Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook by Dina Falconi and illustrated by Wendy Hollender.
"[C]elebrates and reclaims the lost art of turning locally gathered wild plants into nutritious, delicious meals -- a traditional foodway long practiced by our ancestors but neglected in modern times. The book's 50 beautiful, instructive botanical illustrations and over 100 enlightening master recipes offer an adventurous and satisfying way to eat locally and seasonally. Readers will be able to identify, harvest, prepare, eat, and savor the wild bounty all around them." (Back cover)
This wonderful book offers a wealth of information for the aspiring and experienced forager alike, and includes a variety of reference charts for harvesting and using plants that make it a truly useful, as well as stunningly beautiful resource.
Hardcover edition, 230 pages.
