The least likely time of the year you would expect to forage well is during the wintertime. While it may not look like there’s much to eat above the surface, below there are energy-dense roots, rhizomes, tubers, and bulbs that can help keep the body warm on these frigid days. In fact, it’s during wintertime when root foraging is prime! We can thank the process of dormancy as these perennials and…
I am very excited to announce the release of this second print of The Northwest Forager’sPocket Guide to Wild Edible Plants!
Now with new features! Introducing the “found it!” check box for each plant, easy flip through color coded categories, and extra field note pages to record your findings for future reference.
This true pocket-sized guide (Measuring 3.5″ x 5″) features 26 of the Pacific Northwest’s most common and easy to identify edible plants as well as 5 hazardous look-alikes. It’s convenient size and easy-to-use format make this the ideal field guide to take with you in all your northwest adventures! Never go hiking, camping or hunting again without being prepared to explore the wild flavors of nature’s produce.
How to Use this Guide
The contents have been divided into three categories (Leafy Vegetables, Root Vegetables, Fruit Berries). The plants in each category have been arranged according to seasonal availability. There are two pages per plant. The 1st displays the plant in its natural growing environment and lists information such as its scientific name, growing habitat, as well as when and what parts to use. The 2nd notes basic info such as history, preparation, and nutritional value. It also displays specific edible parts as well as identifiable features. Plants with a common poisonous look-alike will be referenced in the back of the guide.
I am very excited to announce the launch of our Kickstarter campaign starting Saturday, May 23, 2020! The goal of this campaign is to raise the funds needed to print another batch of my book: The Northwest Forager’s Pocket Guide to Wild Edible Plants. This is an exciting opportunity for everyone who makes a pledge.
I am very excited to announce the release of The Northwest Forager’sPocket Guide to Wild Edible Plants! This true pocket-sized guide (Measuring 3.5″ x 5″) features 26 of the Pacific Northwest’s most common and easy to identify edible plants as well as 5 hazardous look-alikes. It’s convenient size and easy-to-use format make this the ideal field guide to take with you in all your northwest adventures! Never go hiking, camping or hunting again without being prepared to explore the wild flavors of nature’s produce.
How to Use this Guide
The contents have been divided into three categories (Leafy Vegetables, Root Vegetables, Fruit Berries). The plants in each category have been arranged according to seasonal availability. There are two pages per plant. The 1st displays the plant in its natural growing environment and lists information such as its scientific name, growing habitat, as well as when and what parts to use. The 2nd notes basic info such as history, preparation, and nutritional value. It also displays specific edible parts as well as identifiable features. If a plant has a common poisonous look-alike, it will be referenced in the back of the guide.
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Table of Contents
Leafy Vegetables
Bittercress
Stinging Nettle
Chickweed
Siberian Miner’s Lettuce
Wood Sorrel
Lady Fern
Plantain
Cat’s Ear
Nipplewort
Broadleaf Dock
Oxeye Daisy
Lambs Quarter
Purslane
Root Vegetables
Dandelion
Wild Onion
Cattail
Queen Anne’s Lace
Field Mustard
Burdock
Camas
Fruit Berries
Salmonberry
Huckleberry
Thimbleberry
Salal
Huckleberry Evergreen
Elderberry
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The Northwest Forager’s Pocket Guide to Wild Edible Plants
(1 Book) 68 pages, 100 color photos, 26 wild edible plants that include their Greens, Flowers, Roots, Seeds & Berries, plus 5 poisonous look-alikes, Elevation Map of Pacific Northwest, Measures 3.5″ by 5″ (truly pocket size), ISBN 978-0-692-07826-6, Text & Photographs by Henry Holly, Copyright 2018, Published by The Northwest Forager, Printed by Lightning Press, NJ (USA).
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Common Name –Chickweed Genus–Stellaria Species–media Family–Caryophyllaceae Edible Parts – Leaves, flowers and tender stems (top 4in). Harvest – Leaves and stems; late winter – early summer, again throughout fall. Habitat – Very widespread; moist soil, shade – full sun; woodlands, parks, curbsides, garden beds, vacant lots, roadsides; low – middle elevations.
In this episode of The Northwest Forager we learn one method on how to prepare and roast wild carrot on a campfire using nothing more than the natural elements around. For more videos from the Northwest Forager please subscribe>> here.
