The forager's handbook : a seasonal guide to harvesting wild, edible & medicinal plants / Vickie Shufer.
Learn the way of the forager and identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants by season. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather wild plants growing around you for your food and medicine instead of a drugstore to treat a common ailment? "The Forager's Handbook" is an essential guide for living this lifestyle year-round. With more than forty years of experience in the world of plants, forager Vickie Shufer empowers you to maintain and improve your health by following the way of the forager. She highlights plants that are available through each season and how to use those plants for food and medicine. Sustainable harvesting and preparation techniques are included as well as foraging ethics. Other topics include: Forest bathing, plant cycles, preventive medicine, simple recipes for edible and medicinal plants, and so much more. Follow the seasons and harvest wild, edible, and medical plants with "The Forager's Handbook".
Record details
- ISBN: 9781510767867
- ISBN: 151076786X
- Physical Description: 167 pages : illustrations, some color ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2022.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: Foraging as a lifestyle -- Part 2: Follow the seasons (plant cycles) -- Part 3: Food "Farm"acy -- Part 4: Meet the herbs. |
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Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. Recipes. |
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Table of Contents
The Forager's Handbook : A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible and Medicinal Plants
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. vii | |
Part 1 | Foraging as a Lifestyle | p. 1 |
Chapter 1 | Connecting with Nature | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | Sustainable Foraging | p. 7 |
Chapter 3 | Benefits of Foraging | p. 11 |
Chapter 4 | Botany Basics | p. 13 |
Part 2 | Follow the Seasons (Plant Cycles) | p. 19 |
Chapter 5 | Spring | p. 21 |
Chapter 6 | Summer | p. 27 |
Chapter 7 | Autumn | p. 33 |
Chapter 8 | Winter | p. 37 |
Part 3 | Food "Farm"acy | p. 43 |
Chapter 9 | Kitchen Lab | p. 45 |
Chapter 10 | Wild Herbal Seasonings and Spices | p. 51 |
Chapter 11 | Herbal Teas | p. 55 |
Chapter 12 | Herbal Vinegars and Syrups | p. 61 |
Chapter 13 | Tinctures, Cordials, and Elixirs | p. 65 |
Chapter 14 | Herb-Infused Oils | p. 69 |
Part 4 | Meet the Herbs | p. 71 |
Nutritional Glossary | p. 157 | |
List of Recipes | p. 160 | |
Index | p. 161 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 166 | |
About the Author | p. 167 |