Discover the edible riches in your backyard, local parks, woods, and even roadside with tips from the author of The Complete Mushroom Hunter.In The Joy of Foraging, Gary Lincoff shows you how to find fiddlehead ferns, rose hips, beach plums, bee balm, and more, whether you are foraging in the urban jungle or the wild, wild woods. You will also learn about fellow foragers—experts, folk healers, hobbyists, or novices like you—who collect wild things ...

The only mushrooming book that will introduce you safely and with confidence to the not-so "underground" hobby of mushroom hunting and gathering.Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from mountains and woodlands to urban and suburban parks to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter will enrich your understanding of the natural wo...

Learn to enjoy all the benefits of mushroom foraging with this accessible and affordable adaptation of the best-selling guide Complete Mushroom Hunter.Mushroom hunting is great in so many ways: it gets you outside, teaches you about science and the environment, connects you with like-minded friends, and allows you to enjoy mushrooms’ wide variety of uses in food, medicine, and beauty. Mushroom Hunting for Beginners offers the essential information...

Everything You Could Ever Want to Know about Mushrooms!Mushrooms are an incredibly vast range of species, including all shapes and sizes and colors. This exciting collection includes a wealth of information on two hundred essential mushroom varieties, including their:Scientific namesHabitatsModes of developmentBotanical specificitiesUses in culinary cuisineAnd more!Spread throughout this...

Spice up your cooking with 15 classic herbs that are versatile, aromatic, and easy to grow yourself.Whether you own acres in the country or a studio apartment in the city, you can grow, harvest, preserve, and use fresh herbs with minimal effort—and Grow 15 Herbs for the Kitchen will show you how!This guide includes essential information about:Angelica, basil, mint, rosemary, tarragon, and 10 other popular herbsGrowing herbs ...

"Another way to be creative with plants: Read Don't Throw It, Grow It!" the gardening guide to turning food waste into fascinating plants ( Philadelphia Inquirer ).Don't throw out your kitchen scraps — grow them! Discover how you can transform leftover pomegranate seeds, mango pits, and dried bits of gingerroot into thriving plants. From the common carrot to the exotic cherimoya...

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages.Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants helps you to plan your foray with a ...

Anyone can grow a herb garden.  Herbs are decorative, attract useful insects, are relatively easy to grow, and above all are delicious when used in cooking or flavouring.   This book tells you how to grow – and store - your own culinary herbs, from seed or from cuttings. Culinary herbs are herbs which, through generations of use, we know are safe and often beneficial to eat, whether they are fresh, dried, or cooked.   It lists 23 of the t...

Purchasing vegetables and leafy greens can become rather pricy. Moreover store-bought greens often contain unhealthy pesticides and chemicals that can be harmful to your health. Foraging for wild plants is a cost effective and healthy alternative. Harvested wild plants are cheaper, and much healthier with a significantly higher nutritional value than what you typically purchase in grocery stores contain. On top of that, harvesting your own plants will force you to get out, exercise, and ex...

A practical back-to-basics guide to achieving food security and financial independence.What if you could really raise or grow all the food your family needs? In this fully illustrated book, you’ll learn to create an autonomous, diversified, and sustainable garden and to cultivate and maintain it following the main principles of permaculture. If you want to move towards greater food autonomy and you have sufficient space, you can also grow grains, keep chickens, and...

From the host of HGTV's Dig In: "If you live in limited quarters, are just starting out, and want to grow most-likely-to-succeed plants, have a read." — The Philadelphia InquirerEdibles continue to be popular choices for gardeners, and beginning gardeners are no exception. Author William Moss takes a beginning gardener through all the steps needed to grow vegetables and fruits in any setting, regardless of the available (or desired) size. This book...

Gardening is on the rise as the desire for fresh, delicious homegrown vegetables grows. Growing your own vegetables is an easy hobby for a variety of lifestyles, as it doesn’t take a large amount of space to yield nutritious carrots or lettuce. All it takes is a bit of passion, care, and knowledge, and the rewards are soon there to enjoy.Both down-to-earth and inspirational, Swedish gardener Karin Eliasson describes the charm of growing your own vegetables. Karin runs a kitchen gar...