Foraging Oregon - Paperback

by Christopher Nyerges (Author)

From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb's quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Fully revised and updated, and helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.

This guide also includes:

• Elderberry Sauce
• Mia's Chickweed Soup
• Fireweed Jelly
• Shiyo's Garden Salad
• Vegetable Chips
• Stinging Nettles Hot Sauce
• Wild Bread
• Northwest Brickle

Back Jacket

From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb's quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Fully revised and updated, and helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes. This guide also includes: -Elderberry Sauce -Mia's Chickweed Soup -Fireweed Jelly -Shiyo's Garden Salad -Vegetable Chips -Stinging Nettles Hot Sauce -Wild Bread -Northwest Brickle

Author Biography

Christopher Nyerges, cofounder of the School of Self-Reliance, has led wild food walks for thousands of students since 1974. He has authored ten books on wild foods, survival, and self-reliance, and he has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He's most recently written Foraging California, Nuts and Berries of California, and Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America, all FalconGuides. He continues to teach where he lives in Los Angeles County, California.