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Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate, by John Kallas
OVERVIEW The Wild Food Adventure Series, Volume 1 By John Kallas Overview – What’s the book about? You are here. Features – How function and design work to maximize learning. Go HERE Uniqueness – How this is different than any book before it. Go HERE Reviews – Visit Amazon, GoodReads and other sources of…
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Berry Book Series by Bob Krumm
After learning about wild foods from his mom, an avid forager herself, Bob Krumm spent time in various parts of North America learning about wild berries and other edibles. At the four regions covered by his books, he amassed recipes from the local inhabitants and is sharing them with you. Each short chapter covers a…
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Acorn Pancakes, Dandelion Salad and 38 Other Wild Recipes by Jean Craighead George
This book probably sells more copies by it’s title alone, then any other wild food book. It is a cute little hardcover published by Harper Collins Children’s Book Division. They say it is appropriate for ages 4-8. It looks like and is about the size of a children’s book. But I disagree with Harper Collins….
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Bill and Bev Beatty’s Wild Plant Cookbook by Bill and Bev Beatty
This book could have just as appropriately been included in our edibility section had the title been different. Bill, the actual author, covers thirty plants sharing insights and experiences along the way. He has a degree in biology and is a nature and wild food educator. Each plant-based chapter starts out with Bill sharing his…
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Wild in the Kitchen – Recipes for Wild Fruits, Weeds and Seeds by Ronna Mogelon
This book has the look and feel of the Moosewood Cookbook. The plant and food art within is stylistic – creating a down home mood more than serving to identify the plants illustrated within. Ronna Mogelon is a chef (she studied cooking at George Brown College in Toronto Canada), amateur naturalist, graphic designer and food…
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The Wild Taste – Plant and Mushroom Recipes for the Knowledgeable Cook by Kathryn and Andrew March
March and March have been writing about and experimenting with wild foods for years. Their first publication was “Common Edible and Medicinal Plants of Colorado” in 1979. Kate March studied cooking at the China Institute in New York City, and with various chefs. “The Wild Taste”, aside from an Appendix, is all recipes. The recipes…
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The Wild Food Gourmet – Fresh and Savory Food From Nature by Anne Gordon
This is the nicest ‘looking’ wild food cookbook I’ve seen. The Wild Food Gourmet is designed in the classic style of photographic-based cookbooks and high end food magazines. The food photography is professionally done, plentiful, and the finished dishes look luxurious. The text is filled with gourmet recipes that range from simple to moderate in…
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Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants by Stephen Facciola
A potentially useful addition for a wild food library. This is a big book that is worth the $40 if you’re a hard-core wild food researcher. Cornucopia II is an informational and resource catalog potentially covering any plant in the world that has edible parts, not just ‘wild’ edibles of North America. There is, however,…
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Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman
What Moerman has done is organize a vast amount of information from 206 North American ethnobotanical reports into one 927 page volume. This is a ‘big’ hard cover book of original Native American ethnobotanical knowledge. It covers wild plants that Native Americans used for food, tools, fiber, dyes, medicines, and ceremonials. Using original sources, Moerman…
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The Encyclopedia of Edible Wild Plants of North America by François Couplan
The encyclopedia is really a catalog of about 4,000 North American plants that, somewhere along the way, have been said to be edible by one or more of François’ many references. Plants are organized by Phylum, Family, Genus, then Species. The catalog is enriched in a relatively few spots by the addition of François’ personal…
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Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America by Nancy Turner and Adam Szczawinski
There are really no alternatives currently in print to this book. Turner and Szczawinski are ethnobotanists who have written extensively on edible wild plants. And while they are not toxicologists, they have done an excellent job of putting together technical, academic, and medical information about North American poisonous plants, mushrooms, sea vegetables, and more. Their…
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Alaska Wild Berry Guide and Cookbook by Alaska Geographic Editors
This book is divided into two sections – plant identification and recipes. There is a lot packed into this book. It could have just as appropriately been included in our cookbook section – the recipe part is prominent and impressive. The plants cover an area much larger than the title suggests. This book is just…
