be found in this book. It shows how to preserve edible wild foods no matter where you live. This is one of the most empowering books I have ever read. There is no doomsday. Look down and eat up! Good companion to her Lawn Food Cook Book.

This was a text in a Stone Age Nomadics course I took. She is right on the money. Tom Brown's Field Guide to edible plants is longer, however, hers is the best book of its type.

I found this book to be of little to no value.
The author neglects to mention uses of several of the plants in her book. For example, the author makes no mention of using burdock or Queen Anne's lace for there roots. The roots of burdock are a delicacy in Japan.
Additionally,wood sorrel should come with a warning to avoid consuming large amounts. The oxalic acid in wood sorrel can cause kidney stones in certain people.
The author give no tips on identifying the plants referenced. Even more disturbing is the use of plants that have poionous copy cat plants, and the user is not warned individually about these plants. (Water Hemlock and Queen Anne's Lace, balsam and yew).
(...). And if you are going
to eat the weeds, there are certainly resources with better content, and safety warnings than this book contains.
-Your friendly forager

Overall rating: 3 stars
Plant identification: 2 stars
Plant uses: 3 stars
Picture type(s): black & white drawings
Who will find it useful: experienced foragers and homesteaders.

Notes: This is an old, out of print book. The drawings range from average to poor. On the plus side, it does include nutritional values, medicinal information, some recipes, and information of freezing/preserving wild edibles. It also lists which wild seeds are good for sprouts which no other wild edible plant book does.
This book also gives some plans for creating wild edible plant gardens though I feel a modern permaculture book such as Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture is better for that.

This little book has loads of information in it and I believe it can be used as a hand book for surviving of the earth. Love the way Linda Runyon discribes everything and the personal drawing are an excellent touch.

This creative research was actually a way of life for this author. She is a wonderful expert in the field of common plants and she also gives us an insight into the benefits of understanding the health and joy, that each living organism has to offer us. God gave everyone the abundance to share in this knowledge and I feel blessed to have come across one, who felt compelled to live it.

great book, since we are unsure of what the future holds for food supplies i thought this book would be a good staring place. had a great little garden this year

This is one of the worse books I had ever had in my hands... Oh, I'm sorry... Did I say book?, no... this is not a book, this is a bunch of photocopies (yes both side) stapled twice to a glossy card board cover.
But forget about the physical part... let's talk about the content.
It has no pictures, only very bad kindergarten drawings (copies of copies) where you cannot really identify anything.
The information about the plants you can find it in the internet very easy... and maybe better information.
This called "book" is a joke... but it gave me a good idea... I'm going to write my own book... as I can see, anybody can do it.
I do not recommend it at all.