Foraging for Wild Edible Foods - Kavanagh, James

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Résumé :
This 12-panel laminated, folding pocket guide offers simplified reference to approved practices for harvesting wild edible plants in a sustainable manner. Topics include a harvesting strategy, safety (including the universal edibility test), and tools and methods to harvest berries/fruits, nuts, leaves/shoots/stems, roots/tubers and mushrooms.

Biographie:
Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children'...